Bruce Schweiger, Superintendent at O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, says, "People won't think about this, but turfgrass is the 4th largest crop grown in the state by acreage" which includes parks, roadsides, framework to houses, sports fields, and golf courses. Schweiger says, "What turfgrass is to the State of Wisconsin and the world is we are the frame" which means, "When you drive by a house and the house looks pretty, if the lawn looks bad, you look at the lawn, not the house. We're the frame that goes around the picture."

Bruce Schweiger, Superintendent at O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility, says, "People won't think about this, but turfgrass is the 4th largest crop grown in the state by acreage" which includes parks, roadsides, framework to houses, sports fields, and golf courses. Schweiger says, "What turfgrass is to the State of Wisconsin and the world is we are the frame" which means, "When you drive by a house and the house looks pretty, if the lawn looks bad, you look at the lawn, not the house. We're the frame that goes around the picture."

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