Dan Sandor, PhD
@VTTurfTeaching
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Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Science at @VTSPES. Follow our program: @VTTurfgrass. Education Chair of @VirginiaSFMA. Proud @UArkansas Alum 🎓 #WPS🐗
Joined September 2015
Tuesday nights are for #Turfgrass Club! @VTTurfgrass students welcomed CD Prillaman, Vice President of @PLD_Inc, to share his +30-years experience in Virginia’s #lawn & landscape industry. CD emphasized the value of education, relationships, hands-on experience, and #research🙌
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The @VTTurfgrass Team thanks @TheVTF for joining us on campus/online to review Virginia Agriculture Council research project grants. All segments of #vaturf industry are represented on @TheVTF Board, & research projects reflect the diversity of @VTTurfgrass team expertise & needs
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In this week’s Golf-Course Mgt. lab, @VTTurfgrass students evaluated how various rates of Trinexapac-ethyl applications impact #turfgrass quality & density, surface firmness, green color, and clipping yield. #ExperientialLearning #Science
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Tuesday nights are for #Turfgrass Club! Students engaged with their first Turf & Pest ID Quiz of the semester to prepare for upcoming @FieldExperts & @GCSAA conference competitions. A great first look to test their knowledge - and learn how much more studying they need to do 😂
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One week remaining to submit your Field of the Year Application! Learn more https://t.co/pnJ5rrJUvs
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THANK YOU also, to @SFurlongScott for sharing your many years of experience in mentoring & training international #turf students at @RTJGC_Agronomy, and discussing the value of these relationships & connections in our industry💪
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Tuesday nights are for #Turfgrass Club! A BIG THANK YOU🙌 to @MikeOKeeffe2 of @CFAES_OSU’s #Ohio International Intern Program ( https://t.co/3TW2L7QZ4Q) and @OSUTurf senior @Ryan__Dorrell for visiting with @VTTurfgrass students to highlight global internships in the turf industry!
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HEY #HOKIES🦃 Visit us under the @VTCALS tent at the @VT_Alumni tailgate at the Alumni-Center #lawn. You can SEE and FEEL 👀 the actual grass that’s on Worsham Field! @SamTURFkreinbrg, @ecakitchin, @VTTurfTeaching, & Mr. Hinson are ready to answer all your #turf questions!
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We are a little more than 1 month out from the opening of the @vtturfgrass 2025-26 virtual School of Turfgrass Ecology & Management. Registration can be found here: https://t.co/9u3aTTa7vQ. VT-STEM is a comprehensive introductory virtual training program in turfgrass science
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You asked - we answered! We are extending 2025 Field of the Year Applications through October 15th! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to showcase the story of your field. Access the application online: https://t.co/dqx6FpKmKt
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Fewer Chemicals. Greater Stewardship. On New York State Park Golf Courses. For Over 25 Years.
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Tuesday nights are for #Turfgrass Club! Tonight, @VTTurfgrass members highlighted their internship experiences - our #Hokies🦃 have been EVERYWHERE this past year - including Los Angeles, Kansas City, Denver, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, & New Jersey📍
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📢 Calling all turfgrass producers, seed & chemical distributors, and others in turfgrass production! Join us for a FREE workshop on turfgrass production & environmental risk management with OSU Horticulture & Ag Econ Extension specialists. Hope to see you there!
📣Turfgrass Producers! Don’t miss our FREE Turfgrass Risk Management Workshop presented by OSU Turfgrass and Ag Economics extension specialists 📍 Oklahoma City 📅Oct 22, 2025 | 9 AM–1 PM 🥤Refreshments included Learn how to protect your business. RSVP by Oct 17 (QR in flyer)!
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THANK YOU @Adam_Russell5 & @MtnView_Seeds / @MVPGenetics and @BrilmanLeah & @DLFUSA for supporting experiential learning 🙌 The Poa triv is from MVS and the Intermediate Rye is from DLF!
Students in Golf Course Management initiated their bermudagrass overseeding lab today. Over the next 8 weeks they’ll evaluate the impact of #turfgrass species (Poa trivialis, perennial rye, annual rye, & intermediate rye) and verticutting (+/-) on establishment & turf quality.
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Tuesday nights are for @VTTurfgrass Club! President @DibbernChas kicks off our first meeting as we connect with new & returning students, and start preparing for @FieldExperts & @GCSAA conferences! If you’re interested in visiting with the club this fall, please DM me or Chas.
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Students in Golf Course Management initiated their bermudagrass overseeding lab today. Over the next 8 weeks they’ll evaluate the impact of #turfgrass species (Poa trivialis, perennial rye, annual rye, & intermediate rye) and verticutting (+/-) on establishment & turf quality.
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In our latest #turfgrass clipping, @VATurf provides a comprehensive overview for renovating cool-season #lawns that have been struggling down the home stretch of this summer. https://t.co/QaChikIEXJ
turf.spes.vt.edu
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The 2025-26 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendation list is now posted on @VACoopExt publication website at https://t.co/3GRZcUAbRm. The @VTTurfgrass research is conducted in collaboration w/ Univ. of Maryland, the VA Crop Improvement Assoc, & MD Dept of Agriculture. #vaturf
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The turfgrass variety recommendation list provides the end user the most current varieties of named turfgrasses that have met all Virginia Crop Improvement Association requirements for turfgrass...
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