Virginia Tech Turfgrass Science
@VTTurfgrass
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I'm doubtful Taylor is going to have time to join us for School this year, what with the new album release & planning a wedding, but we aren't looking for Swifties anyway -- we're looking for the Turfies! The 2025-26 @vtturfgrass virtual School of Turfgrass Ecology & Mgt launches
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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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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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One week remaining to submit your Field of the Year Application! Learn more https://t.co/pnJ5rrJUvs
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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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The winning teams will be determined by November 1st and presented at the Annual VSFMA Symposium. They will receive a field banner, plaque, press coverage, and lunch for their team (up to 10 crew members)! Follow this link to complete your application - https://t.co/dqx6FpKUA1
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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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Last week myself and the @VTTurfPath Lab installed 90 @spiio_official in-ground soil moisture sensors across fairway #15 at @IndependenceGC. The sensors will be used to evaluate the optimal sensor quantity and distribution for soil moisture mapping on golf course fairways, as
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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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November 1 is the opening day of the 2025-26 virtual @vtturfgrass School of Turfgrass Ecology & Management. This educational program covers both cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses and is suitable for any segment of the turfgrass industry. See further description &
The @VTTurfgrass Team announces registration is open for our winter virtual education program, the VT School of Turfgrass Ecology & Mgt https://t.co/9u3aTTaFlo. VT-STEM is a comprehensive introductory virtual training program in turfgrass science featuring all @vtturfgrass
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Thanks to our colleagues in @VACoopExt publications for helping @vtturfweeds, @vtturfpath & me in getting our Fall Lawn Care publication revised for fall 2025: https://t.co/VLlrADVIkU Lots of lawns need some TLC after another challenging summer in Virginia. #vaturf
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The fall season is an important transition period of turfgrass growth and development, and the management of your warm- and cool-season grasses at this time of year means a great deal in terms of...
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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
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Check out our most recent Tiger Turf Talk Episode, presented by @TheToroCompany with our alum, Julie Kessler. She is the current Field Manager for the CPKC Stadium, home of the Kansas City Current, the first-ever stadium built for a major women’s sports team. It was awesome
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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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