Turf Grass Management in a Changing Climate
2024 Turf Education Day
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38m
Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist at Turf Education Day 2024
Climate change in the Midwest has created or worsened many challenges in horticulture and landscape design including shifting hardiness zones, increasing insect and disease pressure, and more exposure to extreme heat and humidity. Many of the changes we’ve seen recently are projected to continue or intensify in the future. However, sustainable turfgrass management landscape design is an effective means of adaptation. And with an increasing reliance on nature-based solutions, a healthy green industry is critical for climate resilience in the Midwest. We’ll discuss climate change and the unique turfgrass problems it’s created. We’ll also highlight solutions to help successfully develop and manage landscapes now and into our uncertain future.
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