Research

Turf toughie: nitrogen and fertilizers

July 22, 2015 By
Doug Soldat, soil scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, poses a deceptively simple question to his students: Of the nitrogen in a grass plant, how much comes from applied fertilizer and how much comes from the soil? Before you answer, ...

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Photos by: iStock.com/Mehmet Hilmi Barcin | Chris Thomas

Help from above: How can drones benefit your course?

July 22, 2015 By
A new era is here for small, low-cost drone photography and mapping You’ve probably seen a few up in the air. But did you ever wonder what drones could be doing to benefit your course beyond the photos or video? ...

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Do the math: Tank mix combinations

July 22, 2015 By
Maintaining high-quality golf course turf during the growing season requires considerable inputs. We add nutrients to promote an ideal growth rate and maintain a healthy turf. We apply synthetic or biological pesticides to manage pests, and we use products like ...

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Who says there’s no disease?

July 21, 2015 By
What happens when you send in a stunted or wilted turf sample and the report comes back negative for disease? That is not all that uncommon, says Jim Kerns, Ph.D., assistant professor and extension specialist in plant pathology at North ...

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Vegetable dye part of the fun at Army course

July 21, 2015 By
The last place one might expect to be told there are “too many rules” is at a U.S. Army base. But that’s the case at the Piney Valley Golf Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Go to Piney Valley’s website ...

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ArmorTech ALT 70, Viceroy 70DF recalls extended to all batches

July 1, 2015 By
NovaSource, a business unit of Tessenderlo Kerley Inc., has announced it is voluntarily recalling all of its turf fungicide formulation product marketed under the brand names of ArmorTech ALT 70 by United Turf Alliance (UTA) and Viceroy 70DF by United Phosphorus Inc. ...

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