Columns

Getting the most from a Primo application

January 22, 2015 By
Dean Mosdell, Ph.D., is a technical manager in the Western U.S. for Syngenta. He has more than 25 years of golf course research experience with plant growth regulators and makes numerous golf course visits every year on behalf of Syngenta ...

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Top four moments of 2014

December 16, 2014 By
If I keep saying it, you might stop believing it. But this year, my fourth year with Golfdom, was my best year yet. ¶ I know, I said that last year. And probably the year before, too. ¶ But read ...

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Remember the bad penny?

December 16, 2014 By
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 ...

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Don’t look back, you’re not going that way

December 16, 2014 By
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 ...

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The “Lowe”– down on 2014

December 16, 2014 By
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 ...

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Ethics in the workplace: Do the right thing

December 16, 2014 By and
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 ...

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