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The edge of failure

March 1, 2013 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D. and Kelly Limpert

Several years ago, Dr. Joseph DiPaola and I led a seminar about turfgrass stress. Dr. DiPaola started the seminar off by sharing our philosophy of turfgrass management, which basically stated that we manage to the “edge of failure.” Given a ...

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The art of brushing

March 1, 2013 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D. and Kelly Limpert

Chip Howard, Ph.D., (turfsci@cox.net) owns the consulting business TurfScience, Inc., and manages several golf courses in the Southwest. Q: Brushing means something a little different to everyone. Describe brushing as you use it on the golf course. A: The ...

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Environmental management at Sharp Park

March 1, 2013 By Golfdom Blog Staff

While we were out at Sharp Park in Pacifica, Lisa Wayne, open space manager for the city of San Francisco, took some time to describe her job to us and how she works to keep the golf course harmonious with ...

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Merewitz gets Musser award

February 28, 2013 By Golfdom Blog Staff

The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation has selected Dr. Emily Merewitz, Assistant Professor in Molecular Turfgrass Biology at Michigan State University, as the 2013 Award of Excellence recipient. The award is given to outstanding Ph.D. candidates who, in the final phase ...

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Snow day!

February 26, 2013 By Golfdom Blog Staff

A view out the back door here at Golfdom editorial HQ in Eudora, Kan. But we’re still open for business because the commute is just to the basement! Take that, Yahoo! ...

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Audubon International make a move

February 25, 2013 By Golfdom Blog Staff

Audubon International has relocated to its newly purchased headquarters situated in the Rensselaer Technology Park in Troy, N.Y. The new office will allow Audubon International to continue enhancing its program offerings through an expanded workforce, and also enable the organization ...

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