STERF Newsletter - August 6th, 2025

‍STERF Newsletter - August 6th, 2025

 
Voices from the ITRC 2025 Conference in Japan

International Turfgrass Research Conference is arranged every fourth year and is the world´s leading turfgrass conference. 421 participants from 30 countries gathered in Karuizawa, just over an hour's train ride from Tokyo, Japan, eager to learn about the latest research in turfgrass, make new friends and colleagues, and experience Japanese culture. About 180 papers were presented and discussed and more than ten papers were based on STERF´s projects and activities. Watch and listen to:

- Ruth Mann, Vice President of ITS, the International Research Society, as she sums up the conference and looks ahead.  

- Scott McElroy, Auburn University College of Agriculture, began his research into robotic mowers by starting a company with his sons.  

- Trygve Aamlid, NIBIO Landvik, Norway, about the research regarding the STERF-project ROBO-Golf.

- Doug Soldat, University of Wisconsin-Madison, about net climate impact at golf courses - and what role sand plays.  

- Kenichiro Fujisaka, Japanese Society of Science, focuses his research on schoolyard turfing for popularization in Japan.

More interviews will be published shortly. 

Invitation - NIBIO Field Day in Lüneburg, Germany

Welcome to GC St. Dionys, Lüneburg, Germany for two interesting days, 23-24 September 2025. There will be visits and presentations at the Fairwater-project trials and GolfBiodivers, as well as trips to FC St.Pauli Stadium, a tree nursery and much more, including social dinner events.

Invitation   

Call for proposals – apply now!

STERF has reserved about 3,5 million SEK (€315 000) per year for 2026, 2027 and 2028 for new research projects. In this call for proposals, STERF has decided to prioritize research and development within all four new R&D programmes:

·        Winter stress and integrated pest management

·        Sustainable use of natural resources in golf course management

·        Multifunctional golf courses and ecosystem services – landscape perspective

·        New technologies for a sustainable future

Deadline for application is October 1st  2025. More information as well as instructions for those wishing to apply for funding for research projects can be found in the link below.

Call for proposals 

Article - Midway results SCANGREEN 2023-26

Turfgrass species and varieties for putting greens – Preliminary results from 2023 and 2024. The article is now available in English, Finnish, Norwegian and Danish.

Article 

STERF (Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation). It is the Nordic golf federations’ joint research body. supplies new knowledge that is essential for modern golf course management, knowledge that is of practical benefit and ready for use, for example directly on golf courses.‍‍

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