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How a wetland can clean equipment-washing water

February 28, 2017 By Mickey Spokas, Ph.D., Michelle DaCosta, Ph.D. and Scott Ebdon, Ph.D.

During the summer of 2011, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Turfgrass Research Center constructed a small artificial wetland (vegetated sand bed) to treat water used to wash the facility’s mowers and spraying equipment following use. The system consists of ...

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Bayer showcases Indemnify and Exteris Stressgard at GIS

February 24, 2017 By Marty Whitford

“End of the road, nematode” is one of the ad taglines for Bayer’s new Indemnify nematicide. Showcased in February at the Golf Industry Show (GIS) in Orlando, Indemnify features fluopyram as its active ingredient (AI), and can be used as ...

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Winter traffic stress on a Transition Zone bentgrass green

February 22, 2017 By Winston Nickles Mirmow, Haibo Liu, Ph.D., Bert McCarty, Ph.D. and James Rieck, Ph.D.

Many factors affect the durability of turfgrass under traffic stress, including the turfgrass species and cultivar, timing and type of traffic, root zone composition and construction type, soil moisture levels, recovery time and maintenance regiments. A 2008 study noted that ...

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The 19th Hole: Scot Dey

February 16, 2017 By Seth Jones

Scot Dey Superintendent // Mission Viejo (Calif.) CC Scot, what would you like? What is their IPA on draft? Tell me about your family. Steph and I have three kids. Emery is 6, Amelia is 3 and Eve is 9 ...

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All photos courtesy: Textron Specialized Vehicles

Safely maintaining utility vehicles

February 14, 2017 By Matt Zaremba

Superintendents frequently share with me the demands of their workday. We discuss a “typical day” in their mobile office, aka their utility vehicle, and the pre-dawn hauling of heavy equipment onto the greens with one goal: to produce the best ...

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Superintendent turned architect Bobby Weed remembers his roots

February 9, 2017 By Grant Gannon

As a superintendent turned golf course architect Bobby Weed has never been far from the game of golf in his career. Weed worked on the maintenance side of the golf industry and eventually became a certified golf course superintendent. His ...

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