HomePublicationsCSA NewsIssuesCSA News: Volume 70, Issue 11Halloween special: Spring dead spotListen to the latest podcast episode October 31, 2025 Halloween Special: Spring Dead Spot with Dr. Wendell Hutchens | Field, Lab, Earth Podcast #135 Spring dead spot is a disease that lies in wait before going after your turfgrasses, transforming your favorite golf course into the set of your favorite PG-13 slasher. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Dr. Wendell Hutchens discusses the mega gains made in the last 15 years of spring dead spot research in hopes that someday we can turn this slow-moving monster into just the stuff of legend.Dig deeperCheck out the episode show notes.Earn CEU credit here.Contact us. More podcasts Back to current issue Back to home Text © . The authors. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Except where otherwise noted, images are subject to copyright. Any reuse without express permission from the copyright owner is prohibited.Share this: Related articles A smartphone can count your citrus crop June 12, 2026 Mandadi named director of Texas A&M AgriLife center at Weslaco June 11, 2026 Improving hemp yield and fiber quality through regenerative organic systems June 10, 2026 Recent articles A smartphone can count your citrus crop June 12, 2026 Mandadi named director of Texas A&M AgriLife center at Weslaco June 11, 2026 Breeding alfalfa cultivars with high yield in acidic and aluminum-rich soils June 10, 2026