Name me another turf program that has a GCSAA past-president on the turf research team!! Keith Ihms has officially embarked on his next career stop and was a great addition to our group!!

What a way to end my last summer in Fayetteville! From defending my thesis to getting the opportunity to present my research internationally in Japan, I greatly appreciate my three turf mentors Wendell Hutchens Mike Richardson and Hannah Wright-Smith Excited for the future! #WPS

Below-average temperatures and heavy rain are a good combination for LP…

Standard drone photo vs infrared photo of a trial that included all the cool-season grass mixtures available at the NW Arkansas big box, retail stores in fall 2024. Quite a range in performance, but one thing is obvious - healthy turf cools the planet!!

Kristie…U got the look!!

Arkansas and LSU win and Bama and Texas lose...an absolutely perfect day for me in college football...

Why yes, my favorite, fairy ring. 🍄🟢 Caused by soil fungi like Marasmius oreades expanding outward in search of food. The term “fairy ring” comes from ancient folklore-where mushrooms formed circles where fairies danced. Your turf = the dancefloor. #FriskyFairyRingFriday

Great opening day of dove season!! 8 hunters, 8 limits = 120 birds!! Then we ate like kings!!

Gotta be the hat of the year !!

At the rate the bots are following me these days, I should be over a million followers some time in 2026! Fix this Elon Musk !!

While “Walking in Memphis” it appears that zoysiagrass is also the answer across the river!! Tip my hat to this homeowner!! #zoysia

Great work by the Turf Club renovating an area on campus today! ⁦University of Arkansas Turfgrass⁩ ⁦uarkhorticulture⁩ ⁦Mike Richardson⁩

A little live action…great work by the students! Zoysia is always the answer!!

Can never have too many Home Depot buckets!! 🪣

We want to give a big thank you to our incredible alumni winners and everyone who attended our Alumni Awards last week! Alumni Winners: Nick White- Distinguished Horticulture Alumni Max McKeown- Horticulture Early Career Alumni Kathy Tynes- Service of the Horticulture Dept.

You don’t want to miss this!!! Paul B. Hurst honed this talk in some of our classes and is always a favorite with our students!!

Germination blankets work…

Great recruiting visit yesterday with turf students from Cassville High School. We toured the Turf Farm and Razorback Stadium. I hope to see some of them in the classroom next year! ⁦Mike Richardson⁩ ⁦uarkhorticulture⁩

Looking forward to it as always !!

Are you using AI in golf course management? Mike Richardson is proving insight into artificial intelligence and how it can become beneficial to your operation. #NWTurfgrassExpo Peaks & Prairies GCSA Inland Empire GCSA Idaho GCSA GCSAA