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Keeping up with the Jones: Talking mental health at home plate

November 7, 2019 By
I was on my way to New Hampshire to play in the NHGCSA Gold Ball Tournament. I was happy to be paying off a contest won almost a year ago by the New Hampshire chapter. All I had to do ...

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Photo: Cole Clark)

Recovering from hail damage

November 5, 2019 By
A severe storm hit Pryor Creek Golf Course, near Billings, Mont., on Sunday, Aug. 11. The storm produced wind gusts of up to 70 mph and golf-ball- to tennis-ball-sized hail. The storm happened late enough at night that we waited ...

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A shot inside Simplot's Birmingham, Ala., warehouse. (Photo: Simplot Turf and Horticulture)

Simplot Turf and Horticulture expands into Southeast

October 4, 2019 By
For the past five years, Simplot Turf & Horticulture has been in expansion mode, and it hasn’t looked back. “For us, it just proves that we’re going to be a leader in the turf and horticulture business,” says Barry Mac ...

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Manuscript herbicide to control tropical signalgrass and other weeds

October 4, 2019 By
Lane Tredway, Ph.D., is a technical services manager with Syngenta. Lane has overseen numerous field experiments with Manuscript and other herbicides. You may reach Lane at lane.tredway@syngenta.com for more information. Q: Briefly describe Manuscript and its fit on golf courses ...

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A tribute to a mentor

October 4, 2019 By
My first day on the faculty at The Ohio State University was Dec. 1, 1983. On my second day, I went to the Ohio Turfgrass Conference and Show. After registering, I didn’t know what I was going to do. I ...

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The value of a good assistant

October 4, 2019 By
Data shows senior assistants are staying longer at a single course, which means they are learning more, taking on more responsibility and proving to be an integral part of an organization. But do we express that to them? A superintendent ...

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