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Navigating Early Order Program season

November 7, 2016 By Seth Jones

When it comes to Early Order Programs, the month of October is major league. Who will take the crown? He has no batting average, no bullpen and definitely no WHIP rating. Likewise he has no assists, hasn’t been checked into ...

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The 19th Hole: Keith Wood

November 4, 2016 By Seth Jones

Keith Wood // Superintendent // Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. What can I get you? Tito’s with a splash of tonic. How did your daughter Grace (two-years-old) like it when your son Alex (two-months-old) came home? In about three weeks, ...

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Cave photo courtesy: Dave Bunnell, Under Earth Images, All other photos by curt Harler.

In-tents course management

November 1, 2016 By Curt Harler

It’s a unique golf course that allows tent camping on its fairways. What kind of a management team actually invites campers to bed down for a week on the course? “I’m hanging my butt out,” acknowledged Randy Long, superintendent at ...

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An integrated strategy for controlling Poa trivialis

October 28, 2016 By Cole Thompson, Ph.D.

It’s a lot like annual bluegrass (Poa annua), but with real stolons, none of the hype, and almost no effective chemical control strategies in cool-season turf. Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) is a perennial cool-season grass that’s a problematic weed in ...

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Textron to combine Jacobsen and Textron Specialized Vehicles

October 24, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Textron Inc., will combine the operations of its subsidiary companies Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. (TSV) and Jacobsen and cease operations in Charlotte, N.C. by the close of 2017. The marriage of the two companies will allow them to better serve their ...

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Photo credit: laullon via Foter.com / CC BY-NC

Keep your eyes on the prize

October 13, 2016 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

After my dad returned from World War II he went to college on the G.I. Bill and received his four-year degree in Art. Upon graduation and being newly married, he was quite fortunate to get a job as a graphic ...

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