
Chase Straw
@strawturf
Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Soils at Penn State University | UK and UGA Alum
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23-03-2009 12:18:39
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GCSAA partners with National FFA to host National Turfgrass Science Invitational: The 2025 National Turfgrass Science Invitational is a competitive event for high school agricultural education students that emphasizes skills in turfgrass science. It will take place Feb. 3-5



How exactly do field conditions affect athlete performance? 🤔 Virginia Tech CALS student Ava Veith is using her knowledge as a former student athlete to research the effects of field variability on the safety and performance of athletes.


Happy to share that our paper detailing iron sulfate for use on dollar spot suppression in WI, MN, and VA is now published. Thanks to GCSAA Wisconsin GCSA Chris Aumock for funding this work! Doug Soldat Kurt Hockemeyer David McCall Chase Straw Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/csc2.2…






The recently twitterless .@TurfEnto asked me to share this student success story. .Penn State Turfgrass students took 1st and 2nd at the SFMA Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition. Congrats to him and to our students.


All the back and forth on this issue can be exhausting for people in the sports field industry. That is why Chase Straw and other researchers have been trying to secure funding through Dept. of Agriculture SCRI Grant program to develop such a tool. If you're passionate about this, reach out to

Great time at #GCSAA2025 in San Diego—networking, learning, and even visiting UC Riverside to explore their ongoing research work. Can’t wait for Orlando next year! Chase Straw #GolfIndustry #ProfessionalGrowth #Networking



A couple of flicks from the first few days at TPC Sawgrass for THE PLAYERS Championship… L I V I N.


Excited to share that our article, "Portable L-band radiometry for soil moisture mapping on golf course fairways: A calibration study with analysis of covariance regression in Texas," is now published! Please read it here: doi.org/10.1002/its2.7… Chase Straw Elia Scudiero




Sign up for the upcoming Sports Turf Field Day to with tours from Marcus Elswick and a presentation on a very important topic by Chase Straw. I look forward to seeing you there! uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0r…

Had an opportunity to present my PhD research poster at the 15th European Conference on Precision Agriculture (ECPA 2025) in Barcelona, Spain! 🌱 Grateful to Texas A&M University and my advisor for supporting this travel. Chase Straw #ECPA2025 #Barcelona
