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The buzz about bee health
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Honey bees are clearly a hot topic, mainly because of their devastating population losses, which scientists call Colony Collapse Disorder. As many GCM readers may recall, last month's issue of GCM featured two stories on honey bees, one by superintendent... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at From the desk of GCM
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Roch star
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Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D., professor and head of the department of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, is a busy man. When the GCM staff learned a few months ago that Dr. Gaussoin would no longer be writing a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at From the desk of GCM
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The Turfgrass Talk Show: Goodnight, Jay!
Move over Leno and Letterman. Thom Nikolai and the Turfgrass Talk Show have come to town! Backed by the jazz trio Mirage, Nikolai led a discussion on sustainability with guest celebrities Michael Morris, CGCS, Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan; Nick... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2013 at From the desk of GCM
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Turf Bowl 2013: The Massachusetts Miracle
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The 19th annual GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition presented in partnership with John Deere took place Thursday morning at GCSAA’s Education Conference in San Diego. Two-hundred forty-seven students divided into 68 teams representing 35 schools took part in the competition.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2013 at From the desk of GCM
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CSI Turf: What Killed My Grass?
Superintendents must love detective stories because there was a standing-room-only crowd waiting to learn the name of the culprits that killed the grass. Only the crime stoppers could uncover the causes of death: turf detectives Larry Stowell, Ph.D., Pace Turf;... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2013 at From the desk of GCM
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Managing those pesky insects
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Diseases are generally considered more damaging to turf than insects, but on Monday five turfgrass entomologists gathered a crowd that was anxious to learn about the latest in turfgrass insect control. The panelists were David Held, Ph.D., Auburn University; Ben... Continue reading
Posted Feb 5, 2013 at From the desk of GCM
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Stiegler Award fund doubles
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The Turfgrass Science Division (C-5) of the Crop Science Society of America held a charity golf tournament on Oct. 21at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Ted White, a 23-year member of GCSAA, is the superintendent. The tournament cleared... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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GCSAA and CSSA honor graduate students
The annual Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) meetings held Oct.21-24 in Cincinnati offered numerous opportunities for recognition of the accomplishments of both experienced and up and coming turfgrass researchers. As noted in the October issue of GCM, Jack Fry,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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NTEP: Zoysiagrass needs survey
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A little over a month ago, GCM posted a request from the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, asking superintendents, other turf professionals and homeowners to fill out a survey to help NTEP design its 2013 bermudagrass trials. NTEP recently sent out... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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Of gorillas and turfgrass
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The turfgrass researchers who so ably assist golf courses also advise other clients, including zoos. On a recent visit to the Cincinnati Zoo, Dr. Gwen Stahnke from Washington State University, revealed that in the late '70s she was a graduate... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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C. Reed Funk, 1928-2012
The following statement concerning the passing of prominent turfgrass breeder C. Reed Funk, Ph.D., was released by Bruce Clarke, Ph.D., chair of the department of Plant Biology and Pathology at Rutgers University. An obituary has been published in The Star... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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What do you want to know about the new bermudas?
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The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program is asking for assistance from superintendents, other turf professionals and even homeowners who have an interest in bermudagrass. NTEP would like interested individuals to take a brief survey to provide input regarding the parameters for... Continue reading
Posted Sep 24, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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USGA Green Section improves your odds
The USGA's annual program at GIS focused on how superintendents can improve their odds at work, even if the house always wins when they play the slot machines. Northwest director Larry Gilhuly hosted the program. The USGA Green Section also... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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And the Turf Bowl winners are . . .
The preparation of GCSAA's 18th annual Collegiate Turf Bowl have been going on for months -- even years if you think about how long the students have been taking turfgrass-related courses -- but the big kick-off was Wednesday night at... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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Controlling disease and weeds
This afternoon a new agronomic session debuted at GCSAA's Education Conference in Las Vegas.  "Agronomic Solutions I: Disease and weed control from North to South" was moderated by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., professor at Auburn University, and six panelists --... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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Everything’s coming up Roses
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Crystal Rose-Fricker, the president of her family’s new company, Pure Seed, was not only born into the turfgrass seed business but she has stayed in it all her life. From picking Marionberries on her grandmother’s farm at age 9, Rose-Fricker... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2012 at From the desk of GCM
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Stiegler travel grants awarded to graduate students
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The first beneficiaries of the Chris Stiegler Turfgrass Science Graduate Student Travel Award Fund received $500 each to defray travel expenses to the Crop Science Society meetings in San Antonio last month. Twenty-one students applied for the award, which was... Continue reading
Posted Nov 4, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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The new crop of turfgrass scientists
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Each year, the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) meets in conjunction with the Agronomy Society of America and the Soil Science Society of America so that scientists from the three groups can exchange ideas and share the latest results... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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Farewell to Rubigan
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Gowan Co. has announced that it is going “to exit the fenarimol business globally.” The company will continue to “sell and support” the fungicides Rubigan AS and Vintage SC through December 2012, but it plans to discuss voluntary cancellation of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 23, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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Syngenta announces "game changer"
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In a webcast for members of the media today, Syngenta anounced that the U.S. EPA has registered Daconil Action, a new product that combines the fungicide chlorothalonil with acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM), a turf protein booster that the company says enhances disease... Continue reading
Posted Aug 18, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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Imprelis update from DuPont
In its continuing efforts to address questions concerning damage to trees that may have been caused by application of the herbicide Imprelis, DuPont announced today that it has developed a new website dedicated to assisting its customers. The site, www.imprelis-facts.com,... Continue reading
Posted Jul 28, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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"Wait and see" with injured trees
Michigan State University Extension is offering advice to superintendents who suspect that landscape trees have been injured by the herbicide Imprelis (aminocyclopyrachlor): Wait and see. University Extension offices in several states, including Michigan, have received samples of conifers and woody... Continue reading
Posted Jul 1, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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DuPont cautions Imprelis users
In the wake of complaints about twisting and curling of new growth in Norway spruce, white pine and other evergreens, DuPont has asked users of the herbicide Imprelis not to apply the product on or near these tree species. DuPont... Continue reading
Posted Jun 24, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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Frank Wong joins Bayer Environmental Science
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Bayer Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, has announced that Frank Wong, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Technical Service Specialist for the company’s fungicide business in the northern U.S. “We are excited to add Dr. Wong to... Continue reading
Posted May 19, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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Turfgrass Science Division of the Crop Science Society honors Stiegler
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Sometimes when you work on a magazine, there’s a news story that touches the heart of everyone who reads it. For the GCM staff, that story was the news of the death of James Christopher (Chris) Stiegler and his wife,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2011 at From the desk of GCM
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