Tag: August 2024

As weather climates continue to change, superintendents must be ready for snow mold’s unpredictability. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study on preventive snow mold control on fairways

August 26, 2024 By
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate snow mold prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine. ...

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The Golfdom Files: The Profitable Trio

August 22, 2024 By
In this article from the June 1973 issue of Golfdom, Illinois superintendent Paul Voykin explains why it takes a team effort to operate a golf course profitably and efficiently. ...

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Snow mold (Photo: Paul Koch, Ph.D.)

Turf MD: Dr. D shares how superintendents can contend with snow mold

August 20, 2024 By
Snow molds in the northern U.S. are the most serious turfgrass diseases a superintendent will face. ...

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The research plot at the OJ Noer Turfgrass Research Facility in November 2015. Half the plots were kept covered in snow for the entire winter and half the plots had snow removed for the entire winter. (Photo: Paul Koch)

Another look at winter rain’s impact on snow mold fungicides

August 19, 2024 By
The research in this article provides important information about how snow mold fungicides react in a winter environment, and it will hopefully aid superintendents in developing strategies to improve snow mold control. ...

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Turf Pest of the Month: Get to know ABW

August 19, 2024 By
With Midwest superintendents now needing to watch for ABW, it’s important to know the warning signs and how to control this potentially damaging pest. ...

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Off the Record: Mike Kenna, Ph.D., reflects on the short-lived Bentgrass Breeding Consortium

August 15, 2024 By
In 2000, independent bentgrass breeding programs across the U.S. were unified in 2003 by the USGA's Bentgrass Breeding Consortium to develop pest-resistant creeping bentgrass clones for commercial use. ...

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