It is no longer enough that you are technically competent in turfgrass management; more and more employers assess you on the qualities and habits that reveal if you are a good employee and a team player.
When a recently published and peer reviewed research study regarding the ability of turfgrass to store carbon reached the opposite conclusion of previous studies, more than a few turfgrass researchers and green industry experts were scratching their heads.
Turfgrass provides numerous environmental benefits, and its ability to store carbon is one of them; but when a recently published and peer reviewed research study regarding the ability of turfgrass to store carbon reached the opposite conclusion of previous studies, more than a few turfgrass researchers and green industry experts were scratching their heads. Once misinformation gets worldwide media coverage, retracting it is like trying to put spilled coffee back in a cup.
It’s a sunny Friday afternoon and the Downtown Farmer’s Market at San Pedro Square is packed. Shaded by sycamore trees and bright red and blue awnings over the stalls, shoppers roam amongst fruit and flower vendors, sampling bites of bright green Mutsu apples and baby bananas. The scent of freshly made crepes wafts throughout.