Fresh Cut Grass

By Penn State Extension

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Episodes: 130

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Fresh Cut Grass is a weekly podcast in which hosts Jeff Fowler and Tanner Delvalle, Commercial Horticulture Educators with Penn State University, discuss various turfgrass topics with industry professionals from around the US. Topics include all aspects of sports turf management, lawn care, parks, golf, and any other professional turf. Professionals from different segments of the turf industry will be featured as guests, and casual conversation about turf management and turf improvement will occur.

Episode Date
Season 3 Episode 43: Farewell—The Final Episode
Apr 19, 2024
Season 3 Episode 42: Developing a Relationship with Vendors, with Joe Churchill, Reinders, Inc.
Apr 12, 2024
Season 3 Episode 41: Growth Blankets and Covers with Steve Legros
Mar 04, 2024
Season 3 Episode 40: Turf Talk with Jon Cuny, Helena Specialty Products
Feb 23, 2024
Season 3 Episode 39: Tractor Cab Trivia #6
Dec 20, 2023
Season 3 Episode 38: From Discovery to Implementation; the Journey of a New Active Ingredient, with Dr. Chrissie Segars and Dr. Jeff Marvin, PBI Gordon
Dec 13, 2023
Season 3 Episode 37: Industry Perspectives from a Turf Student (#2)
Nov 29, 2023
Season 3 Episode 36: Turf Maintenance for the Las Vegas Raiders, with Zachary Longenecker
Nov 22, 2023
Season 3 Episode 35: Industry Marketing, with Paula Sliefert, The Toro Company
Nov 15, 2023
Season 3 Episode 34: Little League Softball World Series with Logan Strong, BJ Thomas, and Sun Rosselin
Nov 08, 2023
Season 3 Episode 33: Special Event Prep on MLB Fields, with John Turnour, Washington Nationals
Nov 01, 2023
Season 3 Episode 32: Industry Perspectives from University Turfgrass Program Students (#1)
Oct 25, 2023
Season 3 Episode 31: Turf Management is More than Managing Turfgrass; Becoming a Leader with Alpha Jones, Fayetteville Woodpeckers
Oct 18, 2023
Season 3 Episode 30: Managing Turfgrass in Los Angeles, with Lauren Lasocha, Bel-Air Country Club
Oct 11, 2023
Season 3 Episode 29: Precision Irrigation Technology with Dr. Chase Straw, Texas A&M
Sep 29, 2023
Season 3 Episode 28: Sports Field Managers Association CEO Laura Simmons
Sep 19, 2023
Season 3 Episode 27: Summer Wrap-Up, 2023 Little League World Series, and Fall Renovations
Sep 01, 2023
Season 3 Episode 26: Hosting the MLB All-Star Game and Mowing Patterns, with Ryan Nagy with the Seattle Mariners
Aug 18, 2023
Season 3 Episode 25: The Turf Seed Outlook for 2023 and How New Seed Varieties Come to Market, with Dr. Leah Brillman and Matt Duncan
Aug 11, 2023
Season 3 Episode 24: Using Bermudagrass on Driving Range Tees in PA, with Ed Gross
Aug 04, 2023
Season 3 Episode 23: Softball to Baseball, Flipping a Field with Jamie Mehringer
Jul 28, 2023
Season 3 Episode 22: Fall Insect Pests with Danny Kline, Penn State University
Jul 21, 2023
Season 3 Episode 21: Tractor Cab Trivia #5
Jul 06, 2023
Season 3 Episode 20: Anthracnose and Gray Leaf Spot with Dr. Pete Landschoot
Jun 29, 2023
Season 3 Episode 19: Proper Sod Installation with Chris Ecton and Evan Fowler
Jun 22, 2023
Season 3 Episode 18: Protecting Yourself from the Sun with Brooke Breitenbach
Jun 15, 2023
Season 3 Episode 17: The Mail Bag
Jun 08, 2023
Season 3 Episode 16: Tractor Cab Trivia #4
May 31, 2023
Season 3 Episode 15: Talkin’ Turf with Tim VanLoo, D & K Products
May 24, 2023
Season 3 Episode 14: Volunteer Stadium Renovation with Rob Guthrie, Little League International
May 17, 2023
Season 3 Episode 13: Managing NFL Turf in Buffalo, with Aaron Ramella, Head Groundskeeper/Director of Grounds, Buffalo Bills
May 09, 2023
Season 3 Episode 12: Joint Podcast with Keeping it Green!
