Invitation
NIBIO International Turfgrass Field Day
Tuesday September 9th, 2025
NIBIO Landvik, Grimstad, Norway
Every two years, the NIBIO Turfgrass Research Group invites turfgrass professionals to the International Turfgrass Field Day at Landvik Research Center. The purpose of this event is to share and discuss recent findings from our research projects over the past few years and to highlight international projects with particular relevance to Nordic conditions. Unlike previous field days, this year’s field day will take place on September 9, the day before the Norwegian Greenkeeper Associations annual tournament at Bjaavann GC, Kristiansand, allowing visitors to combine both events.
The main topic of the field day is sustainable water management in turfgrass. Our invited speaker, Dr. Chase Straw from Penn State University, USA, will provide insights on this highly relevant topic. Most importantly, participants will also have the opportunity to visit and discuss our ongoing field experiments.
During the field walk, participants will be divided into English- and Scandinavian speaking groups, thus allowing discussion in different languages.
For those arriving the day before on September 8, there will be an informal social dinner at Home Hotel Grimstad. The buffet dinner is included for hotel guests, while other participants are welcome to attend at their own cost.
Welcome to Landvik!
NIBIO Turfgrass Research Group
Information
Tuesday 9 September: Field Day
Field trials to be presented during the walk: SCANGREEN, SCANTURF, WINTERTURF: Sustainable (Re)establishment, GEVES variety trials, Digital image analysis and other sensor systems, Fairways4Future, Second Sun, FAIR WATER I: Seed mixtures and surfactants for improved drought tolerance of golf course fairways.
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Monday 8 September
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19.00
Sosial evening
Informal social dinner (buffet) at Home Hotel Grimstad
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Tuesday 9 September: Field Day
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8:30-9:00
Registration
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9:00-9:10
Opening
Håkon Borch, leader of NIBIO’s department for Urban Greening and Vegetation Ecology
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9:10-10:00
Sustainable solutions for turfgrass irrigation
Chase Straw, Penn State University, USA
(incl. 10 min questions)
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10:00-10:20
Overview and results from the STERF and R&A projects FAIRWATER I and II
Trygve S. Aamlid, NIBIO
incl. questions
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10:20-10:40
USGA’s strategies for sustainable water management
Cole Thompson, USGA «not yet confirmed»
incl. questions
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10:40-10:55
Break. Coffee and refreshments
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10:55-12:30
Field walk
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12:30-13:30
Lunch
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13:30-15:20
Field walk
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15:20-15:30
Break. Coffee and refreshments
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15:30-16:00
Wrap up
Maria Strandberg and Bruno Hedlund, STERF
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16:00
End of NIBIO Turfgrass Field Day
Local Hostess
Elise Krey Pedersen
📧 elise.pedersen@nibio.no
📞 +47 406 22 906
Responsible Turfgrass Scientist
Tatsiana Espevig
📧 tatsiana.espevig@nibio.no
📞 +47 406 23 778
Local airport: Kristiansand airport, Kjevik (Bus connection to Grimstad, 45 minutes)
https://avinor:no/flyplass/kristiansand
Home Hotel Grimstad
Single room NOK 1590,- per night
Double room NOK 1790,- per night
The price includes breakfast, fika, and dinner (a buffet that the hotel offers to overnight guests).
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40 rooms are prebooked until August 18. You make the booking directly with the hotel using the link https://n9.cl/turfgrass-field-day or QR-code Phone: +47 37 250 800 Adress: Kirkegaten 3, 4878 Grimstad E-mail: home.grimstad@strawberry.no
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Topcamp Bie - Grimstad
Phone: +47 37 040 396
Adress: Arendalsveien 85, 4878 Grimstad
Offers budget flats and cabins.