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Clipping volume nothing to snicker at

November 12, 2018 By
Recently, I listened to a turf-related podcast while completing some turfgrass chores. I was thoroughly enjoying the conversation until it hit on a topic that in all honesty, annoyed me a bit. The subject of clip volume was plucked from ...

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Keeping up with the Jones: Almost everything is awesome

October 15, 2018 By
Greetings from the Sunflower State, where Kansas Jayhawk football just ended a nine-year (nine-year!) road losing streak, the Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 behind talk-of-the-NFL phenom Patrick Mahomes II, and today’s headline in the Lawrence Journal-World boasts, “Kansans’ Incomes Booming.” ...

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The final destination

October 15, 2018 By
I recently was having a pretty awesome day. The weather was near perfect, my boy was unexpectedly agreeable at aftercare pick-up, and everything seemed copacetic as I went to crack a beer. I was kind of jonesing a heater though, ...

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Clark Talks Turf: Controlling basidiomycete fungi with Pedigree

October 15, 2018 By
Brian Aynardi, Ph.D., is a turfgrass pathologist and leads the fungicide development effort at PBI-Gordon as the company’s Northeast research scientist. You may reach Brian at baynardi@pbigordon.com for more information. Q: Provide a brief history of Pedigree and its active ...

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Seeds are money

October 15, 2018 By
Seeds are a turfgrass management topic often taken for granted. We spend considerable time and effort researching the best cultivars or varieties to use on golf courses, but we focus little attention on the seed itself. Given their small size ...

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The man in the mirror

September 25, 2018 By
You, dear superintendent, are the main cause of anthracnose outbursts. Luckily, you also hold the keys to minimizing those problems. Research from Ohio State University (OSU) says that mowing issues likely are the No. 1 factor that initiates the onset ...

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