Live at the OTF/OSU Turfgrass Research Field Day, GCI assistant editor Guy Cipriano talks to Dr. Dave Shetlar, professor of entomology at The Ohio State University about the expansion of the Annual Bluegrass Weevil, and what a superintendent should do when encountering the pest for the first time.
Heat illness is a huge risk for superintendents and their crews during the summer, but most of the danger can be prevented with an easy plan. Mandy Edens, Director of the Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management for OSHA, talks about how.Check out the heat effect monitor app HERE.
For some superintendents, aerification means spending as much time dealing with annoyed players as doing the work. Soil consultant Norm Hummel provides a few points to bring up to keep complaints to a minimum.
For some superintendents, aerification means spending as much time dealing with annoyed players as doing the work. Soil consultant Norm Hummel provides a few points to bring up to keep complaints to a minimum.
No matter your approach, a player or board member will eventually ask how you're working with sustainable practices on the course. Micah Woods, chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center, shows what to keep in mind when responding.Check out the Global Soil Survey at PACE Turf.Check out Micah's blog HERE.
No matter your approach, a player or board member will eventually ask how you're working with sustainable practices on the course. Micah Woods, chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center, shows what to keep in mind when responding.
Research shows the effective duration of plant growth regulators can be measured with growing degree days. Bill Kreuser, assistant professor and extension turfgrass specialist at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows how to get the most out of a PGR program.Check out the PGR GDD tracker app HERE.
Research shows the effective duration of plant growth regulators can be measured with growing degree days. Bill Kreuser, assistant professor and extension turfgrass specialist at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows how to get the most out of a PGR program.
Andy Jorgensen was in his 20s, and hadn't even been working on the golf course that long, so he figured his first screening with his dermatologist would be done in 20 minutes. When he left the office five biopsies later, everything had changed. He shares his story as part of our Superintendent Health series.
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