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Behind The Turf
by Nadeem Zreikat
Behind The Turf is our podcast for turf & landscape mangers. Our podcast brings you various topics from around the the turf world with interviews from leading university professors, current thoughts on topics effecting the industry as well as various interviews with prominent turf managers in Australia.
Episodes
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Ep 56 Poa Forum Dr Jim Brosnan Part 2
Episode 56 Poa Forum Dr Jim Brosnan Part 2 Today's episode is the 2nd instalment of the Poa forum which we hosted back in 2022 at Woodlands Golf Club with our partners Greenway Turf Solutions and K&B Adams. Dr Brosnan talks about strategies for Poa control not just from a chemical point of view…
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Ep 55 Poa Forum Dr Jim Brosnan Part 1
This episode is part 1 of the poa forum we did in Melbourne back in October 2022 where over 70 turf manages from Australia attended. Don't let the timing from 2022 fool you as this podcast gives you the latest research in managing poa in turf. Dr Jim Brosnan is a good friend of ours and goes...
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Ep 54 Recorded Live at the ASTMA Turf Conference in Sydney
This fun episode of Behind the Turf was recorded LIVE at the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) Turf Conference trade show in Sydney where I was co-host with Steve Smith from The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast. I organised a couple of special guests to join on the podcast and we…
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Ep 53 The Pythium Episode
This episode is two episodes in one. We recently recorded a chat with Rob Golembiewski from Atticus LLC from the USA. Atticus may not be known to our listeners but Rob certainly would be known as he used to work for Bayer Environmental for a number of years. Rob made trips to Australia and spoke…
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Ep 52 Dr Richard Hurley
This episode was recorded with Dr Richard Hurley from Rutgers University. Dr Hurley was brought out to Australia by DLF & Advanced Seed and were able to give me access with Richard after his seminar at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney. Richard has been responsible for stalwarts of the seed industry...
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Ep 51 Campbell's Corner - Our History
This is another episode in the Campbell's Corner collection, recorded as part of our partnership with The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast. In this episode Steve sits down with Nadeem and discusses the rich history of 80 years of Colin Campbell Chemicals and the contribution to the turf industry....
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Ep 50 Pat Jones
This is the third time I've had the privilege to have pat on the podcast pat has been an amazing friend ever since I've met him back when social media was just starting to take off. It is always a pleasure to have pat on the podcast this time we talk just on what is happening in the turf industry...
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Ep 49 Delphene Tseng Landseer Communications & Consulting
This episode begins with a brief talk about my upcoming US trip before the main part of the podcast where I interview Delphene Tseng who is founder of a company called Landseer communications. I first met Delphene through a Superintendent in Victoria, Andrew Anderson, before I did this interview.…
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Ep 48 Dr Cale Bigelow and Dr Jada Powlen Purdue University
This is the second time I have had the pleasure of hosting Cale and Jada on the podcast. Since we last met up Jada has now become Dr Jada Powlen as she achieved her PHD and Dr Bigelow led Purdue University to another turf bowl win. Purdue University is in Indiana. The focus of the university is...
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Ep 47 Dr Jim Baird UC Riverside California
In this episode we sit down and speak to Dr Jim Baird from UC Riverside. Not many listeners would know Jim but he has a vast arrange of experience within the turf industry we talk about his time as a USGA Agronomist, as well as his research career. We discuss different turf varieties as Jim is an...
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Ep 46 Campbell's Corner - Passion
This is another episode in the Campbell's Corner collection as recorded as part of our partnership with The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast. The episode gives an understanding how we work with turf managers from around Australia. We talk about what drives us as well as our passion for education for…
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EP 45 GCSAA Conference VLOG
This episode is slightly more random than usual as I am not interviewing anyone. This is from the golf course superintendence conference in Phoenix earlier on this year where I do Vlog at the end of each day which is beneficial from two points view one is that people get to see a few for what is...
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Ep 44 Dr Wendell Hutchens
This episode features Dr Wendell Hutchens from University of Arkansas. Wendell's expertise is disease, especially soil bourne diseases. He works on cultural and chemical controls of diseases and disorders in both warm season and cool season grasses. Wendell was bestowed the Musser award of...
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Ep 43 Campbells Corner - Poa Forum
EPISODE 43 Campbells Corner Poa Forum This episode comes from the permission of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast where we partnered with Steve and presented a series of episodes. This is a short summary of the day we held at Woodlands Golf Club back in 2022. Guests who were in attendance…
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Ep 42 University of Tennessee All Stars
This is a podcast recorded after the GCSAA conference where I was a guest of the university and presented to the turf faculty. I also sat down with Dr Brandon Horvath and Dr John Sorochan to discuss all things Turf. UT is leading the research for the 2026 World Cup in North America, and are...
