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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and the Turfgrass Information Center have announced the availability of the Noer/ Milorganite Image Collection website. This collection, sometimes known as the "Noer slides," currently features almost 13,000 35-mm slide images shot by O. J. Noer, and later, Charlie Wilson, Jim Latham and others. The digital archive is searchable, may be browsed by year or location, and can be accessed at: http://noermmsd.lib.msu.edu.

Blame the polar vortex. "This is Mother Nature at its finest," Al Capitos said [last week]. Capitos was standing inside Purdue's Ross-Ade Stadium on a brown patch, near what is believed to be the 50-yard line. Hard to tell with the brown overpowering the green. The prolonged periods of subzero temperatures killed the Bermuda grass. Not just at Purdue. Other stadiums are seeing the same color, and it's not green.

The crazy spring weather [in Nebraska] has made reestablishing turf difficult following this year's winterkill. Spring started out cold and dry and then, as if someone flipped a switch, it's been hot, humid, and very wet. It created a very difficult environment to establish new grass.

Early detection and rapid pathogen identification is essential for turfgrass disease management. Click here to read about the TurfPathoCHIP and how it can assist turfgrass managers in successfully detecting turfgrass pathogens.

Dr. Bernd Leinauer and colleagues from New Mexico State University presented new findings on Aquatrols Seed Enhancement Technology at the 2014 Salinity Forum in Riverside, CA June 16-18. The forum addressed issues critical to salinity management and maintaining or enhancing food production, while also considering economic and social aspects.

Proven Winners is looking to the future, and the future of our industry depends on the young people behind all of us. Proven Winners is proud to announce that 2014 will be the first year in which we award a total of $15,000 in college scholarship programs.

The stadiums were switched from Bermuda grass to Rye grass because Bermuda grass is dormant during the Brazilian winter months of June and July and the pitches needed to be reinforced with a temperate sports turfgrass to provide the perfect playing surface during the tournament.

What causes lips? Dragging practices (too close to the edge), poor infield mixes with poor silt/clay ratios (SCR's), not edging on a frequent basis (once a month), overall excessive use of a field. Click here to see how to fix, from J&D Turf's Jamie Mehringer

STP 1552 includes 17 peer-reviewed papers that examine the science of the mechanism of concussion that occurs in sports, including ice hockey, football and speed skating. This new research could lead to the development of techniques and methods related to sports-related concussions.

Don't spoil your summer fun by coming in contact with poison ivy; learn to identify it so you can avoid it.