Country Conference 2026

Updated August 3, 2026

This is my handout for the joint VGCSA & NSWGCSA Country Conference held at Yarrawonga Mulwala from 3 to 5 August.

I taught two seminars, and have made the slides available for download here, along with direct links to some of the articles and calculators and resources we discussed.

Managing for Playability

• Download presentation slides (1.8 MB PDF file)
• Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases 2024
• Video: Mowing and Rolling and Growth Rate and Green Speed with Chris Tritabaugh
• The clipping volume book: One Bucket at a Time
• Blog post: Getting Started with Clipping Volume
• MLSN project page
• OM246 project page

Sand Under the Microscope

• Download presentation slides (1.1 MB PDF file)
• OM246 calculator with unit conversions
• Light and Frequent Topdress Programs (5.5 MB PDF file) by Whitlark and Thompson
• Sand and clipping volume
• Sand topdressing to clipping volume ratios
• Particle size change for topdressing to OM2
• Sand topdressing measurement by exact methods