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Purdue University Extension on pink snow mold
Pink snow mold is a disease that should be of concern for sports turf managers across the Midwest.
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Want to be perfect? Get ready for a lifetime of disappointment
Often in leadership circles, we place those who achieve success on pedestals and we talk about what they did right. We study their actions. We admire the decisions they made and the opportunities they've had. We learn from them and they challenge us. Do you ever notice that some of these people never fail? They seem to never make a mistake or if they do, we only hear about it because they're telling us about their success overcoming that failure or learning from it.
Minnesota man’s invention makes a snowblower better
Grant Hanson's Snowalker helps a commercial-grade snowblower go up and over obstacles that used to mean mechanical damage to the machine and danger to its driver.
It’s the end of the world as we know it
The world was supposed to end last week … at least according to some out-there prognosticators. And predictably, more than a few rattled souls from different corners of the globe are rushing to empty their savings accounts and stockpile nonperishable food, guns, ammo, gas generators, and whatever other doomsday supplies they can get their hands on. Of course, the Mayan calendar predicting the end of times has probably been misread, and NASA insists there aren't any asteroids headed our way any time soon. But the philosophy of these so-called "preppers" is that you can never, ever be too careful. Here's how they're getting ready for the end of the world:
ASBA honors distinguished sports facilities
The American Sports Builders Association, the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence. Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports Fields, Track and Field Facilities and Indoor Multi-Purpose Field Houses.
A New Take on The Turf Library
No question on this one [the TIC & the MSU Libraries] have been one-upped by the Cornell University Libraries. We will admit to never even thinking of doing something on this scale; see: http://cornellsun.http://cornellsun.com/blog/content/2012/12/03/cornell-lays-down-grass-inside-library. We are humbled.
ASBA elects new officers and directors
The American Sports Builders Association has announced the election and installation of its officers and directors for the coming year. The new slate took its place at the conclusion of the ASBA's Technical Meeting, held November 30-December 3 in Orlando:
Upcoming NE region turf education opportunities
Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium & North Eastern PA Turf Conference and Trade Show
ASBA announces new Certified Builders
ASBA offers its voluntary certification program which allows builders of specific athletic facilities (currently tennis courts, running tracks and sports fields) to demonstrate proof of their experience, as well as their knowledge of sports-facility-specific construction.
Golf clubs in Southwest re-thinking overseeding
Report in the Wall Street Journal says more high-end clubs getting members and snowbirds to accept that all green all the time isn't worth the money or environmental impact.