TPF is pleased to recognize Dr. Kevin Kenworthy as the 2018 recipient of the association’s Award of Merit, presented at this year’s Growing Better Annual Meeting & Field Day. A graduate of Texas Tech University and Oklahoma State, Kenworthy joined the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department in 2004, where he is a professor of Turfgrass Breeding and...Continue Reading

Identification and History of Bitterblue St. Augustine by Phil Busey, PhD, CCA, CPAg – Phil Busey Agronomy Consulting After discovery of damage to Floratam St. Augustinegrass by SCMV (Sugarcane Mosaic Virus) there is renewed interest in the older cultivar Bitterblue St. Augustinegrass. Both cultivars have long been used in Florida lawns. Plant pathologists believe that...Continue Reading