If you’ve worked with many turf researchers and scientists, you know that facts and events that can be replicated are critical to what they do. That’s partly why J. Scott McElroy, Ph.D., says he hesitates to make predictions such as those a fortune teller might reveal. Yet in this 60-minute webinar, McElroy discusses why it is highly probable that in the next 10 years autonomous technology will gain a significant portion of the professional and consumer market in the U.S. “To the robotic contrarian, any positive arguments presented regarding this technology will likely fall on deaf ears. To the contrarian, only seeing is believing.” he says. McElroy walks us through the science behind where this technology is in 2023 and gives you ideas you can use in the future.
Original presentation date: Dec. 7, 2023
Education points: 0.10
About the Instructor
Scott McElroy, Ph.D., is a professor of turfgrass and weed science at Auburn University. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Auburn University and his Ph.D. at North Carolina State University. McElroy’s research focuses on both chemical and non-chemical means of weed management in turfgrass, as well as methyl bromide alternatives, and poa annua control with fertilizers and herbicides in bermudagrass, bentgrass, and perennial ryegrass. He has served in many leadership positions with the Alabama GCSA, the Weed Science Society of America and the Crop Science Society. In addition to participation in numerous state and regional turfgrass conferences around the United States, McElroy has lectured extensively internationally on a variety of turfgrass management topics. He has been a GCSAA faculty member since 2006.
