Behind The Turf

Nadeem Zreikat
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Behind The Turf is our podcast for turf & landscape mangers. Our podcast brings you various topics from around the the turf world with interviews from leading university professors, current thoughts on topics effecting the industry as well as various interviews with prominent turf managers in Australia.

  1. 07/30/2025

    Ep.54 Recorded Live at the ASTMA Turf Conference in Sydney

    This fun episode of Behind the Turf was recorded LIVE at the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) Turf Conference trade show in Sydney where I was co-host with Steve Smith from The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast. I organised a couple of special guests to join on the podcast and we also nabbed a couple of passers by to grab a microphone, strap on the headphones and join in for a chat. Join us for a bit of fun and great insight live from the Colin Campbell Chemicals trade show stand!   Our website: ⁠⁠Colin Campbell Chemicals⁠ Don't forget about our products: Chino our new pythium Fungicide Proplant Fungcide Emerald Fungicide ⁠ Links Mentioned: ⁠Rugby League State of Origin - WWOS Top 10 Moments of All Time ⁠⁠The ASTMA⁠ ⁠Dr Chase Straw - Penn State University⁠ ⁠Sports Turf Association NSW⁠ ⁠PGG Wrightson Turf⁠ ⁠EP.130 Keeper of the Greens - Adam Lamb (Commonwealth Golf Club)⁠ ⁠Dr Jim Kearns - NC State University The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast - Spotify   To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the beginning of the episode   This episode is produced by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with Colin Campbell Chemicals.

    51 min

  2. 06/12/2025

    Ep 53 The Pythium Episode

    This episode is two episodes in one. We recently recorded a chat with Rob Golembiewski from Atticus LLC from the USA.  Atticus may not be known to our listeners but Rob certainly would be known as he used to work for Bayer Environmental for a number of years. Rob made trips to Australia and spoke at the ASTMA conference back in 2019. I have kept in touch with Rob over the years and meet up with Rob regularly at GCSAA Conference. He is now a product specialist with a US chemical company. We chat about the active ingredient in Chino "cyazofamid" and discuss how US turf managers are using it against pythium. The second part of this chat is an excerpt from previous episode 35 of Behind The Turf podcast with Brandon Horvath from University Tennessee. I spoke in depth with Brandon about the different types of pythium.  Please enjoy. Links mentioned: Chino our new pythium Fungicide Proplant Fungcide Emerald Fungicide Brandon Horvath episode 35 University Tennessee All starts featuring Brandon from episode 42 ASTMA Trade Show Free Trade Show rego NSW STA Apprentice Day ASTMA Conference 2025⁠ The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast    Our website: www.campbellchemicals.com.au   To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode   This episode is produced by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with Colin Campbell Chemicals.

    38 min

  3. 05/27/2025

    Ep 52 Dr Richard Hurley

    This episode was recorded with Dr Richard Hurley from Rutgers University. Dr Hurley was brought out to Australia by DLF & Advanced Seed and were able to give me access with Richard after his seminar at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney. Richard has been responsible for stalwarts of the seed industry since the 70's bringing varieties such as L-93, 007, 007XL, 777, and Pure Distinction. We go through his history of seed development with a special mention working with Augusta National and the advancements in bentgrass breeding.  Thank you to Advanced Seed & DLF Seeds   Links mentioned Our 80 Year History Article The golfing Greenkeeper podcast Chino our new pythium Fungicide Our Broadleaf herbicides Methar Tri Kombi and Sportsground are back available again. Our website www.campbellchemicals.com.au   To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode   This episode is produced and edited by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with Colin Campbell Chemcials.

    28 min

  4. 05/04/2025

    Ep 51 Campbell's Corner - Our History

    This is another episode in the Campbell's Corner collection, recorded as part of our partnership with The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast. In this episode Steve sits down with Nadeem and discusses the rich history of 80 years of Colin Campbell Chemicals and the contribution to the turf industry.   Mentions from the episode: Our 80 Year History Article The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast - Spotify Chino our new pythium Fungicide Our broadleaf herbicides  Methar Tri Kombi and Sportsground are back available again Our website www.campbellchemicals.com.au   To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode   This episode is produced by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with The Golfing Greenkeeper podcast.

