The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods

I spoke with Michael Bekken about normal nitrogen rates, why they vary so much, why that matters, what a normal N rate linked to growth potential (GP) might be, and greenhouse gas emissions from turfgrass maintenance.

We talked about:

- how to keep up with turf info from ATC and PACE Turf, https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/whats-the-best-way-to-keep-up/
- ATC newsletters, https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
- Bekken et al. on golf course nitrogen use efficiency: https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12049
- Bekken et al. on  greenhouse gas emissions from golf course maintenance: https://doi.org/10.1002/its2.61
- my blog post on conventional mowers, electric mowers, and electricity generation: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/mowing-electricity-energy/

Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/

Subscribe to my new podcast, Turf Without Borders, at https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/subscribe

Register for the Canadian Golf Course Management Conference in Niagara Falls at https://ogsa.ca/golfsupers-2025thecanadian/

Register for the BIGGA Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate: https://www.btme.org.uk/continue-to-learn.html

Register for my seminar at the GCSAA Conference and Show: https://gcsaaconference.com/education/session-detail?evt_id=737742c0-bb52-4192-ab34-f06c2413df04&ses_id=d85db2dc-ec5b-48c4-820f-57abce2a5193

If you'd like to attend the 15th International Turfgrass Research Conference in Japan, here's a direct link to the conference website: https://itrc2025.turfsociety.com/

Creators & Guests

Host
Micah Woods
I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.

What is The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods?

I discuss ATC blog posts, with supplementary information, stories, and the reasons why I thought the topic was worth writing about, and worth reading about. Thus, a doublecut of these topics. This covers grass selection, playability, and all the work done to create a certain type of turfgrass surface.