Join us September 13th for the Iowa Turfgrass Field & Demo Day hosted by Iowa State University! To find out more about this event, go to iowaturfgrass.org/field-demo-day. We hope to see you there! Iowa State Turfgrass GCSAA Iowa State University Iowa SFMA IPLCA

Last week we celebrated Dr. Nick Christians as he prepares for retirement! Thank you for all you have done for your students over the years! Congratulations and good luck in the next chapter! Nick Christians

Golf Course Superintendents! Have you signed up for our #Winterturf project? This map shows the locations of all supers that signed up this year. Truly amazing - thank you all! But we still need more courses. IT"S NOT TOO LATE to be a part - sign up: z.umn.edu/WT-Y3

SFMA Members Voting started on 11/30/23 for this year’s election. Follow the link below to see the candidates and get your votes in by 12/15/23! Jason DeMink CSFM Jason Kruse Chase Straw Sun Roesslein, CSFM Adam Thoms Zachary Holm and many more on the ballot. sportsfieldmanagement.org/board-of-direc…

Couple of tomorrow's best – Molly Biggs & Thomas Gould, stop by the podcast to kick off 2024. Both were interns in 2023 with the USGA Green Section & were excited to share their experiences from that chapter of their lives: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Jr2YEOIfjGb Iowa Turfgrass Institute IowaGCSA

Well done students!

7th place team in the 2024 Turf Bowl is Iowa State, team #22! Congratulations! #GCSAAConference

This is such a cool opportunity to experience several different aspects of the SFMA profession, while working with some great people! Outstanding work putting this together!

Mark your calendars for these upcoming ITI events!! Keep an eye out for more details as these events get closer! Iowa SFMA IowaGCSA IPLCA

If you have some time on this rainy day and can help out that would be great!

Great event. Great turnout. Great weather. Great golf course! S/O to the Veenker Golf Course crew and Sup Tom Meier! This is an annual event to raise $$$ for ISU Extension travels across the state. Adam Thoms IowaGCSA

Registration for the ITI Field & Demo Day is now open! Join us Wednesday, September 11th for this exciting event, we have a lot of great educational sessions and vendor demos planned so don't miss out! Sign up today at iowaturfgrass.org/events. IowaGCSA Iowa SFMA IPLCA

Attn: #GolfCourseSuperintendents! Winter is just around the corner and that means it's time to sign up for #WinterTurf data collection. We need your help to better understand - and develop solutions to - winter turf injury. Learn more and sign up: winterturf.umn.edu/winterturf-dat…

Sign up to help with #WinterTurf data collection on your golf course! What we need: Submit photos, snow depth & general observations from 1-3 greens regularly through winter, plus a final assessment in spring. Learn more and sign up: winterturf.umn.edu/winterturf-dat…

Honored to have ⁦Adam Thoms⁩ kicking off the Inland Empire GCSA Fall Meeting & Trade Show!

Safety update: Greater Palm Springs is wildfire-free. We are monitoring conditions and working to ensure your safety. Our thoughts are with the communities currently impacted by the fires. Please stay informed by visiting official sources like fire.ca.gov.

Join us tomorrow for two informative webinars! 1/28/25 2-3 pm ET Dollars and Sense: Practical Math to Maximize Savings Register now: shorturl.at/QcswD 1/28/25 3:15-4:15 pm ET Measuring and Managing Soil Carbon on Sports Fields Register now: shorturl.at/YTouM

Iowa State Alum field crew pic

Golf course superintendents- please take a few moments to fill out this (short!) survey: z.umn.edu/winter-damage Whether you saw #WinterTurf damage or not, all feedback helps us develop solutions to reduce future winter injury risk. Shares welcome & appreciated! 📸 Kevin W. Frank

The July issue of our #WinterTurf newsletter is out! Read the latest work from our project about mitigating winter injury in turfgrasses: mailchi.mp/umn/winterturf… To subscribe: winterturf.umn.edu/newsletter 📸 Trygve Aamlid