Dr. Frank Wong
@turfpathology
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Science wonk. Green industry & agriculture advocate. Recovering academic. Surly traveler.
Raleigh, NC
Joined January 2010
RT @jlobenstine: Another fun @TheFirstGreen event in the books hosted by @GolfSuper2GM. Ryan's leadership and preparation make this very ea….
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LOVE THIS!!!.
@MikeFidanza always brings cheese puffs to a @TheFirstGreen field trip! It’s a great visual for showing how air space works between different soil particle sizes! @TheFirstGreen @GCSAA @MidAtlGCSAA
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More info can be found here: This is exactly the kind of industry advocacy that shows commitment to environmental stewardship & showcases the 50 state BMP program. 👏👏👏 to @MidAtlGCSAA & @GCSAA for being public policy problem solvers!!! (2/2)
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👏👏👏@GolfSuper2GM & @MidAtlGCSAA are hosting a @GCSAA First Green tomorrow @WestNatGolf w/ support from @Solutions4Turf @TurfTechGuy & @FinchTurf @JDGolfGuy! @EPA is coming & @FOXBaltimore is live broadcasting. A great example of advocating for #STEM & #golf (1/2)
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What an unexpected pleasure to bump into Dr Greg Lyman at the Specialty Crop MRL Harmonization Workshop! Thank you for all you’ve done for the turf industry at @michiganstateu and @gcsaa and most importantly being the main squeeze of Plant Pathology powerhouse @hausbec1!!⛳️🥦🍅🥬
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The 10 year anniversary of #sushigate at ORD…kudos to the bartender for not stereotyping and assuming I could use chopsticks because I am Asian & just assuming I was hard of hearing when I didn’t respond too him.
So the bartender says "you need a fork?" I pointed at my face. he asks again, "you need a fork?" #surlytraveler
http://t.co/es7fS7zXKc.
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Apologies @Julia_Daye for being such a grumpy old man & thank you for being so gracious about it. We’re just a bunch of science nerds who get fixated on details. That being said - if you’re very doing an article on plants or agriculture the 👩🔬👨🔬 community here is happy to help :).
@turfpathology Brutal. Thanks for reading, though 🙏🏼.
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I’m officially a grumpy old man for getting all bent out of shape that @Julia_Daye ‘s story on Alaskan crab is accompanied with a photo of east coast blue crab. 🤣🤣🤣 . Details matter when you’re doing science reporting :).
amp.miamiherald.com
The catch was riddled with a deadly parasitic disease.
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You know what takes the sting out of a cross country red eye flight? Donuts and coffee, lots of coffee. ✈️🍩☕️ #PowerUp
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Thank you @GCSAA_NW and @OFSonline, Oregonians for Food & Shelter is such a dynamic organization advocating for environmental stewardship & food and fiber production! I totally enjoyed spending the day with you all 🙌.
It's a privilege to have @turfpathology with us today at the @OFSonline Annual Conference! Thanks for providing info on all things ESA!
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Snapdragon is one of the best apples out there and it’s great to see Susan, Kevin & @CornellAgriTech recognized for all of their hard work!!! 🍎🍎🍎.
cals.cornell.edu
Susan Brown and Kevin Maloney thought they had a winner on their hands when they took their very first bite of an apple seedling that would eventually be named SnapDragon. Proof came earlier this...
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“Remember that time we got talked into doing a marathon at the @CAGCS1929 winter conference?” It’s true, all of it. 🍻THANK YOU @RichterSupt for inspiring @HolihanJill & me to run @ChiMarathon w/ @payton_dorsch & fund raise over $3500 for @bestbuddies! You’re the best Rob! 👏👏👏
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Want to know how the proposed EPA Workplan for Endangered Species Protections will impact golf course management? Join us today for the GCSAA webinar to understand how the proposed Vulnerable Species Protection Pilot Program could affect your operations.
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RT @biolobrie: They could really use help from all of us so please consider sharing and donating! This is the gofundme link: .
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RT @WaiehuGC: Aloha Turf Industry, I am reaching out to you heartbroken. The Lahaina wildfire devastation is indescribable, the toll it’s t….
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Believe it or not @RichterSupt talked me into running the Chicago Marathon & raising funds for Team Best Buddies while at the @CAGCS1929 Winter Conf. last January. How could I say no? Please consider donating to support the 7.5M Americans with IDD. 🙏😊.
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Snarky question for my fellow mycologists & scientists: if a major newspaper doesn’t properly use Latin binomials, can you trust the rest of the content? It’s a red flag to me that the ‘science writer’ may never submitted a peer-reviewed science article.
wsj.com
Once a freak occurrence, fungi resistant to standard drugs now threaten millions of vulnerable Americans.
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Oddly, being on course and seeing the Poa greens and kikuyugrass fairways was kinda like bumping into an ex-girlfriend, you know them intimately but it’s none of your business anymore 🤷🏻♂️ Just sayin’.
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I’m in La Jolla with @WesternGrowers & came across this on my morning run :) Lots and lots of great memories at Torrey Pines GC with Candice Combs, Wayne Carpenter, Jon Maddern & @paceturf working on brown ring patch back in 2007-2008 😊
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