University of Arkansas Turfgrass

Official page of the University of Arkansas Turf Club.

[University of Arkansas Turfgrass @UarkTurf]

Congrats to our own @MikeB_Turf on winning this prestigious award!

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

Congratulations to @MikeB_Turf on winning the Watson Fellowship this year! I’m very proud of his accomplishments, and I know he’s going to have an awesome career in turf! ⁦@ArkansasTurf⁩ ⁦@GCSAA⁩ ⁦@uarkhort⁩ ⁦@UarkTurf⁩

[University of Arkansas Turfgrass @UarkTurf]

Awesome work being done by @SethFord_Turf!

[Seth J. Ford @SethFord_Turf]

Grateful to have my first trial at the @UarkTurf research farm!

[Mike Richardson @ArkansasTurf]

Congrats to @w_green21 on placing 2nd place in the graduate student competition at @TurfSociety meeting in Japan! Great work!!

[Bumpers College - University of Arkansas @uarkbumpers]

Sharandeep Singh Chahal, #horticulture PhD student, digging into #turfgrass diseases threatening lawns, athletic fields & landscapes; studying Yellow Tuft, aka as Downy Mildew, caused by Sclerophthora macrospora, & Large Patch: https://t.co/3Le2vloTvI

#AgFoodLife

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

The 2025 Turfgrass Field Day is next month! Register today to lock in early-bird pricing at $100/person. After Aug. 1, the price goes up to $150/person. Register 3 or more people at the same time to unlock a $20/person discount. Learn more: https://t.co/qXJmuxPN5Y @uarkhort @AginArk

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Clearing up confusion on wetting agents marketed as "penetrants" and "retainers" for sand-based putting greens, @uarkhort set out many years ago to do the research. See what the multi-state study says at https://t.co/2XqiK3joIt. @AginArk @ArkansasTurf @USGA @ASTMIntl @bumperscollege

[uarkhorticulture @uarkhort]

Check out our recent story on Horticulture Ph.D. student, Sharandeep Singh Chahal, who is digging deep into turfgrass diseases that threaten lawns, athletic fields, and landscapes across the transition zone of the United States. @FarmerChahal

Read more: https://t.co/2q0mXtBjFD

[Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station @ArkAgResearch]

Save the Date! ​Join us for the 2025 Turfgrass Field Day on Aug. 6 at 7 a.m. in Fayetteville. Learn the latest on turfgrass research and network with other turf professionals. Learn more: https://t.co/6A3VkWJiTZ @HutchensWendell @ArkansasTurf @UarkTurf @uarkhort

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

Proud day! ⁦@MikeB_Turf⁩ was the first student to take a chance on me as a new faculty member, and he has been phenomenal! His academic prowess, research excellence, and writing abilities are top-notch. Way to go, Mike!

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

The University of Arkansas Turfgrass Field Day is scheduled for August 6th. Pre-registration is open. We hope to see you there! https://t.co/t8FbzxBE7R

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

Congratulations to Aaron Day on winning the Rogers Garden Club Scholarship! Aaron is a phenomenal turf student and an even better person. He’ll be interning at the prestigious Quechee Club in Vermont this summer. ⁦@uarkhort⁩ ⁦@UarkTurf⁩ ⁦@ArkansasTurf⁩

[Sharandeep Chahal @FarmerChahal]

Yellow tuft/Downy mildew on zoysiagrass cultivars: El Toro (left), Zion (center), and Palisades (right).
@HutchensWendell

#uarkturf #turfgrass #pathologicaldisease

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

Congratulations, Sharandeep! You truly are an outstanding PhD student!

[University of Arkansas Turfgrass @UarkTurf]

Another successful time at the #GCSAAConference. Students attended educational seminars, networked with industry leaders, visited Torrey Pines Golf Course, and competed in the Turf Bowl. Great experience getting to learn more about the turf management industry. Till next year!

[uarkhorticulture @uarkhort]

Congratulations to Horticulture student Hayden Hawthorne for being awarded the Arkansas Turfgrass Association Outstanding Intern Scholarship. Hawthorne was awarded recently at the 2025 ATA Conference.

Hayden is an extremely hard worker, and this award is well deserved.

[Seth J. Ford @SethFord_Turf]

I would like to thank the ATA for this incredible honor! Last week I had the pleasure of spending time listening to different speakers, and learning more about what goes on behind the scenes in the Arkansas Turfgrass industry. I couldn't have had a better start to the semester!

[uarkhorticulture @uarkhort]

Congrats to Hort Freshman Seth Ford for being awarded the Arkansas Turfgrass Association Outstanding Incoming Turf Student Scholarship. Ford was awarded last week at the 2025 ATA Conference.

We are proud of your hard work and look forward to seeing what you accomplish next!

[University of Arkansas Turfgrass @UarkTurf]

Great opportunity to hear from highly regarded people in the turf industry and see what’s happening behind the scenes. Thanks for having us!

[ArkansasTurfgrassAssn @Ark_Turf_Assn]

We were fortunate enough to be able to give out 2 scholarships this year. The first one was to Seth Ford for “Incoming Freshman” and then to Hayden Hawthorne for “Outstanding Intern.” Both are students at the University of Arkansas in the Turfgrass department. Congrats!!

[Hayden Hawthorne @H_Hawthorne2022]

Very thankful for the Tynes family and being able to honor Garland Tynes’s legacy.

[University of Arkansas Turfgrass @UarkTurf]

Amazing experience as @logangturf volunteered for the 2024 Pleasant Valley Simmon’s Bank Champions Tour Tournament in Little Rock, AR. Assisted with raking bunkers, backpack blowing, and course preparation.
#TurfManagement #Golf