The Control Center: Getting a Grip on Goosegrass
It’s one tough weed to control, but it can be done, culturally and chemically Goosegrass, silver crabgrass, flat grass … all names for one tough unwanted pest. In addition to these common names, the...
View ArticleThis Could Be the One
PoaCure may be the silver bullet that superintendents have been wanting for Poa annual control on putting greens In 2004, Suk-Jin Koo, a South Korean researcher who received his doctorate from Cornell...
View ArticleControl Center: Fall Infections
Disease control in the fall often gets put on the back burner, especially if it’s been a tough summer. When faced with a bunch of rough and tumble problems, scouting for potential upcoming fungal...
View ArticleTalking Herbicides (Part 1)
Question: What’s the most important thing golf course superintendents need to keep in mind when forming a weed control program? Editor’s note: In October and November, Superintendent magazine is...
View ArticleTalking Herbicides (Part 2)
Editor’s note: In October and November, Superintendent magazine features a two-part Q&A series on herbicide technology. In each segment, representatives from the industry’s vast number of chemical...
View ArticleThe Rewards of Working on a ‘Living Lab’ Golf Course
Most golf course superintendents would consider Matt Gourlay, CGCS, a lucky guy. Since his Colbert Hills Golf Course serves as a “living lab” for nearby Kansas State University’s Turfgrass Management...
View ArticleFMC Offers Instant Rebates on all Dismiss Herbicide Products
Turf professionals needing fast, effective sedge are qualified for instant rebates from FMC. By purchasing now through August 15, 2015, turf professionals receive instant rebates on Dismiss South,...
View ArticleTalking Herbicide Resistance
We asked representatives from several pesticide companies: We’re hearing that herbicide resistance is becoming more of a factor in golf course maintenance. Are superintendents aware of this? What...
View ArticleAbiotic Stress Buster
We love listening to Dr. Tom Rufty speak on industry issues. He has tremendous passion for his livelihood. Rufty, incidentally, is the distinguished professor of environmental plant biology at North...
View ArticleCourses Move on After ALT 70 Incident
Golf courses affected by contaminated fungicide ArmorTech ALT 70 are no longer in danger of losing more turf and are on their way to varying degrees of recovery, according to a press release by the...
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