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Skip to content -- _ _ -- MENU MENU Home Turf Program Publications Resource Future Students Commencement Directory Give Future Students Commencement Directory Give Home Turf Management as a Career The thriving turf management industry offers management opportunities ranging from sod production to the establishment and maintenance of private and public grounds. Turfgrass managers are supervisors for golf courses, ski resorts, sports fields, and for park departments. Excellent employment opportunities are available in the areas of lawn care and landscape management. Other employment opportunities include the management of industrial and institutional grounds, highway reclamation, and erosion control. Graduates completing the turf management concentration command some of the highest salaries in professional agriculture. Studies in this concentration focus on the production and maintenance of ornamental and functional turfgrass areas. Turf-oriented courses are supplemented by classes in nursery and landscape management, plant and soil sciences, business management, irrigation design, and pest management (entomology, plant pathology, weed science). For a detailed description of the turfgrass concentraton curriculum, please refer to our course checksheet . Departments Dean's Office Agricultural and Resource Economics Animal Sciences Agricultural Biology Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Soil and Crop Sciences Research Centers AES Headquarters ARDEC Arkansas Valley Eastern Colorado Plainsman San Luis Valley Southwestern Colorado Western Colorado Plant Growth Facilities Contact Info 301 University Ave Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173 Bldg: 101 Shepardson Voice: 970-491-7070 Fax: 970-491-7745 Dr. Tony Koski © 2020 CSU Turfgrass Program | Powered by Beaver Builder Contact CSU Equal Opportunity Privacy Statement Disclaimer 2018 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523 USA...