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Resisting climate change in golf course turf systems

May 13, 2014 By
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
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
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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Seashore paspalum: Finding the right plant for the right place

April 17, 2014 By
Seashore paspalum turfgrasses certainly offer a new option for golf course turf, but like all those that came before and those that will come after, there is no “silver bullet” turfgrass. The only places I know where “silver bullets” exist ...

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Woodward asks tough but good questions about golf associations

April 17, 2014 By
In my current role as Senior Vice President of a golf management company and one of the owners of a golf course renovation company, I get around to many golf courses in the Southwest region of the United States. The ...

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A story about exodus: Golf industry job applicant pool drying up

April 17, 2014 By
This is my first installment in a series that will periodically appear throughout the year on Old Testament theology. ¶ Just kidding! Don’t turn the page. Not that there’s anything wrong with the Old Testament, but you know, the whole ...

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