Adam Nichols

Turfgrass Research Manager, Virginia Tech
Hampton Roads AREC

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

In Virginia the @VTTurfgrass Team likes to say "we can grow 8 grasses for lawns... not very well". But there are better grass choices than others for specific locations & uses. This new @VACoopExt publication details things to consider in grass selection: https://t.co/owrY8AgwZh

[Adam Nichols @VBVTTurf]

@NorfolkTidesGC has the field looking primo for @BananaBall_ between the Part Animals and Fire Fighters!!

[Virginia Tech Turfgrass Science @VTTurfgrass]

Are you facing weed-control challenges in dormant warm-season turf? @VTTurfWeeds has some solutions for you in our latest #turfgrass clipping: https://t.co/ICLsg02Ylq

[Dan Sandor, PhD @VTTurfTeaching]

The @VTTurfgrass Club President & Vice President have taken over my office, assembling apparel-sale orders. These items make fun holiday gifts 🎁 and help support Turf Club members attending the 2025 @FieldExperts and @GCSAA Conferences. Link to order ⤵️
https://t.co/cDwFVpNbZq

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

.@VTTurfgrass School of Turfgrass Ecology & Management opened Nov 1, but there's still plenty of time to join. This Wednesday's Zoom meeting features @kmorris_NTEP as industry guest. Spend the cold weather months preparing yourself for personal & professional growth in 2025!

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

2024-25 virtual @vtturfgrass School of Turfgrass Ecology & Mgt opens on Sat. 11/2. If new to the industry or looking for a comprehensive refresher in turf mgt, we think you'll be pleased with our program, leading to your chance to become a Va Certified Turfgrass Professional.

[Virginia Tech Turfgrass Science @VTTurfgrass]

We're just 7 days from the 3rd-annual Goatley Rules golf tournament! Join us and @TheVTF in Blacksburg on Monday, August 26th for this fun 'superintendent's revenge' outing⛳️ Winners will take home some handcrafted 'trophies' from @VATurf🏆 Register now: https://t.co/OVChLuJ545…

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

.@lejodelpozo indicates fall armyworms reported in Richmond area. #vaturf managers, email/DM Alejandro when/where they are being found. Here's a refresher on FAW mgt from our @VACoopExt pub: pubhttps://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/spes/SPES-357/SPES-357.pdf

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

Hearing & seeing the same thing as @turfbutler, especially in our warmer regions of Virginia. He has provided great advice to stay on top of this potentially devastating disease that is primed to explode after our weather pattern shifted from desert to tropics recently. #vaturf

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

Virginia turfgrass managers - be aware of what @DrTurfBug is seeing in NC. Note that @VACoopExt Specialist @TomKuhar reported them a few days ago in some corn trials. After 2021 'Armywormageddon', might want to at least have a game plan in place if FAW become a problem. #vaturf

[Dan Sandor, PhD @VTTurfTeaching]

We are just 6 weeks away from our 2024 #Turfgrass Field Day in Blacksburg! Come reconnect with us and discover the practical, applied research that @VATurf, @VTTurfWeeds, @VTTurfPath, & @TomKuhar and their grad students are working on. Register here: https://t.co/TeXaCCJRdA

[Adam Nichols @VBVTTurf]

@NorfolkTidesGC getting the ballpark ready for tonight's game! Look at them lasers in the outfield!!!👀

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

Turf twitter colleagues - curious to your thoughts about "less mow April" vs "no mow May". @vtturfweeds had compelling arguments for why in the Mid-Atlantic that our hypothesis is that a "less mow April" strategy will work better:
https://t.co/1UGY5dJ6B0 #vaturf @vtturfgrass

[Jepson School @JepsonSchool]

Through her honors #research, senior Ella Hayes unpacks how #rhetoric drives #politicalcampaigns and #publicpolicy. #SpiderPride 🕷️❤️💙 @SpiderHockey @urichmond @URSpiderNetwork https://t.co/MlLG0GNraj

[Adam Nichols @VBVTTurf]

@asnhayes Just ask Siri about dividing by zero...a great answer🤣

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

Thanks for shout-out @VirginiaSFMA! Regardless of your area in the turfgrass industry, the @vtturfgrass team will have plenty of current information of interest to you & WE will do most of the traveling! + visit w/ NC State's Grady Miller in Chatham & @TNTurfWoman in Abingdon!

[Adam Nichols @VBVTTurf]

@BIGTurfKnowHow @VAturf @VTTurfweeds I had to completely restore this 70yo bar of my wife's grandfather to present the "Major Award"

[Adam Nichols @VBVTTurf]

@TravisLRoberson is kicking off @VTTurfgrass Field Day talking about irrigation distribution using drones! @VAturf is acting as his Vana White displaying the drone! #vaturf #vaturffieldday

[Mike Goatley @VAturf]

Fall Armyworm update from @lejodelpozo: I was contacted by a LCO on Friday, Aug 18 reporting some FAW activity here in Virginia Beach. We have seen very low numbers of adult captures across our bucket traps in Richmond, Williamsburg and Virginia Beach.
#vaturf #fallarmyworm

[Adam Nichols @VBVTTurf]

@BIGTurfKnowHow @VTTurfTeaching @ColonialSoil @VTTurfgrass @VAturf @VACoopExt @VCEMG @VTCals @vtspes @BIGTurfKnowHow
that was my exact answer in my presentation before @VAturf gave his, and I was told I couldn't give away his presentation 🤣