Archive for September 2021

What a difference a year makes in Wausau, Wis. Nearly 100 percent disease on the nontreated control in 2020 (left) and nothing in 2021 (right). (Photo courtesy of Paul Koch, Ph.D.)

Super Science: The bizarro snow mold year

September 30, 2021 By
Paul Koch, Ph.D., looks at two case studies that searched for a reason as to why snow mold barely affected northern areas while hammering southern areas. ...

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Researchers at Rutgers University evaluate herbicide treatment timing in combination with nonmowed and infrequent mowing of fine fescue golf course rough. A) Nonmowed and no herbicide, B) Mowed June 9 and July 7, 2021, C) Prograss and D) Proxy plus Primo Max. (Photo: Mike Kenna, Ph.D.)

Super Science: Weed control in fine fescue rough

September 29, 2021 By
Weed control for naturalized areas on golf courses can be difficult without the application of herbicides. ...

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Turf Tweet of the Month: Autumn arrives

September 29, 2021 By
Andrew Getty, golf course superintendent at The Prairie Club (Dunes Course), Valentine, Neb. shares photos of the course on a mid 60's day we enter autumn. ...

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Standard Golf moves into the fertilizer world

September 29, 2021 By
Standard Golf enters the fertilizer market after golf course trends like eliminating ball washers presented an issue for a company selling accessories. ...

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Syngenta offers control of adult mole crickets with Provaunt WDG insecticide as part of their GreenTrust 365 mole cricket assurance program. (Photo courtesy of Syngenta)

Syngenta extends GreenTrust 365 assurance program for mole cricket control

September 29, 2021 By
Syngenta enhances GreenTrust 365 mole cricket assurance program and now guarantees control on golf course turf through Dec. 31, 2022. ...

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Jesse Benelli, Ph.D., joins Bayer’s Green Solutions Team

September 29, 2021 By
The Turf and Ornamentals business of Bayer has tapped veteran turfgrass expert, Jesse Benelli, Ph.D., as the newest member of the U.S. Green Solutions Team. ...

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