May 03, 2023
Season 3 Episode 11: Tractor Cab Trivia #3
Apr 19, 2023
Season 3 Episode 10: A Look Back at the Career of Dr. Andrew McNitt
Apr 06, 2023
Season 3 Episode 9: One of the Few People to Mow Beaver Stadium—Paul Curtis
Mar 30, 2023
Season 3 Episode 8: Commercialized Poa Annua Seed with Dr. Dave Huff
Mar 24, 2023
Season 3 Episode 7: Tractor Cab Trivia #2
Mar 16, 2023
Season 3 Episode 6: Tall Fescue Athletic Fields with Brad Park
Mar 10, 2023
Season 3 Episode 5: New Research Efforts to Examine Lower Extremity Injuries in Sports, with Dr. Gerald Henry and Erick Begitschke, University of Georgia
Mar 02, 2023
Season 3 Episode 4: Sod Production and Field Renovations with Matt Wimer, Hummer Turfgrass Systems, Inc.
Feb 24, 2023
Season 3 Episode 3: MLB Field Evaluation with Murray Cook, Brightview
Feb 16, 2023
Season 3 Episode 2: Tractor Cab Trivia #1
Feb 09, 2023
Season 3 Episode 1: A Look at the SFMA Conference
Feb 02, 2023
Season 2 Episode 43: Field Safety from a Unique Perspective with Nina Johnson-Pitt, Little League International
Dec 29, 2022
Season 2 Episode 42: Managing the Penn State Turf Research Facility with Tom Bettle, Penn State University
Dec 22, 2022
Season 2 Episode 41: Update on Spotted Lanternfly with Brian Walsh, Penn State University
Dec 15, 2022
Season 2 Episode 40: A Turf Industry Discussion with Dr. Mike Goatley, Virginia Tech
Dec 08, 2022
Season 2 Episode 39: Dealing with Compaction—Pulling Cores is Not the Only Way, with Jerad Minnick
Dec 01, 2022
Season 2 Episode 38: Taking Care of Yourself with Jeff Salmond, United Turf and Track
Nov 17, 2022
Season 2 Episode 37: Managing Grass Tennis Courts with Mike Buras, Longwood Cricket Club
Nov 11, 2022
Season 2 Episode 36: From a Bad Hop to SFMA Field of the Year with Andy Ommen
Nov 01, 2022
Season 2 Episode 35: Late Fall Turfgrass Maintenance Practices
Oct 25, 2022
Season 2 Episode 34: Pennsylvania’s New Fertilizer Bill with Dr. Peter Landschoot
Oct 05, 2022
Season 2 Episode 33: Summer Patch, A Conversation with Dr. Peter Landschoot, Penn State
Sep 29, 2022
Season 2 Episode 32: Using Water Reels with Steve Majchrzak, Hoffman Irrigation
Sep 22, 2022
Season 2 Episode 31: Labor Day Special! Smoking and Barbequing Meat
Aug 31, 2022
Season 2 Episode 29: Aerification and Overseeding with Andy Lipinski, EH Griffith
Aug 16, 2022
Season 2 Episode 30: Moving South—From Cool Season to Warm Season Turf Maintenance with Chris Lessig, Volusia County Florida
Aug 16, 2022
Season 2 Episode 28: Chinch Bugs, Billbugs, and Other Summer Insect Pests with Dr. Ben McGraw, Penn State University
Aug 05, 2022
Season 2 Episode 26: Turf Update for the Summer of 2022
Jul 25, 2022
Season 2 Episode 27: Tick Protection with Dr. Amy Korman, Penn State University
Jul 25, 2022
Season 2 Episode 25: Women in the Turf Industry
Jul 11, 2022
Season 2 Episode 24: Resodding in the NFL with Dr. Andrew McNitt, Penn State University, Tom Goyne of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tony Leonard of the Philadelpia Eagles
Jun 29, 2022
