New webinar from FMC to focus on turfgrass disease management
FMC Corp. will host a free one-hour webinar highlighting strategies for identifying turfgrass diseases presented by Ken Hutto, Ph.D. read more
Researchers studying water conservation using artificial intelligence
University of Georgia researchers are studying how to use artificial intelligence to better manager turfgrass irrigation. read more
Grass Roots initiative to expand in ’16
The National Turfgrass Federation will expand its Grass Roots initiative in 2016 with the addition of an exhibit at a high profile soccer complex in Maryland and efforts to promote the National Greenscape Corridor in Washington D.C. The efforts come on the heels of the first full year of the Grass Roots exhibit at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington.... read more
Shilan releases dates for three-part webinar series
Jody Shilan released the dates for his three-part webinar series, “The Ultimate Landscape Design/Build Sales Process,” sponsored by DynaScape Software. The webinar dates are: 10 – Managing the Initial Meeting; 17 – Creating the Plan and Proposal; and 24 – Selling the Installation. Each webinar will be broadcast from 3-4 p.m. Eastern, with additional time provided for a question and... read more
TPI sets international conference in San Diego Feb. 16-19
Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) is hosting its 2015 International Education Conference & Field Day in San Diego Feb. 16–19. The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa will serve as the host hotel. In additional to turfgrass professionals, also in attendance will be manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, products, supplies and services. As part of the event, there will be two... read more
Ep. 105: Turfgrass science then and now
Bruce Clarke, Ph.D., director of turfgrass pathology at Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School, discusses the Rutgers turfgrass program, from its early history to its present day format. He talks about how the turfgrass industry has evolved over the years as well as where he sees future growth opportunities. He also discusses the difficult challenges that the turfgrass industry faces and... read more
