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PLANET launches website for service event

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HERNDON, VA — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has launched a website planetdayofservice.org to support its new program called PLANET Day of Service, which will take place on April 22, 2009. The annual grassroots event is an opportunity for PLANET members, state associations, supplier members and other PLANET partners to come together across the country for […]

Golembiewski follows Tom Cook as director of Oregon State turf program

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CORVALLIS, OR – Rob Golembiewski wears a size 13 shoe, but that’s nothing compared with the shoes he has to fill. The former head of the golf and turf management program at the Crookston campus of the University of Minnesota has replaced Tom Cook as the director of Oregon State University’s turf management program. Thirty-one […]

Small-scale Zhang, Crain study misses the mark

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council A couple of publications have reprinted information from a small scale study conducted by Drs. Zhang, Han and Crain, which first appeared in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, that concluded synthetic turf contains hidden toxins. While well-intentioned, the study presented information that was flawed and misleading. Because the […]

Small-scale Zhang, Crain study misses the mark

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council A couple of publications have reprinted information from a small scale study conducted by Drs. Zhang, Han and Crain, which first appeared in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, that concluded synthetic turf contains hidden toxins. While well-intentioned, the study presented information that was flawed and misleading. Because the […]

PLANET launches Day of Service at Green Industry Conference in Louisville

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HERNDON, Va., November 3, 2008 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) announced a new volunteer initiative called PLANET Day of Service at the general session of the Green Industry Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 23, 2008. PLANET President Jason Cupp, CLP, told a packed audience that PLANET would, “build on the success of ‘Renewal & Remembrance’ […]

CSSA honors Crystal Rose-Fricker, Roch Gaussion

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HOUSTON — The Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) honored two well-known turfgrass experts at the 2008 Awards Ceremony on Oct. 6 during their annual meetings here. The annual awards are presented for outstanding contributions to crop science through education, national and international service, and research. Dr. Roch E. Gaussoin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was awarded […]

Urea center could help stabilize nitrogen prices

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The world uses about 130 million metric tons of urea for fertilizer each year, and most fertilizer watchers expect that number to rise. The demand for more urea, especially in the face of rising prices for nitrogen sources derived from other ammonium compounds, was a crucial market condition that prompted Lange-Stegmann — parent company of […]

Cultural management can limit damage from disease

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By: Paul Vincelli Turfgrass diseases can create many headaches for golf course superintendents, and it is tempting to rely on magic bullets to cure them. However, cultural practices are really the foundation of a turfgrass disease control program. It might surprise you to learn that natural biological control of turfgrass diseases is actually the norm in […]

Marketing essentials

No matter how much your budget tightens, make sure you keep in a vital marketing plan.

Study finds lead in synthetic turf can be absorbed into gastric fluids

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Adding to the growing concerns over the health risks posed by lead and other chemicals in synthetic turf materials, a new study by researchers at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health finds that when children or athletes ingest the tiny rubber granules in synthetic turf, it is likely that a significant portion of the lead in […]

Drive value from Day 1 to bolster customer loyalty

Wilson-Oyler Success Series underlines need to become an integral part of clients’ teams and budgets from the onset

Water Wise 2008: Part 2

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By: Ron Hall Committed to a better future FOR MORE THAN 75 YEARS, Rain Bird has focused on developing products, services and technologies that irrigate the world’s crops, landscapes and green spaces in the most effective and efficient manner possible. But applying precise amounts of water with little waste is no longer enough. Each of us […]

Graph: Water Wise 2008

Water Wise 2008: Part 1

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Editor’s note: When the rains fail, lawmakers and agencies too often react with watering restrictions or, in the most drastic cases, watering bans rather offering incentives and developing other programs to encourage conservation. That’s been the case in much of the Southeast the past two years, and it’s been a huge challenge to any business involved […]

Salt injury on ornamentals

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By: Bruce R. Fraedrich Salt (sodium chloride) applied as a deicing agent on streets and sidewalks causes severe damage to many species of roadside and lawn ornamentals. Damage results when salt, dissolved in runoff water, is leached into the root zone or when it comes in contact with foliage and branches in the form of spray […]

Are you ready to take the plow?

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By: Heather Gooch Starting and expanding a snow division is easy, once you overcome the challenges involved. Like many landscape professionals in the Snow Belt, Steve Rak decided to get into the snow business for one main reason: cash flow during the winter to keep key employees on payroll. For Rak, vice president of Southwest Landscape […]

5 smart pre-season plow tips

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By: Jesse Lee Another productive winter is just over the horizon, but there’s still plenty of work to be done for your landscape and lawn service clients. In fact, fall is your second-busiest season; it’s (hopefully) when the landscape revenue starts falling to your bottom line. Brian Simmons, technical service representative for Fisher Engineering, and Patrick […]

NTF pushes turfgrass agenda in Washington

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Oct. 29-30, 2008, the board of directors of the National Turfgrass Federation (NTF) met in Washington, DC with federal officials and Congressional staff to discuss many items of interest to the turfgrass industry. The group also met to discuss NTF and how the organization can progress and advance issues important to […]

Aussies certify Rainbird 5000 PRS Rotor for water efficiency

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Australia’s Smart Approved WaterMark program recently certified the Rain Bird 5000 PRS Rotor, the industry’s only irrigation system rotor to receive this certification. An independent third-party testing facility evaluated the 5000 PRS Rotor’s performance and water-saving features, comparing it to two other competing rotors. The pressure-regulated 5000 PRS Rotor was shown to deliver 15% to 45% water […]

$5 million Third Frontier Grant to advance granule technology

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COLUMBUS, OH — The performance of a liquid combined with the convenience of a capsule is the focus of a $5 million three-year Third Frontier Grant exploring advanced granule technologies that address the economic, health and environmental concerns of the turfgrass, horticulture and agricultural industries. The Andersons, Inc. will be leading an Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center […]

Putting an end to snow season

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By: Phil Harwood Successfully managing a snow operation is almost a year-round process. Even though spring is upon us, we cannot forget about the snow season until we wrap up the previous winter season. While there are many obvious wrap-up procedures, such as cleaning equipment, let’s focus on the critical procedures often overlooked or neglected. 1 […]

Major new player emerges in Southeast, south central

Yellowstone Landscape Group, Inc. born from the acquisition of Houston-based Bio Landscape & Maintenance and Atlanta-based Piedmont Landscape Contractors, LLC.

Why a professional proposal matters

An attractive and accurate proposal will allow you to get your foot in the door. Then it’s up to you to sell the job.

Add-on Biz: Pet waste removal

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Pet waste removal Jacob and Susan D’Aniello have a sense of humor about what they do. And what they do is doo-doo. The D’Aniello’s run DoodyCalls, a full-service pet waste removal franchise based in Charlottesville, VA. In a tribute to the classic comedy CaddyShack, a video hosted on the company’s Web site (and on YouTube) […]

What now? Smart Strategies to Survive and Perhaps Even Prosper in Spite of the Delay or Loss of H-2B Workers

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Strategies to survive and perhaps even prosper in spite of the delay or loss of H-2B workers

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