Turfgrass Field Day
The next Turfgrass Field Day will be held on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 at the Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center in Manhattan, KS.
The KTF Turf Field Days are a great way to see and learn about the turfgrass research at K-State first hand. The events are held annually in the summer at the turfgrass research locations of Kansas State University.
You can now Register and Pay Online at our Store Front. Or you can register by downloading, printing, and mailing the Field Day Brochure.
Exhibitors can get more information from the Exhibitor Information Letter or from Christy.
Schedule of the 2011 Field Day in Olathe, KS
8:00 a.m. Registration (coffee, tea, donuts) Visit Exhibitors
8:45 Welcome
9:00 Tour Highlights:
Large Patch and Turf Disease Management Update — Megan Kennelly
August is prime time for diseases and stress in cool-season grasses. Find out what the hot topics are coming through the diagnostic lab. In addition, we'll cover some recent research on large patch of zoysiagrass.
Buffalograss Variety Trial — Dale Bremer
17 different seeded and vegetative type buffalo-grasses were established in 2008 in cooperation with the University of Nebraska buffalograss breed-ing program. Come and learn how the 10 experi-mental and 7 commercially available buffalograsses performed in Olathe and Wichita.
Organic Weed Control — Steve Keeley
We'll look at several organic methods for controlling dandelions and crabgrass and compare their effi-cacy with a non-organic herbicide.
Spring Seeding with Tenacity — Rodney St. John
This research compares weed control and turf stand establishment rates when seeding cool-season grasses at several spring dates and using 3 different herbicides for controlling weeds, siduron, mesotrione, and quinclorac.
Chisholm Zoysiagrass — Jack Fry
Chisholm zoysiagrass is a new proposed cultivar that is being jointly released by K-State and Texas A&M. Chisholm has consistently outperformed Meyer in NTEP trials in the transition zone. Learn about its attributes as well as other new zoysia-grasses that are in the pipeline.
Buffalograss Establishment With Portable Mats—Tony Goldsby
We have conducted research at K-State that demonstrated that buffalograss plugs can be successfully established on Turf Reinforcement Mats. These mats minimize erosion and prevent weed emergence during the establishment proc-ess. This project involves the potential to estab-lish plugs on mats over an underlying layer of plastic for a 3-week period, remove from the plastic, and then store (possibly for later resale or shipping) for various lengths of time.
Prairie Star Flowers — Alan Stevens
The Prairie Star bedding plant field evaluation site displays the latest annual flower innovations from the international flower breeding indus-try. Compare how the new cultivars from around the world perform in our prairie soils and transi-tional zone climate. Approximately 800 new cul-tivars are evaluated in the trials each year. New this year is our commercial color bed design template display. 20 sample bed designs are planted and on display with the design templates being provided as handouts. Reducing Deer Damage to Trees and Other Landscape Plants — Charlie Barden Learn ways to reduce deer damage to landscape plants, including using physical barriers and chemical repellents. A list of flowers, shrubs and trees which are ranked by their susceptibility to deer browsing damage will be provided.
Afternoon Options (1:00 p.m.)
Weed I.D. Session Spend an hour walking the research station identifying many broadleaf and grassy weeds and discussing their management and control.
Equipment Demonstrations (Exhibitors)
You can register for Field Day Online, or you can register and get more information about exhibiting or attending by contacting,
Christy Dipman
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Phone: (785) 532-6173
Fax: (785) 532-5780
Email: Christy
The KTF Turf Field Days are a great way to see and learn about the turfgrass research at K-State first hand. The events are held annually in the summer at the turfgrass research locations of Kansas State University.
You can now Register and Pay Online at our Store Front. Or you can register by downloading, printing, and mailing the Field Day Brochure.
Exhibitors can get more information from the Exhibitor Information Letter or from Christy.
Schedule of the 2011 Field Day in Olathe, KS
8:00 a.m. Registration (coffee, tea, donuts) Visit Exhibitors
8:45 Welcome
9:00 Tour Highlights:
Large Patch and Turf Disease Management Update — Megan Kennelly
August is prime time for diseases and stress in cool-season grasses. Find out what the hot topics are coming through the diagnostic lab. In addition, we'll cover some recent research on large patch of zoysiagrass.
Buffalograss Variety Trial — Dale Bremer
17 different seeded and vegetative type buffalo-grasses were established in 2008 in cooperation with the University of Nebraska buffalograss breed-ing program. Come and learn how the 10 experi-mental and 7 commercially available buffalograsses performed in Olathe and Wichita.
Organic Weed Control — Steve Keeley
We'll look at several organic methods for controlling dandelions and crabgrass and compare their effi-cacy with a non-organic herbicide.
Spring Seeding with Tenacity — Rodney St. John
This research compares weed control and turf stand establishment rates when seeding cool-season grasses at several spring dates and using 3 different herbicides for controlling weeds, siduron, mesotrione, and quinclorac.
Chisholm Zoysiagrass — Jack Fry
Chisholm zoysiagrass is a new proposed cultivar that is being jointly released by K-State and Texas A&M. Chisholm has consistently outperformed Meyer in NTEP trials in the transition zone. Learn about its attributes as well as other new zoysia-grasses that are in the pipeline.
Buffalograss Establishment With Portable Mats—Tony Goldsby
We have conducted research at K-State that demonstrated that buffalograss plugs can be successfully established on Turf Reinforcement Mats. These mats minimize erosion and prevent weed emergence during the establishment proc-ess. This project involves the potential to estab-lish plugs on mats over an underlying layer of plastic for a 3-week period, remove from the plastic, and then store (possibly for later resale or shipping) for various lengths of time.
Prairie Star Flowers — Alan Stevens
The Prairie Star bedding plant field evaluation site displays the latest annual flower innovations from the international flower breeding indus-try. Compare how the new cultivars from around the world perform in our prairie soils and transi-tional zone climate. Approximately 800 new cul-tivars are evaluated in the trials each year. New this year is our commercial color bed design template display. 20 sample bed designs are planted and on display with the design templates being provided as handouts. Reducing Deer Damage to Trees and Other Landscape Plants — Charlie Barden Learn ways to reduce deer damage to landscape plants, including using physical barriers and chemical repellents. A list of flowers, shrubs and trees which are ranked by their susceptibility to deer browsing damage will be provided.
Afternoon Options (1:00 p.m.)
Weed I.D. Session Spend an hour walking the research station identifying many broadleaf and grassy weeds and discussing their management and control.
Equipment Demonstrations (Exhibitors)
You can register for Field Day Online, or you can register and get more information about exhibiting or attending by contacting,
Christy Dipman
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Phone: (785) 532-6173
Fax: (785) 532-5780
Email: Christy
