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Guess what I did today, honey

August 19, 2014 By Matt Neff

So there I was washing my hands at the end of a day spent fixing an irrigation leak, still silently cursing the company whose defective fitting was responsible for me spending the majority of the day head-first in a muck ...

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Globe trotting golf courses

August 19, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

The summer of 2014 has been great for many superintendents, as the weather has been ideal for maintaining turf. For me, summer 2014 has been great because I’ve had the opportunity to visit golf courses on the other side of ...

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Dr. Clark Throssell talks turf plots and more turf plots

August 19, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

I was visiting the University of Nebraska and had the good fortune to spend two days looking at a variety of turfgrass research plots with Zac Reicher, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist, Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist, Matt Sousek, M.S., turfgrass research ...

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University of Minnesota Turfgrass Field Day

August 14, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

A beautiful summer day welcomed attendees of the University of Minnesota Turfgrass Field Day. Exhibitors, field plot tours, lots of turf plots, friendly people and lunch were all part of a great day. I believe there were eight official tour ...

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Scientists at the University of Minnesota study the potential of prairie junegrass

August 13, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Eric Watkins, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist at the University of Minnesota, shows a group of scientists his prairie junegrass evaluation plots on the campus at the University of Minnesota. Prairie junegrass is a perennial, cool-season grass native to much of the ...

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Researchers working to improve fine fescue

August 12, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Scientists at the University of Minnesota, Rutgers University and the University of Wisconsin are working on a research project titled ‘Germplasm Improvement of Low-Input Fine Fescues in Response to Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors.’ The goal of the project is to ...

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