As much of the Western United States copes with monumental drought, professionals must become proactive and take measures to improve soils natural ability to hold water and support plant and turf growth.
PBI-Gordon Corporation announced that it is the new preferred supplier of Segway Fungicide SC, a well-established product effective at treating pythium diseases that can plague cool-season and warm-season turf, especially on golf courses. Segway Fungicide SC is a proprietary product of Japan-based Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.
In September 2013, Landon Kincaid had a dream when he set out to complete the senior high school project that is required for graduation in North Carolina; he wanted it to be unique. Landon found his first love in life, baseball, at a very young age. His dedication to the game is superior to a normal high school player and his work ethic is unstoppable. He is also a team player and he wanted to do something that would not only help keep his love of the game alive, but would also help his teammates and others for years to come at Freedom High School, Morganton, NC.
Snow is usually our friend because it insulates fields and reduces direct low temperature injury as well as winter desiccation. Even though air temperature and wind chill can be very cold in the winter the earth continues to emit heat from its core and the snow traps the heat much like a tarped field. The snow also prevents direct contact with the sun and wind that can cause excessive plant drying when water can't be extracted from the frozen ground.
By TOM BENNING Starting Tuesday, Dallas will reduce the number of hours that can be reserved per week on its athletic playing fields from 60 to 45. The change comes as overuse has decimated the grass on many fields, making some so shoddy that they can't be used for tournament play. An estimated 20 percent of the city's nearly 300 fields are affected, with most of those being in the city's northern half. The reduction is sure to irk some users, as the leagues and teams on those overburdened fields might have to sacrifice some playing time to comply with the new policy.
Resumes paper the desks of HR professionals at dream companies each day, so how do you distinguish yourself? Scoring the job you always sketched for yourself in your imagination can be as much about mastering the process of the search as it is about the skill set. Resume formatting is a specific art that can make a candidate shine or flounder.
"I can mow a straight line; it's just a matter of picking a spot and making sure you stay symmetrical. Keep it simple. When you have straight lines it also is easier to change out the pattern, especially if you have constant play like we do at Ripken Baseball."
I have been employed in the turfgrass industry for 40 years and I am now convinced I will go to my grave (or the crematorium) not understanding sod transplant problems or lack thereof. In most cases where the installation and post-installation care are done properly, there are no problems. I wish that was always the case. But before you even talk about maintenance, you must select the sod.
Graff Turf Farms, west of Fort Morgan, CO is now offering NorthBridge Bermuda grass, a warm season grass being offered for the first time in the region.
Cliff joins the family of STEC Equipment as a Sales Representative based out of the Anderson, SC headquarters. He brings almost 20 years of experience in the turf maintenance industry and holds a BS degree in Turfgrass Science from Eastern Kentucky University.
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