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Fraze mowing, which involves removing the grass down to soil level, has been used in agriculture for several years, and more recently, it was introduced for use on athletic fields. Now golf courses are exploring the possibilities of using fraze... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Take five researchers. Six minutes and one slide per researcher. And Beth Guertal, Ph.D., the guiding force behind GCM's monthly Verdure column. What do you have? Verdure Live! An hour of fast talking and clear explanations of significant research that... Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
Monday morning at GIS GCSAA's education conference provided Golf Industry Show attendees a number of opportunities to broaden their knowledge of all things turf. Moderator Jay McCurdy, Ph.D., and three other experts in turfgrass management addressed several common — and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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The United States can boast of having the first public garden with an exhibit on grasses — the Grass Roots exhibit at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. The 1.3-acre exhibit, which focuses on the importance, diversity and benefits... Continue reading
Posted Sep 16, 2016 at From the desk of GCM
Golf courses offer serene and beautiful landscapes for both golfers and the staff who consider the course their office, but that doesn’t mean there are no hazards to workers. OSHA, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, is a federal agency... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2016 at From the desk of GCM
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Got turf stress? Just ask a Ph.D., two superintendents and a USGA agronomist for help. USGA agronomist for the Northeast Region, Adam Moeller, was the moderator for a session on the stresses suffered by turf, particularly in colder weather. “How... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2016 at From the desk of GCM
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The GCSAA Education Conference started this morning with conversation about what is arguably the most talked about subject in golf course management: Turfgrass. The Turfgrass Talk Show with co-hosts Thom Nikolai, Ph.D., from Michigan State University and Don Roth, CGCS,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 8, 2016 at From the desk of GCM
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Editor's note: Dr. Arden Albert Baltensperger, emeritus professor of New Mexico State University, died Oct. 6, 2015. The following obituary appeared in the Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News. Arden was born Dec. 25, 1922 in Kimball, Neb., to Fredrick Jacob and... Continue reading
Posted Oct 14, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: In her Verdure column for the June 2015 GCM, Dr. Beth Guertal discusses research on the use of petroleum-derived spray oil on turf. Over the past few years a petroleum-derived spray oil (PDSO) has been the subject of... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
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Kevin Morris is a mild-mannered man with a calm demeanor, so when he sends an email with the words “impassioned plea” in the subject line, it grabs your attention. Earlier this week, Morris, president of the National Turfgrass Federation and... Continue reading
Posted Jun 10, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
“Give bees a chance” is the message Faith B. Kuehn, Ph.D., has for superintendents and the world in general. Kuehn is environmental program administrator for the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and she was speaking to a receptive audience of turfgrass... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
Nutrients were the hot topic at GCSAA’s Turfgrass Talk Show hosted by Thomas A. Nikolai, Ph.D., of Michigan State University. Nikolai’s guests included Roch Gaussoin, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska--Lincoln; Larry Stowell, Ph.D., of PACE Turf; and special guest... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: This post is the “Verdure” column by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., published in the February 2015 issue of GCM. In 1936, Glenn Burton, Ph.D., a U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) geneticist, arrived at the University of Georgia... Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
Florida Golf Day, the Floridian version of National Golf Day, when leading golf industry partners visit Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and their staffs, will take place in Tallahassee on Feb. 5. And the golf industry will be sharing... Continue reading
Posted Feb 3, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: The January "Verdure" column is Dr. Beth Guertal's response to comments she received from her November column about Poa annua. So, recently I wrote a "Verdure" column that focused on the ways in which we rid ourselves of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2015 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: This post is the “Verdure” column by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., published in the December 2014 issue of GCM. The use of seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum Jol.) extracts (SWE) as a turfgrass treatment has been trotting around for a quite... Continue reading
Posted Dec 16, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: In case you missed it, here is Dr. Beth Guertal's Verdure column published in the November issue of GCM. This month we are going to get into the weeds. That is, into the common winter annual weed, annual... Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: This post is the “Verdure” column by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., as seen in the October 2014 issue of GCM. Foliar fertilization is widely used in the green industry to apply a small amount of nutrients directly to the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 29, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: This post is the “Verdure” column by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., as seen in the September 2014 issue of GCM. Several years ago, in hot and humid Auburn, Alabama, we had the pleasure of having the National Turfgrass Evaluation... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: This post of the “Verdure” column by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., was published in the August issue of GCM. Reptiles, spring-break undergraduates and hybrid bermudagrass ⎯ they all really like sunshine. In fact, all three of those groups would... Continue reading
Posted Aug 7, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: This post is a slightly longer version of the July “Verdure” column by Beth Guertal, Ph.D., as seen in GCM. The year was 1993. Lee Janzen had won the U.S. Open, and the Dallas Cowboys were Super Bowl... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
Editor's note: The June Verdure column by Beth Guertal , Ph.D., as seen in GCM. Just so we all start out at the same place: the hybrid bermudagrasses [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. × Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt Davy] we grow on... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
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Editor’s note: GCM is proud to announce that Beth Guertal, professor in the department of agronomy and soils at Auburn University, is writing a new column for the magazine. Among her many achievements, Dr. Guertal was a Fulbright scholar to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
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GCSAA's Closing Session had a lot to offer, but, for many, the announcement of the winners of GCSAA's 20th Collegiate Turf Bowl competition was undoubtedly the highlight. Below is a list of the 10 winning teams and the prizes they... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2014 at From the desk of GCM
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GCSAA's General Session featured the USGA Green Section, its technical director, Dr. Matt Pringle; its director of education and outreach, Jim Moore; and USGA agronomist for the Southeast Region, Chris Hartwiger. The speakers all focused on pace of play and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2014 at From the desk of GCM