Tag: snow mold

Winters in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have plenty of snow mold, no matter the ocean temperatures in the Pacific.(Photo: Courtesy of Paul Koch and Kurt Hockemeyer)

How El Niño and La Niña impact snow mold in the Midwest

September 30, 2026 By
University of Wisconsin-Madison research spanning 2008-2024 reveals that El Niño and La Niña winters don't reliably predict snow mold pressure across Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. ...

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The normalized relative clipping yield of annual bluegrass putting green turf in Corvallis, Ore., averaged across June, July and August treatments during 2023 and 2024, after a single application of Primo (left) or Anuew (right) combined with weekly applications of nitrogen at low N (top) or high N (bottom). Equation and R² values are from the sine wave model used to calculate relative growth suppression. The vertical line indicates the reapplication interval. (Figure: Golfdom staff)

Super Science: A recap of the research published in 2025

January 14, 2026 By
A summary of the research information provided by turfgrass researchers and the USGA Green Section that appeared in Golfdom this year. ...

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Figure 1. The snow mold pressure at Marquette GC in Marquette, Mich., wasn’t as high as it normally was, but it was still high enough to provide a solid test of the research treatments. (Photo by: Kurt Hockemeyer)

Super Science: A million ways for grass to die in the winter

September 2, 2025 By
Recent research overviews winter injury and what can be done to prevent it. ...

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As weather climates continue to change, superintendents must be ready for snow mold’s unpredictability. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study on preventive snow mold control on fairways

August 26, 2024 By
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate snow mold prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine. ...

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Snow mold (Photo: Paul Koch, Ph.D.)

Turf MD: Dr. D shares how superintendents can contend with snow mold

August 20, 2024 By
Snow molds in the northern U.S. are the most serious turfgrass diseases a superintendent will face. ...

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The research plot at the OJ Noer Turfgrass Research Facility in November 2015. Half the plots were kept covered in snow for the entire winter and half the plots had snow removed for the entire winter. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Another look at winter rain’s impact on snow mold fungicides

August 19, 2024 By
The research in this article provides important information about how snow mold fungicides react in a winter environment, and it will hopefully aid superintendents in developing strategies to improve snow mold control. ...

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