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Get the most from your tractor test drive
Regardless of your level of experience operating a tractor, a good dealer should give you the help you need in choosing the right model, and set you up to test drive the tractor.
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Sports turf management photos needed!
GrasStains Productions helps to create an exciting introduction to the STMA Annual Awards Banquet through a video montage that showcases the sports turf profession. GrasStains is seeking photos of your fields, crews, challenges and fun times at work!
Turfgrass information is only an iPhone call away
April Sorrow, news editor with the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Services reports that some experts have introduced a new iPhone application that can help turfgrass managers diagnose and remedy turf problems.
Salt plan has Q-C ready for snow, ice
After seeing lower salt prices and introducing new technology, Quad-City, IA public works departments say they are ready for winter. Ordering salt earlier and as part of a regional consortium dropped the price of salt close to half of what it was last year.
Hinojosa takes over at Corpus Christi
Native Texan Izzy Hinojosa is returning to his home state to manage the turf for the Texas League Corpus Christi Hooks. At the same time, he's enjoying a promotion from Rookie Ball to Double-A.
Leading during a downturn
Leadership problems come up again and again in a downturn. Solving them doesn't take fancy technology, just character and courage.
Managing turf in shade
Growing grass during late fall and early spring can be a challenge because not only does the weather become less favorable, but also the amount of light available to the turf declines noticeably.
Chinese-made engine reduces snowblower price
Caught in a tough economy, Ariens Co. has introduced a low-budget snow-thrower with a Chinese-made engine.
Three years, $1 million later, field falling apart at seams
School district officials at Henry Winston Memorial Stadium in Friendswood, TX have a problem. They claim the artificial turf at Friendswood's high school football stadium is coming apart at the seams.
Koski castigates water-saving ad program
Dr. Tony Koski of Colorado State University wrote the following letter he wrote to Denver Water in response to their recent summer ad campaign: