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Ashton Franks

@AF_turf

From Texas to Oklahoma and back…researching and learning about turfgrass along the way! Oklahoma State B.S ‘21, OSU M.S. ‘23. Texas A&M Ph. D candidate ‘26

 College Station, TX
Joined September 2023
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Aggies taking 5th place at the GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl 2026 💪 Proud of our Texas A&M Turfgrass students for their dedication, teamwork, and strong performance on a national stage.
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf27 Oct 2025
Hurry up! If you want to purchase Aggie Turf gear, the Fall Store closes on November 2, 2025, at midnight. tamuturfgrassmanagementclubf…
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SCSC 427- Sports Field Construction offers a hands on project to students. This year the students decided to build a sand bunker next to our putting green. A huge thanks to Cory Blair @CapillaryFlow and Derrick Edmonds ‘08 @romcoequipment for your support with this project!
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf31 Mar 2025
The Aggie Turf Club now has an online store! This store will only be open for two weeks so hurry and grab some exclusive merch. Scan the QR code or follow this link to the store!
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf5 Feb 2025
Stop by the Texas A&M booth at the GCSAA conference! 🌱 Come visit with the future generation of turf managers and see how we’re shaping the next wave of industry leaders. #GCSAA2025 #TurfScience @tamusoilcrop
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Apply today! Don't miss the chance to visit PST West Field Day in Canby, OR, and share your research with industry professionals. billrosefoundation.org/stude…
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf12 Nov 2024
Come to see how PhD student Madam Sapkota and Dr. Chase Straw are transforming golf fairways with precision nitrogen mapping! @StrawTurf @AggieSoilCrop @ASA_CSSA_SSSA
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Check out @AF_turf's innovative research on soil amendments in Texas turfgrass. Great work! @AggieTurf @ASA_CSSA_SSSA @AggieSoilCrop @txextension @txresearch @aglifesciences @tvmdl @txforestservice @Manolo_Turf #SoilScience #Turfgrass #ACSMtg
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Don’t miss the poster competition! Learn about soil amendments in Texas turfgrass and support my PhD student, Ashton Frank! @AF_turf #SoilScience #Turfgrass #TexasAM @AggieTurf @ASA_CSSA_SSSA @AggieSoilCrop
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Turfgrass Field Day at Texas A&M Dallas Center, and special thanks to the Turf Dallas team for making it a success! @DrAgustingrass @ChandraAmbika @tamusoilcrop 🌿 Great insights on turfgrass research and management were shared. #TexasAM
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Soil amendments in turfgrass? @Manolo_Turf and I shared our first year findings at the 2024 Turfgrass Field Day in Dallas. More results coming soon at the CSSA meeting!
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf30 Aug 2024
Great opportunity for our #AggieTurf students to paint a yard logo. Thank you to everyone involved in making this happen. Proceeds will help students attend national conferences
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf11 Jul 2024
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AggieTurf@AggieTurf9 Jul 2024
Save the date for our 2024 AggieTurf Club fundraiser on October 25, 2024, at Sand Hill Farm Golf Course in Waller, TX. All proceeds will support the AggieTurf Club! @tamusoilcrop @lsgcsa @TXSTMA @TxTurfAssoc
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Ms. Turf@TurfMs21 Jun 2024
Thank you for sharing your research with us! @AF_turf @AggieTurf
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@PureSeed_RPMS22 Jun 2024
What an honor it was to have the 2024 Bill Rose Foundation Scholarship Recipients join us at Field Day. We got the opportunity to learn about their exciting research that will bring innovation and sustainable solutions to the future of our industry! Ashton Franks, Texas A&M University Ava Veith, Virginia Tech Karem Meza Capcha, Utah State University Ryan Earp, Rutgers University Dillon McCallum, University of Tennessee Elisabeth Kitchen, Virginia Tech
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Thank you to the @billrosefdn for the opportunity to attend the @PureSeed_RPMS field day! I look forward to meeting new turfgrass professionals and presenting my research! – at Bryan, TX
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Congratulations Bill Rose Foundation Scholarship Recipients!  We look forward to welcoming these scholarship winners to @PureSeed_RPMS Field Day in June to learn more about their research.  @AF_turf  @mccallum_dillon @ecakitchin  @KaremMezaC  @re_poaceae
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Planting and adding soil amendments today! We planted TifTuf Bermudagrass and Cobalt St. Augustine. Now we hope for some rain!
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The Texas A&M Turfgrass Management Club is hosting a logo painting fundraiser! Get yours before game day! @AggieTurf
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Our topsoil has arrived! This is the first step for establishing a soil amendment study for residential lawns! @AggieTurf @Manolo_Turf – at College Station, TX
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