Manuel Chavarria Ph. D

Assistant Professor & Extension. Turfgrass-Stress Physiology. Texas A&M University ⛳️ 🏈🏌️‍♂️ 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇪🇸

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Elite athletes need elite surfaces. Sharing the science behind FIFA field preparation, player safety, and world-class playing conditions. ⚽🌱

Interviewed: Nick McKenna, Ashton Franks, Cody Patranella, and Manuel Chavarría.

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We had a fantastic morning laying sod with the help of our dedicated students—great teamwork and hands-on learning all around!
A big thank you to All Seasons Turf Grass for generously supplying the sod and supporting this effort. @BobChiong23 @TAMUSCGO

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Thanks to our guest industry speaker at Aggie Turf Club today, Brandon McClellan, Owner of Central Texas Lawn Leveling in Georgetown, TX.  Brandon shared with students about his career path into his lawn leveling business.

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Testing the ALBA AI Precision Weed Sprayer for tomorrow's demo @txextension @AggieTurf @AgriLifeDallas @ecorobotix

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Dan Bergstrom, Head Groundskeeper with the Houston Dynamo was guest speaker at this week’s Aggie Turf Club. Dan talked about his career path and current role including overseeing the upcoming natural grass installation and maintenance for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Houston

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Aggies taking 5th place at the GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl 2026 💪 Proud of our Texas A&M Turfgrass students for their dedication, teamwork, and strong performance on a national stage.

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I wonder how Spring green up is going to look like in North Texas this year. The transition between a relatively warm winter and this was pretty short... @AgriLifeDallas @AggieTurf

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STGCSA Christmas Party & Scholarship Awards – Congratulations to Our Texas A&M Turf Students! @AggieSoilCrop @tamusoilcrop @AggieTurf

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Thanks to all of the companies who participated in our 1st annual TAMU Turfgrass internship/job open house last week. It was a great event for our students!
@tamusoilcrop

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Another season kicked off painting yard logos for the AggieTurf Club. Thank you Mr. And Mrs. Tinker @SRSDistribution for your continued support.

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Our Turfgrass Science students are doing great things on internship this summer! Jackson Dillard has been interning at Pebble Creek Country Club, College Station, TX. Jackson is a junior in the program and plans to become a golf course superintendent after his graduation.

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Our Turfgrass Science students are doing great things on internship this summer!  A.J. Sonday is interning at American Family Field, Home of the Milwaukee Brewers.  A.J. is a junior in the program and plans to become a sports field manager after graduation.

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Behind the scenes: Our 2025 trial plots are in! Testing next-gen Bermudagrass varieties with NTEP. @AggieTurf @tamusoilcrop @kmorris_NTEP