7Up and the early buying season
When I was sick growing up, my mom would make me drink 7Up. She thought it had medicinal properties and would take care of my ills. 7Up, which I now find at my grocery store on the bottom shelf of ...Read More
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Fending off Jack Frost
Being cold is the worst, but even a dummy like me has learned that if you dress appropriately, you can keep that miserable fella Jack Frost in check. I’ve become obsessed with cold-weather gear, particularly since the technology to keep ...Read More
Standing still? Time to double down
All of us, at some point in our personal and professional lives, will experience a brain cramp. In our professional careers, given the variety and amount of work turfgrass professionals have to manage, it happens so often you’d wonder how ...Read More
Keeping up with the Jones: Talking mental health at home plate
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 ...Read More
Recovering from hail damage
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 ...Read More
Simplot Turf and Horticulture expands into Southeast
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 ...Read More