UGA Turf Weed Specialist— I never use a napkin on my lap at a restaurant.... because I believe in myself — utk alum x3 🍊
Griffin, GA
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The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation is proud to recognize Dr. Maureen Kahiu as the 2026 Award of Excellence! The prestigious award honors outstanding Ph.D. candidates in the final phase of their graduate studies. Congratulations @MaureenKahiu!
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Thanks to generous support from
@GreenKeeperApp, I’m proud to announce that Mobile Weed Manual has been updated for 2026. This free, research-based resource is now available on all platforms. Excited to collaborate w/ @PGRBill & team to keep this tool available for managers
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🚨 Only 5 booth spots left for BEACON 2025! Don’t miss your chance to connect with students & professionals Oct 14–15 in Knoxville. Have you registered? 👉 tiny.utk.edu/BEACON25Registr…
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BEACON 25 is coming Oct 14th and 15th! 🎯 Career fair, field tour, networking & more.
Have you snagged your spot yet? Early bird pricing ends Sept. 15.
Sign up: tiny.utk.edu/BEACON25Registr…
More info: uthort.tennessee.edu/beacon-…
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This perennial ryegrass trial changed quite a bit over the past two weeks. Makes easy work of selecting the disease resistant individuals. #turfbreedingforthefuture
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The final installment of our #PoaAnnua video series is now available on the @UTturfgrass YouTube channel. This video focuses on strategies for #PoaAnnua control in ultradwarf greens. Check it out @utextension @TennesseeGCSA @TnTurfAssoc youtu.be/jdEUhGTPdUw?si=0rjU…
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🚨🚨Attention🚨🚨
Lawn care professionals
Sports field managers
Golf course superintendents
Turfgrass enthusiasts
If you’re in the Southeast, this event is for you!
Mark your calendars and help us spread the word. We want to see you there!
#turfbreedingforthefuture
🚨Join us for the 76th Turfgrass Conference🚨
🗓️ November 5, 2025
Speakers include @NematodeGuy @KernsJim @VTTurfweeds @trsingleton22 @TPITurfTalk @ut_BENtgrass @nplace01 @PhillipVines @UGA_CollegeofAg
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#UGATurf #turfconference2025 #Turfgrass
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Looking forward to my first Southeastern Turfgrass Conference! Be sure to sign up!
#UGATurf #TurfgrassConference #WeedScience #Turfgrass
🚨Join us for the 76th Turfgrass Conference🚨
🗓️ November 5, 2025
Speakers include @NematodeGuy @KernsJim @VTTurfweeds @trsingleton22 @TPITurfTalk @ut_BENtgrass @nplace01 @PhillipVines @UGA_CollegeofAg
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#UGATurf #turfconference2025 #Turfgrass
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The 2nd installment of our #PoaAnnua video series focuses on season long programs for control in non-overseeded fairways with herbicides that inhibit root growth vs those with no root effects. #KIIG @utextension @TennesseeGCSA @TnTurfAssoc @TVSFMA youtu.be/3cnWFYG0v54?si=RhcE…
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The first installment of our new #PoaAnnua video series is live on the @UTturfgrass YouTube channel. This video focuses on treatments applied this season for control in overseeded ryegrass. Check it out @utextension @TennesseeGCSA @TnTurfAssoc @TVSFMA youtu.be/xyUeoARtj2g?si=P1q9…
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Excited to run this one back in 2025. If you're a young professional looking for opportunities in this industry, or an employer looking for young talent, you won't want to miss BEACON this October @UTturfgrass
🚨 BEACON is back!
Join us Oct. 14–15 in Knoxville as we connect the next generation of turfgrass professionals with industry leaders across golf, sports turf, landscape, and more.
📅 Save the date and stay tuned!
#BEACON2025 #UTTurfgrass
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Can’t miss event on Rocky Top!
#BEACON2025 #UTTurfgrass
🚨 BEACON is back!
Join us Oct. 14–15 in Knoxville as we connect the next generation of turfgrass professionals with industry leaders across golf, sports turf, landscape, and more.
📅 Save the date and stay tuned!
#BEACON2025 #UTTurfgrass
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Could not have asked for a more beautiful day to prepare for this year's Pitch Management Research Field Day here in Knoxville. ⚽️🏟
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These are must. watch. content. if you're looking to improve your #PoaAnnua control program. There is some really cool stuff from this year! Be on the lookout for when these drop in the coming weeks!
#Turfgrass #Weeds #GolfCourse
New videos featuring #PoaAnnua research conducted in 2024-2025 will hit the @UTturfgrass YouTube channel over the next few weeks. Major thanks to Anna Duncan with @utextension @UTPlantSciences for all her production work. Check them out @TennesseeGCSA @TnTurfAssoc @TVSFMA
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Big week for this young man. @ut_BENtgrass successfully defended his PhD @UTturfgrass @UTPlantSciences @UTIAg. Super proud of his career progression -- started in our lab as an undergraduate and now headed to join the faculty @universityofga. Congrats, Ben!
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Proud to announce that our Mobile Weed Manual has been fully updated with new herbicides for 2025. Update to v. 1.15.1 today in the App Store or Google Play. Thanks to @mesur_io @utextension @TennesseeGCSA @TVSFMA @utia @UTPlantSciences apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile…
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Wild forsythia blooming in East TN (3-12-25). Crabgrass germination will be right around the corner.
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Strong effort from @BillCzekai and team @UTturfgrass research plots today. Topdressing aeration cores from a local golf course onto our new Tif 3D research green to increase the #PoaAnnua seedbank for future testing.
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Our UT Hort team is excited to launch a new digital certification program for green industry professionals! Learn more here: plant-sciences-ut.pdx.catalo…
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