Columns

Mother Nature’s Polar Vortex fools golf turf managers

May 13, 2014 By Joel Jackson

The old saying, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” was a real oxymoron this year as she pulled the plug on turf managers north of the Mason-Dixon line. Mother Nature did all the fooling around with a new toy ...

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Safety first and always for seasonal golf course maintenance staff

May 13, 2014 By Matt Neff

As the golf season is beginning to ramp up in the northern part of the country, and with it the hiring of seasonal staff, training of new employees is probably at the top of many of people’s lists right now. ...

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Hydraulic oil spills on hybrid bermudagrass greens

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

By William L. Berndt, Ph.D. Hydraulic oil injures turf. Vegetable-based hydraulic oil is marketed as being less toxic to turf than petroleum-based hydraulic oil. If this is true, then healing times from vegetable-based hydraulic oil spills should be shorter. Research ...

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Resisting climate change in golf course turf systems

May 13, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Climate change induced by global warming has greatly impacted the stability of the world’s ecosystems. Weather patterns resulting from climate change have become more extreme. Whether it is too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry, a “normal” ...

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Timing your insecticide applications for annual bluegrass weevil control

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

Ben McGraw, Ph.D., is an associate professor of turfgrass science at the State University of New York at Delhi, where he leads the teaching program in turf management and devotes a portion of his research effort to the biology and ...

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GCSAA’s field staff and its president? Oh, my!

April 17, 2014 By Seth Jones

I do not consider myself to be a GCSAA watchdog. ¶ My goal is to be a good editor of this magazine. I want to have the most compelling magazine in the industry, from our feature stories and columns to our ...

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