    50 min

  5. 01/20/2025

    Ep 50 Pat Jones

    This is the third time I've had the privilege to have pat on the podcast pat has been an amazing friend ever since I've met him back when social media was just starting to take off.  It is always a pleasure to have pat on the podcast this time we talk just on what is happening in the turf industry the changes that he's seen at the moment.  Pat's independent and he's working on his own doing some consulting and doing some marketing for different companies that he's built up relationships overtime. He doesn't run a magazine anymore we really do talk about the future of turf management and talk about the autonomous side and the technology coming through I hope you enjoyed this episode. @patjonestweets on X Pat Jones Website You Tube channel where our VLOG will be for the US turf conference Turf Disease Chart Mite ID Chart   To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode   This episode is produced by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with Colin Campbell Chemicals.

    35 min

  6. 01/17/2025

    Ep 49 Delphene Tseng Landseer Communications & Consulting

    This episode begins with a brief talk about my upcoming US trip before the main part of the podcast where I interview Delphene Tseng who is founder of a company called Landseer communications. I first met Delphene through a Superintendent in Victoria, Andrew Anderson, before I did this interview. I was really interested in hearing what she's doing to help golf courses talk about themselves, promote themselves from an environmental and sustainability POV, and work with the first green programme that we have adopted here in Australia as well as Audubon international. As Delphene puts on her website "Every course has its own signature hole; every course has its own story. ​Tell your neighbours about the salamanders that live by the healthy water on your course.  Show the world the native flowers you planted to create a pollinator habitat.  Let everyone hear the birdsong that floats between the morning fog. ​Big or small, we can help you tell the story that touches the heart of your community." Landseer Website You Tube channel where our VLOG will be for the US turf conference Campbell Chemicals X Account Campbell Chemicals Facebook       To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode   This episode is produced by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with The Golfing Greenkeeper podcast.

    34 min

  7. 01/13/2025

    Ep 48 Dr Cale Bigelow and Dr Jada Powlen Purdue University

    This is the second time I have had the pleasure of hosting Cale and Jada on the podcast. Since we last met up Jada has now become Dr Jada Powlen as she achieved her PHD and Dr Bigelow led Purdue University to another turf bowl win. Purdue University is in Indiana. The focus of the university is large horticulture crops and what is referred to as row crops. The broad range of the university allows for a range of ideas to adapt turfgrass and really looking at sustainability practices in turf managers. We talk about soil biology, the rhizosphere, and micro biome studies currently taking place.  We also talk about different cool season cultivars and the effort going into making these work better in terms of disease and drought and climate stress.    Check out our updated website www.campbellchemicals.com.au Our Broadleaf herbicides Methar Tri Kombi and Sportsground are back available gain Fairy Ring BMP Apollo Emerald Fungicide Video presentation  Emerald website resources   Links mentioned The Golfing Greenkeeper Podcast Fungicide Resistance article Updated version through VGCSA  Purdue Turfgrass website You Tube channel where our VLOG will be for the US turf conference     To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode   This podcast episode is produced and edited by The Social Media Birdie in conjunction with Colin Campbell Chemicals.

    30 min

  8. 12/02/2024

    Ep 47 Dr Jim Baird UC Riverside California

    In this episode we sit down and speak to Dr Jim Baird from UC Riverside. Not many listeners would know Jim but he has a vast arrange of experience within the turf industry we talk about his time as a USGA Agronomist, as well as his research career. We discuss different turf varieties as Jim is an expert in developing different grasses as well as improving the use of them. He also has done a lot of work dealing with drought conditions and the issues that come with it. At the time of recording PoaCure had not been registered in California however Dr Baird was instrumental in the first trials for PoaCure in the US and developing PoaCure from an experimental product to a new standard in Poa control. In fact we have based a lot of our understanding for Australia on Dr Baird's work on PoaCure. Check out UC Riverside Turfgrass Science - https://turfgrass.ucr.edu   Check out our updated website www.campbellchemicals.com.au Our Broadleaf herbicides Methar Tri Kombi and Sportsground are back available gain Fairy Ring BMP Apollo     To apply for the ASTMA CPD points: • Log into the ASTMA website members section • Choose 'manage your CPD' under the membership tab • Go to submit activity  • Choose POD as activity code • Under activity name enter the unique code for this podcast as heard at the end of the episode

    37 min
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Behind The Turf is our podcast for turf & landscape mangers. Our podcast brings you various topics from around the the turf world with interviews from leading university professors, current thoughts on topics effecting the industry as well as various interviews with prominent turf managers in Australia.

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  • Creator
    Nadeem Zreikat
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Behind The Turf