Turfgrass Field Day

When

August 6, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where

Horticulture Field Lab
1005 Meade Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72704

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Registration

Early Bird until August 1: $100/person
After August 1: $150/person

​Join us for the 2025 Turfgrass Field Day on August 6 at 7:30 a.m. Located in Fayetteville at the Milo J. Shult Agricultural Research and Extension Center, the field day will feature the latest information about new products and turfgrass research studies. The event also serves as a great opportunity to network with others in the turf industry and visit with vendors at the trade show.

There is a $20.00 per person discount for any group registering 3 or more people on this form.

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Schedule

7:00 a.m.

Registration

7:00 – 8:40 a.m.

Breakfast / Trade Show

8:40 – 9:00 a.m.

Opening Comments

9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Field Tours

Golf Tour

  • Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars in 2025 — Mike Richardson, professor, turfgrass management and physiology.
  • Putting green disease trials — Hutchens.
  • Application technology and sprayer calibration — Jason Davis, extension spray technologist, Division of Agriculture.
  • Sprayer of the future? A real-time sensing and site-specific spray technology — Sam Kreinberg, UA graduate assistant; Davis.
  • GS3 technology and how you can use it on your course — Will Green, UA graduate assistant. GS3, developed by the U.S. Golf Association, is a Bluetooth-enabled, golf ball-sized sphere with sensors that can measure turf firmness and rolling metrics.
  • Influence of wetting agents and adjuvants on disease control — Jessy Anders, UA turf program technician, Kennedy Ellis, UA research technologist.
  • Effects of shade on warm-season grasses — Richardson.

Lawncare Group 1

  • Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars in 2025 — Richardson.
  • Perennial ryegrass removal in bermudagrass and weed identification — Hannah Wright-Smith, extension weed specialist for the Division of Agriculture; David Nistler, horticulture weed management program associate; Brayden Dennis, UA graduate assistant.
  • Planting date and planting method effects on establishment of tall grass prairie mixture — Sarah Paschal, UA graduate research assistant.
  • The importance of proper cultural practices for stress management — Mike Battaglia, UA graduate assistant; Ellis.
  • Cool-season retail variety trial — Richardson, Wright-Smith, Hutchens.
  • Sprayer of the future? A real-time sensing and site-specific spray technology —Kreinberg, Davis.

Lawncare Group 2

  • Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars in 2025 — Richardson.
  • Perennial ryegrass removal in bermudagrass and weed identification — Wright-Smith, Nistler, Dennis.
  • The importance of proper cultural practices for stress management — Battaglia, Ellis.
  • Planting date and planting method effects on establishment of tall grass prairie mixture — Paschal.
  • Cool-season retail variety trial — Richardson, Wright-Smith, Hutchens.
  • Sprayer of the future? A real-time sensing and site-specific spray technology —Kreinberg, Davis.
  • Zoysiagrass disease issues — Sharandeep Chahal, UA graduate assistant; Hutchens.

Sports Turf

  • Bermudagrass and zoysiagrass cultivars in 2025 — Richardson.
  • Perennial ryegrass removal in bermudagrass and weed identification —Wright-Smith, Nistler, Dennis.
  • Tour of Razorback Athletics — Douglas Bradley, UA director of sports turf operations.

11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

To learn more about the Turfgrass Field Day, please contact Wendell Hutchens at wendellh@uark.edu.

About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on three campuses.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is an equal opportunity institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format, please contact the event organizer as soon as possible.