Voices from ITRC2022

The 14th International Turfgrass Research Conference, held at Copenhagen University, was a great success. More than 300 participants from 28 countries attended and more than 180 presentations and seminars were held!

Development and Sustainability was the theme of the conference and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in Agenda 2030 acted as the conference programme framework. The programme focused on: increased sustainability by a multidisciplinary approach; science in action by ready-to-use research; and mobilising forces from academia to industry. Check out the conference website for more information https://itrc2022.org/

Voices from the conference - short video interviews

Maria Strandberg, Director at STERF, about her expectations on ITRC2022, new perspective, new knowledge and multifunctional golf courses (Swedish):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/0CEAC


Paul Gibson, responsible at Leicester FC King Power Stadium and the football clubs training facilities, about data driven grass development and STA: Sports Turf Academy (English): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/BA0B3


Gunnar Håkansson, General Secretary at the Swedish Golf Federation, about the need of a world congress like ITRC and an increasing research understanding world wide - especially between Sweden and USA (Swedish): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/93310

Michael Bekken, Wisconsin University, about how golf courses can become carbon neutral - and even carbon positive (English):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/A6D68


Wendell J. Hutchens, Viginia Tech, about how to work proactive to reduce the problem with Dollarspot (English):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/BB007

Thomas Pihl, Course Manager at Furesö Golfklub outside Copenhagen, about serving a whole dinner consisting raw materials only from the golf course (Danish): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/3EFC3 

Anne Mette Dahl Jensen, CEO at DFL Seeds & Science, Denmark, about R&D on grass and the challenges for the golf courses because of the climate changes (English): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/6A7DF 

Maria Viking, Husqvarna Forest & Garden, about the environmental benefit and development of auto movers for professional use - as golf courses (English): https://delivery.youplay.se/r/B3158 

Alicia Moulin, Sustainability Manager at Swiss Golf, about the rapid development within sustainability at Swiss golf corses - with focus on GEO (English):
https://delivery.youplay.se/r/B0C95