International Field Day at Landvik, Norway
Article
Read about NIBIO’s International Turfgrass Field Day was held at Landvik, Grimstad on September 9th, 2025. Demonstrations of new technology and new variety trials gave participants valuable knowledge about sustainable management of turfgrasses, with a focus on golf courses. This year’s Field Day gathered more than one hundred people from eleven countries, a new record for the event, which has taken place every other year since 2013.
Article – NIBIO International Turfgrass Field Day 2025
Videos
Listen to some short interviews with speakers at the International Turfgrass Field Day at NIBIO Landvik, Norway.
Trygve Aamlid, NIBIO Landvik summarizes the International Turfgrass Field Day 2025, delighted by a new attendance record, and shares what surprised him the most during the day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvxXlYRfp_E
Chase Straw, Penn State University, spoke about his research on sustainable solutions for turfgrass irrigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKL0oMbGi_w&t=9s
Bernd Leinauer, New Mexico State University, USA, talked about “Maximizing Turfgrass irrigation Water Savings: Ranking Conservation Impact”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua57WD4wkzM
Peter Edman, course and facility advisor at the Swedish Golf Federation, and involved in the Fairwater II project on behalf of STERF, talks about research and trials using brackish water and reclaimed water for irrigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ExIYQlEkw
Michael Bekken, NIBIO, on the ITRI-funded project “Pathways to a Climate-Positive Future for Golf”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dP3MDxeY98
