On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 the Purdue Turf Program, the Purdue Green Industry Working Group and the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation successfully hosted the Purdue Turf and Landscape Field Day. The day didn’t start off as we had planned as our tent, capable of seating 500 people, was destroyed overnight in a severe storm. However,[Read More…]
Our Annual Golf Day Fundraiser is always an enjoyable day of networking and fellowship with turf industry professionals! The goal is to raise awareness of programs and activities of the Purdue Turf Program and to support and promote turfgrass research and education. The event rotates around to different premier golf courses. This year, we will[Read More…]
We want to extend a big THANK YOU to all who have chosen to be 2024 MRTF Members this year. Please see below for a breakdown (to date) and some additional links to important member info. Membership breakdown: TOTAL 2024 Members: 380 Individual Members: 78 Business Bronze Members: 198 Business Silver Members: 30 Business Gold[Read More…]
Justice Ruwona, Ph.D. student and Dr. Lee Miller Dollar spot is the most fungicide intensive and expensive disease to control on golf courses. New bentgrass cultivars with enhanced dollar spot resistance are available but adoption has been slow due to the expense of renovation procedures and unknown agronomic attributes of the new varieties. This research[Read More…]
Dr. Doug Richmond My last entry in this newsletter explored what 20 years of data say about the efficacy of two different white grub insecticides (imidacloprid and chlorantraniliprole) when applied at different times during the white grub development cycle. Here, I’d like to share some additional data that I’ve been able to summarize. These data[Read More…]
(Article pulled from the GCSAA website) Six-year GCSAA member took an unconventional path to turf management Chad Allen, superintendent at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Ind., is the winner of the 2025 Emerging Leader Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Allen will be honored Feb. 6 during the Send-off[Read More…]
On July 15th, 2024, the MRTF hosted a reception to honor this year’s Award of Achievement winners: Joe Becovitz, Cliff Sadof, and David Riedman (posthumous) at Walt’s Pub and Grill in West Lafayette, IN. The MRTF Award of Achievement, established in 2005, was created to honor those who unselfishly have given to the Midwest Regional[Read More…]