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Ep 41 Campbell's Corner - Resources
This episode comes from the permission of The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast where we partnered with Steve and presented a series of episodes. This episode focuses on the resources turf managers can use on a day to day basis. Contact Nadeem [email protected] See our website...
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Ep 40 Peter McMaugh AM With Special Co-Host David Worrad Part B
This episode has been in the making for quite sometime. I speak to Peter McMaugh AM who is a stalwart of the Australian turf industry and expert in the field. He has the innovator of many practices that we use in turf locally an internationally. We speak about his career with regards to the...
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Ep 39 Peter McMaugh AM With Special Co-Host David Worrad Part A
This episode has been in the making for quite sometime. I speak to Peter McMaugh AM who is a stalwart of the Australian turf industry and expert in the field. He has the innovator of many practices that we use in turf locally an internationally. We speak about his career with regards to the...
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Ep 38 Stephen Smith "The Golfing Greenkeeper"
In this episode I speak to Steve Smith an ex superintendent I've known for 15 years running his own premium maintenance turf business. However, I am talking to him about his podcast, "The Golfing Greenkeeper." The podcast has 2 themes to it. The first is Steve gives updates on the Australian...
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Ep 37 Jim Brosnan & Devon Carroll University Tennessee (UT) and special co-host John Neylan
I had the pleasure of a chat with 3 very smart people today. This episode introduced a graduate student of Dr Jim Brosnans, Devon Carroll who is working on a her PHD. We firstly speak about her research about women in turf and the findings she has found on why and why not women work in the turf...
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Ep 36 John Neylan Turf Agronomist & Shane Greenhill
In todays episode I have 2 guests who I have been wanting to get onto the show. John Neylan is very well known in Australia and worldwide with his research and agronomy services. John has been lead the AGCSA (now ASTMA) for a number of years and also worked independently. He is now with SportEng…
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Ep 35 Dr Brandon Horvath
This episode features Dr Brandon Horvath from University Tennessee. Brandon is a turf pathologist with the university and a teacher and conducts turf research. We catch on COVID and how he has adapted with teaching and life. This discussion really gives some great information as we dive deep into...
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Ep 34 Dr Ben McGraw Entomologist Penn State University
In today's episode I speak to De Ben McGraw a entomologist from Penn State University. Ben has been on the podcast before on episodes. We catch on COVID and how he has adapted. Again I speak to him about weevils as this insect is the most troublesome insect on cool season grasses in the US as it…
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Ep 33 Dr Scott McElroy Weed Scientist Auburn University
This episode we welcome back Dr Scott McElroy from Auburn university. Scott appeared in episodes 1 and 22. We have an entertaining chat with a lot of humour and sarcasm just to lighten the mood. Scott was aware of our situation and wanted to bring some joy to the listeners. We talk about what he...
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Ep 32 Dr. John Kaminski Penn State University
In this episode I finally get to sit down and have a chat with john. John is a good friend and was one of the first people I met through the use of social media back 10 years ago. He was instrumental in leading the way social media could be utilised for turf. Dr. Kaminski now serves as the…
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Ep 31 People First
Today we have one of my favourite and most popular guest ls back Ben Gibson from The Toolbox Team. However this episode is a little different as Ben has just finished his first book which is being printed as we were recording this episode. The name of the book is called "People First." We speak...
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Ep 30 Crowsfoot webinar
Welcome to the first podcast of Behind The Turf for 2021. This episode is slightly different as it is a webinar that was recorded in September 2021 on crowsfoot grass control (known also as goose grass). The webinar was run in partnership with Greenway Turf Solutions our national distributors. It...
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Ep 29 Dr John Dempsey "Mr Phosphite"
Did you want a quick lesson on phosphites on what they are and how they work and how they are different? This episode is for you. I speak to Dr John Dempsey of Ireland who is a former superintendent Royal Curragh Golf Club and is now an independent turf researcher. John has recently published his...
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Ep 28 Ben Gibson The Toolbox Team
We take a break from the agronomy side of turf to bring you Ben Gibson. After the feedback we received from Ben's previous episode last year we thought it would be good to get him back and dive deeper this time. We speak this time on a couple of topics starting with conflict within the workplace...
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Ep 27 University Florida Dr Phil Harmon
After GIS in Orlando this year I headed up towards Gainesville Florida to the turf research station in Citra Florida (there are 3 in the state). Besides the tour of the facility I sit down with Dr Harmon and talk diseases warm season grasses and turf in Florida. For those not aware Florida is one...
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Ep 26 GIS 2020 Ben McGraw
Ben McGraw Penn State leading Turf entomologist. He knows insects. I sat down with ben again this year at GIS and spoke to him about insects issues we have here as well as new frontiers in managing pests with "microbiome". This is a term that you will see more and more of but what is it and how...
