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  Athletic Fields

  Welcome to Michigan State University’s website featuring our news, recommendations and resources for maintaining athletic fields.

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• Hancock Turfgrass Research Center Virtual Field Day: Golf

  Published on October 3, 2020

  Researchers at MIchigan State University Hancock Research Center share their golf turf research.

• Hancock Turfgrass Research Center Virtual Field Day: Turfgrass and Athletics

  Published on October 3, 2020

  Researchers at MIchigan State University Hancock Research Center share their turfgrass and athletic field research.

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  Kevin Frank, Ph.D.

  Professor and Turf Extension Specialist
  frankk@msu.edu
  517-353-0147
  

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  Optimizing Cultural Practices to Improve Athletic Field Performance (E0018)

  Published on May 28, 2015
  Turfgrass researchers have long extolled the benefits of proper mowing and fertilization practices to maintain vigorous and healthy turfgrass surfaces.

• Built-Up Sand-Capped Athletic Field System

  Published on May 28, 2015
  

• 2008 MSU Turfgrass Research Reports

  Published on May 29, 2015
  

• 2006 MSU Turfgrass Research Reports

  Published on May 29, 2015
  

• MSU Turfgrass Research Reports

  Published on May 29, 2015
  

• 2005 MSU Turfgrass Research Reports

  Published on May 29, 2015
  

• MSU Turf Weeds ID & Control

  Published on December 16, 2013
  Easily learn key identification characteristics of common and not-so-common turfgrass weeds found in lawns, golf courses, athletic fields and sod farms in Michigan and the Midwest.

• MSU Turf Insects

  Published on May 6, 2015
  

• 2007 MSU Turfgrass Research Projects

  Published on May 29, 2015
  

• GDDTracker 4.0

  Published on May 6, 2015
  

• 2009 MSU Turfgrass Research Reports

  Published on May 29, 2015
  

• MSU Turf Diseases

  Published on July 27, 2012
  MSU Turf Diseases.net is intended to help you learn the key identification characteristics of common and not-so-common turfgrass diseases found in Michigan and the Midwest.

• MSU Athletic Field Systems Performance Study

  Published on May 28, 2015
  

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  Warm, dry weather causes heat tracking in lawns

  Published on June 26, 2020
  Mowers and other repetitive movement can leave tracks on lawns during hot, dry weather.

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  Turfgrass pests: Sod webworms, bluegrass billbugs and grubs on the horizon

  Published on August 17, 2016
  Insect damage from sod webworms, bluegrass billbugs or grubs may be the reason some parts of your lawn didn’t green-up after recent rains.

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  Spartan Stadium getting new playing surface for 2019 season

  Published on April 15, 2019
  The upcoming project, which will begin April 15 and is set to finish by June 15, will replace the current modular field system with a conventional grass field.

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  Hot, dry weather impacts fall turfgrass management

  Published on October 3, 2017
  Weed, disease and insect control and fertilizer applications are all being affected by the hot, dry weather in September.