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Update on K-State Turf and Landscape Social Media and Websites

Posted on by Brooke Garcia

By Brooke Garcia and Dr. Jack Fry

If you are reading this post, you have arrived to the K-State Turf and Landscape Blog. We are so glad you are here! New information is posted every couple of weeks. You can also opt-in to recieve email notifications of new blog posts by entering your email in the “box” located on the blog….subscribe now! 

If you want to receive frequent updates on K-State Turf and Landscape research and extension, consider following our other social media pages too!

Our Twitter handle is back! Follow and you’ll receive tweets from members of the K-State turf and landscape team:

  • K-State Turf and Landscape Management Team Twitter: @KSUTURF

We also encourage you to “like” and “follow” each of our K-State Facebook pages to stay up-to-date with turf and landscape research and extension, department updates, program updates, pesticide safety, and integrated pest management!

Additionally, there is the Kansas Turfgrass Foundation which is affiliated with, and works in cooperation with, the Kansas State University turfgrass program. The primary objectives are to support turfgrass research and education for the benefit of the turfgrass industry in Kansas. It is a nonprofit organization and the fees are used to finance turfgrass research projects, educational conferences, field days, and expenses associated with the organization. Members of the Kansas Turfgrass Foundation also recieve an exclusive newsletter called TurfNews.

Want to join KTF? Click here: www.kansasturfgrassfoundation.com

As always, you can also find extension publications, research reports, etc. on the K-State Turf and Landscape Website: k-state.edu/turf

Thank you for your support!

Staying Ahead of the Curve

Posted on by jahoyle

(By Jake Reeves, KSU Turfgrass Research)

While it’s near impossible to keep up with what crazy athletic sock/shoe combination is popular or what the difference between leggings and jeggings are (don’t ask me), there is a real value in keeping a pulse on what will keep us current or ahead of coming trends, especially in our field.

Quasi-Innovation at work: Soggy toes from dew, no more with rubber gloves

This can be an exhausting endeavor, but may prove to be the very thing you needed to improve your various management strategies, nutrient inputs, or just the way you communicate. Here are a couple suggestions to keep ahead of (or at least keep up with) the curve:

  1. Get on Twitter. K-State Turfgrass, other universities, and companies you rely on are constantly posting information. Twitter makes for a great filter for larger articles as you can skim through the individual tweets to find pertinent information.
  2. Go to local field days or other hands on training sessions. You will certainly learn some great information from the actual session, but the conversations you strike up with other turfgrass managers or like-minded folks may shine new light on an old topic.
  3. Engage with your community. People outside of your profession can give hints to what trends may very well be coming within your industry. Do your constituents want Free Trade Organic Gluten Free “thing-a-ma-bobs” or would they prefer practical Good Ole Joe “thing-a-ma-bobs”? Societal climates are always changing, so it’s great to keep tabs on what’s in your area.
  4. Read. Industry magazines, newspapers, online articles (this blog!), almost anything… I can’t count the number of times I’ve come across a turfgrass article simply by reading online headlines.  Many times it’s simply a confirmation of something the industry has been discussing for years; adding validity to the topic. Sometimes the article is inaccurate, but it helps us understand where the information comes from that the public often brings to us.

Those are just a few excellent tools to not lose sight of what may or may not be coming our way.

And of course, don’t be afraid to use your own mind and create the innovation that all of us are looking for.