Season 2 Episode 23: Park Maintenance in a Big City with Abby McNeal and Sarah Martin
Jun 24, 2022
Season 2 Episode 22: Reel Mowers with Sean Cullen, Turf Equipment and Supply Company
Jun 17, 2022
Season 2 Episode 21: Rotary Mowers with Sean Cullen, Turf Equipment and Supply Company
Jun 09, 2022
Season 2 Episode 20: Hard to Control Weeds with Roch Gaussion
Jun 02, 2022
Season 2 Episode 19: Plant Growth Regulators with Dr. Mike Agnew, Technical Manager for Syngenta
May 25, 2022
Season 2 Episode 18: Seashore Paspalum at Austin FC with Weston Appelfeller, Vice President of Grounds
May 17, 2022
Season 2 Episode 17: Taking a Grass Field From Ice Hockey to Opening Day with Kyle Leppelmeier, Toledo Mudhens
May 12, 2022
Season 2 Episode 16: Talking Zoysia Grass with Erin Wilder of Sod Solutions and Randy Price, Tri Tex Sod
May 04, 2022
Season 2 Episode 15: Managing Landscape Flowers and Plants with Krystal Snyder, Penn State Extension
Apr 21, 2022
Season 2 Episode 14: Should you Buy or Lease Equipment? A discussion with Boyd Montgomery, The Toro Company
Apr 14, 2022
Season 2 Episode 13: Equipment Maintenance with Matt Uveges, The Toro Company
Apr 09, 2022
Season 2 Episode 12: Sports Turf Management and Species Selection with Pam Sherratt, Ohio State University
Mar 24, 2022
Season 2 Episode 11: Turfgrass Care in Central Park New York City with Zach Holm, Turf Care Manager
Mar 17, 2022
Season 2 Episode 10: Supplemental Lighting for Turf Growth with Matt Williams of SGL
Mar 08, 2022
Season 2 Episode 9: Turf Mishaps and Mistakes with John Mascaro, Turf-Tech International
Mar 03, 2022
Season 2 Episode 8: Everything You Wanted to Know About Turf Paint! with Doug Schattinger, Pioneer Athletics
Feb 23, 2022
Season 2 Episode 7: A Panel Discussion on Bermudagrass with Erin Wilder and Jimmy Simpson
Feb 17, 2022
Season 2 Episode 6: Managing Turf Above 5,000 Feet with Sun Rosselin, Certified Sports Field Manager
Feb 11, 2022
Season 2 Episode 5: How to Melt Ice on Turfgrasses with Dr. Kevin Frank
Feb 02, 2022
Season 2 Episode 4: How to Breed Poa Annua and Genetics, with Dr. David Huff
Jan 28, 2022
Season 2 Episode 3: Where are all the Good Employees? with Dan Brockett, Penn State University
Jan 21, 2022
Season 2 Episode 2: From Athletic Director to AAA Baseball with Andy Gossel, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
Jan 13, 2022
Season 2 Episode 1: Fraze Mowing with Rodney Hopkins
Jan 07, 2022
Season 1 Episode 44: Our Past and Our Future, with Jeff and Tanner
Dec 23, 2021
Season 1 Episode 43: Major League Soccer Field Management with Casey Montgomery, Sporting Kansas City
Dec 16, 2021
Season 1 Episode 42: Construction and Laser Grading with Jeremy Thomas, Thomas ProTurf
Dec 09, 2021
Season 1 Episode 41: Water, Water Everywhere Except in the West, with Dr. Tony Koski, Colorado State University
Dec 02, 2021
Season 1 Episode 40: Controlling Annual Bluegrass with Dr. John Kaminski
Nov 23, 2021
Season 1 Episode 39: Managing Turf at the National Mall in Washington DC with James Snell
Nov 18, 2021
