Research

Peaks and Prairies fall educational meeting

October 30, 2014 By
Peaks and Prairies GCSA members had the good fortune to listen to Brian Horgan, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, speak at their fall meeting. Horgan started the day with a presentation about heat stress on cool-season turfgrasses and ways to proactively ...

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Bayer launches Specticle Total

October 28, 2014 By
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, unveiled Specticle Total, a non-selective herbicide with residual control. Specticle Total kills existing weeds and prevents new weeds for up to six months. It is easily mixed in a backpack sprayer, according to the company. “Specticle Total ...

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A sustainable message: Golf environmental experts meet in South Carolina

October 22, 2014 By
Some of the golf industry’s most celebrated environmental experts gathered in Hilton Head, S.C., last month to be a part of the Sustainability in Golf/the Business of Green conference. Hosted by Experience Green and its founder/executive director Teresa Wade, the ...

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Save your skin: A common cancer in the golf industry

October 22, 2014 By
I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been impacted by either having or knowing someone who has had cancer. As we all know, there are a large number of different types of cancer that can attack the human body, but the ...

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How ’bout this weather?

October 22, 2014 By
The long-range seasonal forecast. Like frozen pizza, it’s a great idea in theory, but the execution often leaves so much to be desired. It’s one of those things that you desperately want to believe, but most of the time will ...

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Investigating pollinator possibilities in golf

October 22, 2014 By
The scientific community has provided clear and strong evidence that wild bee communities are changing in their composition and abundance. In addition, managed honeybee colonies continue to face high rates of mortality, which result in ever-increasing costs for beekeepers. It ...

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