The 2018 Winter Clippings newsletter is now online!  Read the full issue here, including these stories: Breeding a Better Bahiagrass Florida’s Constitutional Review Committee can add recommended changes directly to voters’ 2018 ballots.  Here are a few proposals causing concern… Quiet Strength co-author Nathan Whitaker to speak at 2018 Growing Better Annual Meeting Zoysia, St. Augustine...Continue Reading

Bahiagrass has been a staple for Florida turf use for decades.  Originally introduced from South America in the early 1900s as a forage grass that could perform well in sandy soils, it soon gained popularity for turf applications that focused on low cost and the ability to survive without supplemental irrigation and fertilization. These characteristics...Continue Reading

Turfgrass Producers of Florida is pleased to welcome author and writer Nathan Whitaker as the featured speaker for our annual meeting lunch on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey in the Hills. The lunch kicks off the day and a half 2018 Growing Better TPF Annual Meeting & Field Day....Continue Reading

Nematodes, Turfgrass, and Organic Amendments By Brandon Jones, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida and W. T. Crow, PhD, Professor of Nematology, University of Florida With the exception of a few locations throughout the state, the soils throughout Florida are dominated by high sand content, remnants of a time period when the state was completely...Continue Reading