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Free PACE Turf videos explore spring aeration and disease

April 28, 2011 By
PACE Turf recently released a trilogy of free videos addressing issues that concern superintendents every spring—compaction and fairy ring. In the first of the three videos, which can be seen for free on YouTube, La Jolla Country Club superintendent Dennis ...

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Best things overheard at the 2011 Masters

April 12, 2011 By
One thing about going to a major golf tournament like the Masters by yourself is, you tend to hear a lot of the conversations around you, since there’s no one to hold a conversation with you. I’m always happy to ...

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Gravely adds a truck loader to its turf lineup

April 12, 2011 By
  The producer of commercial lawn and garden equipment recently added a truck loader to its turf line of products, which already featured nearly 20 other pieces of equipment, including mowers, sprayers and sweepers. With an intake capacity big enough ...

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Cushman puts out a new vehicle

April 12, 2011 By
  This month, light-transportation vehicle manufacturer Cushman releases the newest member of its collection, the 1600XD 4×4 utility vehicle. The durable 4×4 boasts four-wheel-drive capability and a powerful 22 hp, 1,007cc three-cylinder OHV diesel engine to manage work on rugged ...

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Penn State University gets endowment for turfgrass programs

April 12, 2011 By
Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Inc. recently donated $300,000 to the university’s College of Agricultural Sciences to create an endowment benefiting the university’s turfgrass research and educational programs. Dubbed “the Pennsylvania Turf Research Innovation Fund”, the endowment will primarily support new graduate ...

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Syngenta rebrands carbon calculator tool; tests on 12 Marriott courses

March 28, 2011 By
Syngenta has announced a new brand name for its tool that documents and analyzes the overall carbon footprint: GreenCast EcoMeasures. Formerly called the Turf Carbon Calculator, the tool evaluates the cumulative amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released ...

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