Frank Rossi catches up with former Ph.D. student Bill Kreuser, president and co-founder of Greenkeeper, about turning a decade of turf data into practical decisions for superintendents.
Bill explains how his move from the University of Nebraska faculty to running a tech company led to Greenkeeper Version 3, which uses AI and years of data to act more like a consultant than a page of graphs.
They dig into what the models reveal about managing organic matter, why growth rate should be the target instead of a set level of PGR suppression, and how temperature drives wetting agent longevity.
Bill also shares why bentgrass fairways need wetting agents and how a handful of moisture readings could help guide irrigation across an entire course. The conversation closes with Greenkeeper Q, a robotic ball that measures friction, green speed, and slope, and the case for keeping science at the center of turf technology.