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Ep 25 GIS 2020 Dr Cale Bigelow
Cale is an all-round smart man with everything and anything to do with turf. I speak to Cale on the university and what Purdue is all about. We get into some of the work he does and the challenges he faces. Cale was kind enough to give me some time with such a busy schedule at GIS and I was able…
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Ep 24 Dr Jim Brosnan
A double act here to get two of the top weed scientists on a podcast together. Dr Yelverton is no stranger to Australia as he has visited our shores a few times as a keynote speaker for the Australasian Turfgrass Conference.
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Ep 23 GIS 2020 Stan Kostka
Stan is familiar with Australian audiences and has been in the surfactant game for over 25 years. Stan has invented and help develop some of the worlds most used surfactants over that time. I talk to Stan on his most recent work on surfactants (also known as wetting agents) at Penn State with Dr...
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Ep 22 GIS 2020 Scott
Today's episode was again at GIS 2020 where I had a chat with Dr Scott McElroy. Many Australians would know Scott from when he was out in Australia for the walk and talks we did as well as the Turf Conference in New Zealand. We speak on herbicides and herbicide resistance and what hold in the...
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Ep 20 Golf Industry Show 2020
In this episode I have mashed together the 4 days at GIS. These recordings were posted on our YouTube channel and now can be listened to in on episode. Please enjoy.
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Ep 19 2020 GIS
In the first episode for 2020 I discuss the extreme weather in Australia with the bushfires. At the time of recording good rain was forecast and its implications for turf managers. I also talk about the GIS the golf industry show and my plans for the week with podcast guests.
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Ep 18 Ben Gibson
This episode is quite a bit different to previous charts I've had as its not agronomic based. Ben Gibson is the head of The Toolbox Team providing not just products and services but partnerships to turf teams across the country with safety, WHS Leadership auditing and compliance just to name a…
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Ep 17 GIS Chat with Pat Jones and Paul Koch
Again very excited to have Pat Jones on our podcast for the second year in a row. Pat at the time of the interview was still running GCI Magazine however he has since moved on to Harrell's to look after marketing digital side. He is till involved heavily in turf and is a great asset to the...
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Ep 16 Mike Fidanza 2019
Fairy ring is one of the most difficult diseases to control. There hasn't been as much research on this disease as others. I sit down today at GIS to talk to Dr Mike Fidanza from Penn State and discuss this troublesome disease and he gives some insights in the best way to control this disease.…
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Ep 15 Dr Jim Brosnan
I was lucky enough to sit down with Jim again this year and get an update on turf research into weeds. We especially spoke about Poa and the research group setup to deal with this troublesome weed. He gives good insights into resistance management and where we are as this is still the biggest…
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Ep 14 Ben McGraw 2019
In today's episode I talk with Dr Ben McGraw from Penn State University. Ben is an entomologist and has unbelievable knowledge of insects. He has done a plenty of research into the bluegrass weevil which is similar to our Argentine Stem Weevil so there is a lot to learn here. Ben is really...
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Ep 13 Peter Boutsalis AGCSA 2019
I was lucky enough to catch Peter at the recent Australasian turfgrass Conference in Brisbane after his session on the work he has done in resistance testing in turf. Peter works at the University of Adelaide as well as managing Plant Science Consulting where turf managers can send samples of…
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Ep 11 My Thought Imprtance of Disease Testing
Disease testing- everyone knows it but not everyone utilises it as much as they should. I give some thoughts on why its important and what benefits there are in confuting disease testing.
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Ep 10 My Love of Social Media
This is just my thoughts on social media and the use in the turf industry. Many of you now I am very active on social media and have presented a number of talks at various conferences in Australia. These are just some of the reasons why I love it so much.
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Ep 9 Thoughts on Best Use Of Fungicides
In this podcast these are my thoughts on best use of fungicides in turf. There is some confusion in what to use and when abnd how each product works. I hope this short episode helps with understanding fungicides.
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Ep 8 Thoughts on ERI
From time to time I will be putting my thoughts out there on certain topics and hoping to give some help in dealing with agronomic aspects of turf management. In this episode I am talking about ERI management and some things to think about in helping to control this disease.
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Ep 7 Bruce Williams Chat at AGCSA Conference 2018
Bruce Williams is known in a lot of turf circles worldwide and has been a regular visit to Australia with his work with Grigg Brothers through Globe Australia. Bruce has been on the GCSAA board and president of 4 GCSAA chapters. However one of his specialities that I wanted to talk to him about…
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Ep 6 Micah Woods Asian Turfgrass Centre
This is a discussion I was apart of with some superintendents in Sydney from a while back. We were lucky enough to have Micah on the line. He talks about summer stress and experience in the Asian region as well as how to best manage turf in the summer. We also talk about new verities coming onto...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Behind The Turf is our podcast for turf & landscape mangers. Our podcast brings you various topics from around the the turf world with interviews from leading university professors, current thoughts on topics effecting the industry as well as various interviews with prominent turf managers in Australia.
HOSTED BY
Nadeem Zreikat
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