Tennessee Turfgrass Association | April/May 2026
This issue covers The University of Tennessee building and maintaining FIFA World Cup 26 pitches. Also features a call for industry-academic partnership.
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When FIFA selected the University of Tennessee to oversee research for building and maintaining the FIFA WORLD CUP 26™ pitches, it promised to focus worldwide attention on the university’s turfgrass science and management program.
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UT turfgrass researchers have invented a device to test the playability of football fields, soccer pitches, and other surfaces—with the goal of keeping athletes safe.
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By Jay McCurdy |
The larger turfgrass and landscape industry has a labor issue—mainly that there’s not a reliable pipeline for accessing young and capable employees.
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By Brooke Heikkila – Graduate Research Assistant with Navdeep Godara – Assistant Professor of Turfgrass & Forage Weed Science, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, NC State University and Pawel Petelewicz – Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Weed Science, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Agronomy Department |
There is no doubt that machine vision-guided sprayers will have a transformative impact on the turfgrass industry, however, extension efforts will be critical for adoption.
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