When you discover an opportunity to speak to a scientist who has a hand in ensuring one of the world’s grandest sporting events comes off without a hitch, well, you pursue it. That’s what host Doug Hill did when he discovered that Michigan State University professor Dr. Trey Rogers was one of the leads on a team of agronomists who developed and executed the plan for growing, harvesting, and installing the pitches (i.e., fields) used at all 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup sites.

To listen to Dr. Rogers’ Conversation please follow this link.