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Propane to the people:
When will the golf industry adopt propane-powered mowers?

August 5, 2015 By
Like dad used to say, ”It’s not bragging if it’s a fact.” So the people at the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) aren’t bragging when they say that the United States recently became the No. 1 oil and gas ...

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Photos by: Seth Jones

Boots on the ground: Q&A with 2016 Olympic course superintendent Neil Cleverly

August 5, 2015 By
Sun, sand and tourists. That’s the culture surrounding Neil Cleverly, superintendent of the 2016 Olympic golf course, in his temporary home, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cleverly’s stay in the South American nation is focusing on two things: getting the course ...

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Turf Feeding Systems launches affordable golf program

July 27, 2015 By
Turf Feeding Systems (TFS), a Houston-based fertigation system manufacturer, has launched an affordable golf program for public golf courses across the United States. Michael Chaplinsky, the company’s president and founder, said in a news release that his goal is to create quality affordable golf at public ...

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Club Car launches Summer Sales Event

July 27, 2015 By
Club Car has launched its Summer Sales Event where qualified retail buyers can purchase a new 2015 or 2016 Precedent golf car, XRT Utility vehicle or street-legal Villager LSV and receive $500 bonus cash through Sept. 13. “Our ‘Join the Club’ Summer Sales ...

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SPaRKS Web online system now available

July 27, 2015 By
Sydney Solutions of Farmington Hills, Mich., has unveiled SPaRKS Web, an online version of its fertilizer and pesticide record keeping system. With an internet connection on any device, SPaRKS Web gives access to application plans and records, has multi-user capability and has ...

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Photo by: Paul Chauncy

Plant Health Part 3: Top tips for surviving summer

July 22, 2015 By
These tips from four industry experts can help superintendents beat the heat. Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) and annual bluegrass (Poa annua) putting greens experience some degree of heat stress nearly every summer. The amount of damage from heat stress varies ...

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