Frank had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Jackie (Jack) Guevara to discuss her career starting in the Philippines, coming to Michigan State University, and now making it her academic home, completing her MS and Ph.D. degrees as a Spartan. During that time, she has studied the use of various soil testing methods, in particular MLSN, and found that excellent turfgrass quality and performance can achieved with significantly less fertilizer than suggested by SLAN method.
Jackie has been intimately involved in the preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup focused on accelerated sod production on plastic. A big shout out to our newest Spartan!