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Reinders kicks off 150th anniversary at 2015 Green Industry Conference

March 24, 2015 By
The Reinders 22nd Green Industry Conference, Celebrating Our Past with Our Eyes on the Future, was held March 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in suburban Milwaukee. Reinders began to celebrate its 150th anniversary by hanging banners in the show hall depicting significant events in ...

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I’ll remember the Alamo show

March 18, 2015 By
I will remember a few things about the 2015 GIS in San Antonio outside of the great food and lousy weather. ¶ I ran into “Turf’s Most Interesting Man,” Bob Farren, CGCS at Pinehurst Resort, at the John Deere party. ...

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It could be worse: Don’t forget how cool it is to be in the golf business

March 18, 2015 By
Considering the stresses and economic problems we all face, it’s sometimes easy to forget how cool it is to be in the golf business. We have a tendency to get caught up in the negative aspects of what we do ...

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Punching holes in golf course cultural practices

March 18, 2015 By
Welcome to the wonderful world of golf course cultural practices. I recently attended a regional educational day hosted by the West Coast, Suncoast and Ridge chapters of the Florida GCSA presented by Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., from the University of Florida. ...

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Gimme some water: California drought far from over

March 18, 2015 By
As Eddie Money once sang, “Gimme some water.” Water is the world’s most precious resource. I hear that statement or versions of it made all the time, and I believe it. When you live east of the Mississippi River surrounded ...

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Suppressing annual bluegrass seedheads

March 18, 2015 By
Bruce Branham, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at the University of Illinois. He has conducted research on annual bluegrass management and control for more than 30 years. Bruce can be reached at bbranham@illinois.edu for more information. Q: What is a ...

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