Season 1 Episode 38: Legendary Golf Superintendent Matt Shaffer talks Compaction and Soil Health
Nov 12, 2021
Season 1 Episode 37: 2021 Lessons Learned and New Equipment
Nov 04, 2021
Season 1 Episode 36: STMA National Conference & Texas A&M Turf Management with Nick McKenna
Oct 26, 2021
Season 1 Episode 35: Little League Baseball and Softball World Series Recap—Lessons Learned with Chris Ball
Oct 21, 2021
Season 1 Episode 34: Turfgrass Education at the High School Level with Drew Miller, Brentsville, VA
Oct 14, 2021
Season 1 Episode 33: Infield Maintenance with Patrick “Irish” Coakley
Oct 08, 2021
Season 1 Episode 32: Park Maintenance with Judy Houck
Oct 04, 2021
Season 1 Episode 31: Turf Management with Ross Kurcab, the First Certified Sports Turf Manager
Sep 23, 2021
Season 1 Episode 30: Philadelphia Eagles Turf Maintenance with Tony Leonard
Sep 09, 2021
Season 1 Episode 29: Fall Armyworms with Dr. Ben McGraw and Dr. Pete Landschoot
Sep 03, 2021
Season 1 Episode 28: Bermudagrass Managment in the North with Alex Steinman, University of Maryland
Aug 25, 2021
Season 1 Episode 27: Turfgrass Training through FFA with Kristen Althouse
Aug 18, 2021
Season 1 Episode 26: Madison Manos, Hempfield School District
Aug 13, 2021
Season 1 Episode 25: What is KAFMO? with Dan Douglas, Head Groundskeeper
Jul 28, 2021
Season 1 Episode 24: Fairy Ring with Dr. Mike Fidanza
Jul 23, 2021
Season 1 Episode 23: Little League Softball World Series with Chris Ball
Jul 16, 2021
Season 1 Episode 22: Turf Management at Beaver Stadium and Penn State with George Peters
Jul 07, 2021
Season 1 Episode 21: Delaware Valley University Turf Program with Dr. Doug Linde
Jun 30, 2021
Season 1 Episode 20: Naturalized Areas with Dr. Pete Landschoot
Jun 23, 2021
Season 1 Episode 19: Turfgrass Management Without Pesticides with Vickie Wallace
Jun 17, 2021
Season 1 Episode 18: Penn State Turfgrass Programs with Dianne Petrunak
Jun 09, 2021
Season 1 Episode 17: Field Care at the Little League World Series with Rob Guthrie
Jun 04, 2021
Season 1 Episode 16: Topdressing and Drainage with Dr. Andrew McNitt
May 25, 2021
Season 1 Episode 15: Spring Irrigation
May 19, 2021
Season 1 Episode 14: Turf Insect Pest Update
May 05, 2021
Season 1 Episode 13: Special Event Preparation
Apr 29, 2021
Season 1 Episode 12: How Fertilizers Are Made
Apr 29, 2021
Season 1 Episode 11: Spring Update
Apr 27, 2021
Season 1 Episode 10: Multi-Use Field Management in Hershey, PA with Bobby Piccolo
Apr 12, 2021
Season 1 Episode 9: What Makes a Quality Infield Mix?
Apr 12, 2021
Season 1 Episode 5: Preparation for the MLB season
Mar 15, 2021
Season 1 Episode 6: Common Spring Homeowner Questions
Mar 15, 2021
Season 1 Episode 7: Outlook for the Seed Industry
Mar 15, 2021
Season 1 Episode 8: Bluemuda
Mar 15, 2021
Season 1 Episode 3: Turf Care on a Horse Track
Mar 04, 2021
Season 1 Episode 4: Growing Sod on Plastic
Mar 04, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2: Early Season Field Maintenance
Mar 04, 2021
Season 1 Episode 1: Preemergent Annual Grass Control
Feb 02, 2021