Being Flexible with Ever-Changing Weather and Diseases - David Robinson talks Turf

Yara’s Turf and Ornamental Crop Manager, Neil Mayberry has a discussion with David Robinson, Senior Director of Golf and Grounds for Marriott International.  David manages golf courses around the globe and sees a wide variety of turf, weather, and diseases. Weather patterns and diseases are ever changing and hard to predict and a superintendent needs to be dynamic in his/her management. David teaches us that it is important to continually grow your knowledge and be flexible in management styles to be successful. Some topics that he covers in this podcast: Transitioning from fall/winter to spring How they have completely rethought their nitrogen applications Relying on soil and tissue tests Timing nutrition applications on differing varieties and geographies Being careful not to over irrigate. This can lead to many other problems Best practices for spring transition from overseed