The 2016 University of Tennessee field day kicks off September 8th in new location, Nashville, TN. We caught up with Dr. Jim Brosnan, Associate Professor Turf and Ornamental Weed Science at University of Tennessee as their annual field day kicks off in 10 days. UT Field Day is on a short list of one of the most attended field days put on by Universities. Jim talks about the move from Knoxville to Nashville this year giving the opportunity for even more turf managers to attend given it's more central location in Tennessee. Two locations this year will also give attendees to see more real world application of research and trials. Sports turf attendees will be treated to guest speaker Luke Yoder, former grounds keeper of both Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres. About Turf Republic Turf Republic is a turfcentric community built on four key principals to enhance the future of the turfgrass industry. The Turf Republic site network consisting of Turf Republic, TurfDiseases.org, iTurfApps.com and Wivesofturf.org provides the most modern and diverse resource in the turf industry in a single location. Turf Republic is created by Turf Professionals for Turf Professionals to network, collaborate, innovate, and help each other solve issues with real world solutions. turfrepublic.com

We spent time with Nadeem Zreikat from Colin Campbell Chemicals in Australia to discuss their upcoming Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition. There 32nd annual kicks of next Monday from Melbourne Australia. Nadeem has attended the US version, Golf Industry Show for many years and looks to bring some things home with him. This year they will be hosting their first annual Tweet Up. You can check out more information at: http://www.turfrepublic.com/events/australian-turfgrass-conference/

We sat down with Clay Breazeale at this year's PLAYERS Championship to talk course conditions for this year's event and construction on the Stadium Course. Four days after the final putt is sunk, construction will begin. Clay discusses some details of the construction including the greens rebuild and other infrastructure updates. About Turf Republic Turf Republic is a turfcentric community built on four key principals to enhance the future of the turfgrass industry. The Turf Republic site network consisting of Turf Republic, TurfDiseases.org, iTurfApps.com and Wivesofturf.org provides the most modern and diverse resource in the turf industry in a single location. Turf Republic is created by Turf Professionals for Turf Professionals to network, collaborate, innovate, and help each other solve issues with real world solutions. turfrepublic.com

We chat with Kevin Fletcher CEO of ePar USA about our partnership on the Fairway FORE program. The Fairway Fore Sweepstakes is back for this year’s March Madness. We are beginning our third year of the sweepstakes and over the last two years, more than 130 courses have joined for a chance to win a one year membership to the e-par USA Environmental Management System (EMS) for golf. About Turf Republic Turf Republic is a turfcentric community built on four key principals to enhance the future of the turfgrass industry. The Turf Republic site network consisting of Turf Republic, TurfDiseases.org, iTurfApps.com and Wivesofturf.org provides the most modern and diverse resource in the turf industry in a single location. Turf Republic is created by Turf Professionals for Turf Professionals to network, collaborate, innovate, and help each other solve issues with real world solutions. turfrepublic.com

For a few years members of the golf turf community have joined together on an early morning of the Golf Industry Show for a group run. Looking to build camaraderie, talk shop and enjoy the host city for a bit is the goal. We caught up with Jim Nagle of Forse Design as one of the founding members of the GIS run to get details on this year's run.

The 2016 Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science Online is designed to help meet the continuing education needs of any individual or organization. This 12- week program will have training sessions accessible live online on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8pm (Central Standard Time) or the option to view the recorded sessions. This 12-week certificate program aims to provide participants with thorough and practical continuing education in turfgrass management. The course is directed by educators from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cites and the University of Wisconsin- Madison, with 12 turfgrass scientists and educators from seven Land-Grant Universities.