Remember the bad penny?
As I sit down to write this column, which I guess amounts to my return of sorts to the golf course maintenance industry, it suddenly occurs to me that it’s exactly four years to the day since I left the ...Read More
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Don’t look back, you’re not going that way
What’s more important? Looking ahead or looking back? ¶ I’d argue that in the golf business there is value in both but I’m choosing to focus on the future of our industry and not get too hung up on what’s ...Read More
The “Lowe”– down on 2014
In keeping with the theme of this issue, which is “Year in Review” according to my official 2014 Golfdom Editorial Calendar, I decided to contact Todd Lowe, senior agronomist with the USGA Green Section, to ask him not only about ...Read More
Ethics in the workplace: Do the right thing
A well-known pair of industry experts say that professional ethics and protocol are the foundation of in-demand work skills that lead to sustained success. The golf course maintenance industry probably doesn’t do enough to impress upon its members the value ...Read More
PGR effects on bacterial etiolation in bentgrass greens caused by Acidovorax avenae
Bacterial etiolation, an unusual elongation and chlorosis of turfgrass stems and leaves, has developed into a predominant concern among turfgrass superintendents managing creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) putting green turf. Recent research has shown that bacteria, Acidovorax avenae and Xanthomonas ...Read More
Interest rates explain disease epidemics
The term ‘maverick’ often is applied to a person who does not conform to or play by the rules and often takes an unorthodox stand. As often as the word is used, few people know that maverick is associated with ...Read More