Below you will find the 2024 Snow Mold Fungicide Research Reports from the University of Wisconsin completed during the winter of 2023-2024. Research trials were held at 6 sites across the Midwest – Timber Ridge GC in Minocqua, WI; Wausau CC in Wausau, WI; Marquette CC in Marquette, MI; Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, MN, Northland CC in Duluth, MN, and the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research Facility in Madison, WI:
Wausau, WI | Report | Photos |
Marquette, MI | Report | Photos |
Brainerd, MN | Report | Photos |
Duluth, MN | Report | Photos |
Snow Mold Timing – Madison, WI | Report | Photos |
Snow Mold Timing – Wausau, WI | Report | Photos |
Snow Mold Timing – Minoqua, WI | Report | Photos |
WinterTurf – Fertility Rate Impact | Report | Photos |
WinterTurf – Fertility Timing Impact | Report | Photos |
WinterTurf – Tree Leaf Mulching | Report | Photos |
Pictures of each treatment at each site are also included, which are property of the University of Wisconsin and not available for marketing purposes without prior consent. For optimal viewing of pictures on your smart phone please turn the phone horizontally.
Special thanks to the following superintendents for hosting our snow mold research this past winter: Aaron Hansen at Wausau CC, Craig Moore at Marquette CC, Jay Pritzl at Timber Ridge GC, Matt McKinnon at Cragun’s Resort, and Jake Ryan at Northland CC. The results presented here would not be possible without their support.
Additional thanks go to the companies that sponsored research in the reports presented here: Andersons, BASF, Belchim, Envu, FMC, Harrells, Nufarm, Quali-Pro, and Syngenta.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have regarding this research.
Paul Koch, Ph.D.
plkoch@wisc.edu
608-262-6531
Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison