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Learning about turf while sitting in traffic

March 21, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Typically on my commute to and from work I listened to sports radio. After living in Cleveland for almost two years, and the ineptitude of the city’s sports franchises, I couldn’t handle the constant negativity anymore (thanks Billy Manziel). I ...

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Travelogue: Idaho GCSA and Montana

March 8, 2016 By Seth Jones

I’ve known Peaks & Prairies (and Idaho GCSA) executive director Lori Russell for years… she likes to remind me that the first time she met me I was in my early 20s and had blue hair. (I did have blue ...

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Everyone sees it, Cup Saver helps keep it clean

March 7, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas that are used to create useful products and the Cup Saver fits that description. This inverted cone, made from recycled plastic, helps superintendents present a clean and professional look on something that every golfer that ...

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Survey: Voluntary Environmental Programs, yea or nay?

March 3, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Friends of Golfdom assemble! We have a request that will benefit a worthy cause and give you a chance at winning $100. The folks at Audubon International are teaming up with Kevin A. Fletcher, Ph.D., CEO of ePar USA and founder of Greener ...

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Quick hits from the trade show floor

February 11, 2016 By Marty Whitford

The Trade Show Stage Paul Ramino, corporate agronomist for Floratine Products Group, shared foliar tech and turf health trends and tips, as well as how the company has leveraged its 25 years of plant health science to launch a ...

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A different Pogo stick

February 11, 2016 By Ed Hiscock

While walking past the Pogo booth on the GIS trade show floor, you’d be forgiven for thinking the product is a pogo stick. You’d be wrong, but you’d also be right. Pogo, now about a year and a half in ...

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