Weed management on golf courses with limited herbicide options

Fred Yelverton, PhD, has been a faculty member at North Carolina State University since 1986. Yelverton was an extension specialist with an emphasis on herbicides, plant growth regulators and pesticide residues.

Since 1995, he has been a professor of weed science with research and extension responsibilities for turfgrasses in the Crop Science department at NCSU. His speaking engagements and consulting activities have taken him to 47 states and 55 countries on six continents. Yelverton has also been active with both undergraduate and graduate students. He has taught a class every year since 1995 and currently teaches two courses: 1) senior seminar and 2) Advanced Pest Management for Turfgrasses. In his career, he has advised 20 graduate students (10 MS and 10 PhD). He currently teaches 2 seminars for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America: 1) Advanced Weed Management, and 2) Effects of Climate Change on Turfgrass Management and Turfgrass Pests.

Five of his former graduate students are now faculty members at various universities across the US. Yelverton was recently named Fellow in the Crop Science Society of America. This is the most distinguished award offered by this professional society and is awarded to 0.3% of its members. Fred has received the GCSAA Outstanding Contribution Award for 2023.