The golf course superintendent and staff work diligently to provide the best playing conditions possible; however, proper course management today also requires conserving natural resources and ...

Effective irrigation is central to sustainable turfgrass management, balancing aesthetic quality, playing surface characteristics and water conservation. Traditional approaches have relied on fixed ...

There are many myths and “wives tales” that are prevalent in the turfgrass industry, and I would like to take this opportunity to debunk a couple of them so that turfgrass managers can avoid wasted ...

Dr. James Beard’s Turfgrass Encyclopedia defines thatch “as an intermingled organic layer of dead and living shoots, stems, and roots of grasses that develops between the turf canopy of green ...

COLLEGE STATION – A Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course will be Feb. 25-28, with an optional day of water management training March 1, at the Scotts-MiracleGro Turfgrass and Landscape ...

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, 2022 fall season has arrived (though it doesn’t feel like it to me), with a blistering start! Eventually, cooler temperatures will appear, and if you’re like me, you ...

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STARKVILLE, Miss.—A product with deep roots in Mississippi State’s turfgrass program that hit the market this past year is now taking over lawns, golf courses and sports fields around the world.

For the past 18 years, Indian River State College has been training golf course maintenance and operations professionals. Today, its sports turf management program can hardly keep up with demand from ...

On the football field, teamwork drives the game, but behind the scenes, another team is working to keep players safe. At the University of Georgia's Turfgrass Research and Education Center, scientists ...