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Turfgrass: Smell the difference it makes

By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International Those of us involved in any aspect of the Green Industry more than likely can rattle off a reasonable list…

Don’t overlook the benefits of natural grass

By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International Take a handful of respected economists and provide all of them with the same data; ask them to review the…

The versatility of synthetic turf

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Summer is here, and this year we’ve got an exceptionally hot one, with record temperatures in every region of the…

Signature introduces TerraDeck turf flooring

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Signature Fencing & Flooring Systems, LLC announces TerraDeck (TD), the premium stadium flooring covering system that is ideal for stadiums and any type of venue…

Bayer ES offers schools special rate on TopChoice

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — Bayer Environmental Science, a business division of Bayer CropScience, LP, has announced that for the 2009 school year, it will…

Maintenance suggestions for transition zone sports fields

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By: Bob O'Quinn Professional athletes put a lot of value in well maintained natural grass playing surfaces and on the individuals who keep those fields in…

Golf and sports turf going in opposite directions

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By: Ron Hall ST. AUGUSTINE, FL — Golf course superintendents and sports field managers work in sister industries, and the two professions have a lot in…

New air quality survey concludes crumb rubber synthetic turf fields are safe

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Last month, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) released the results of an air quality survey conducted…

TurfBond offers safe, effective synthetic turf glue

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Turf Bond, LLC offers an environmentally friendly, moisture-cured, single-part urethane adhesive that is available directly to the synthetic turf industry. Developed through a partnership with PrecisionJet,…

The real faces of synthetic turf

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Synthetic turf is about more than a versatile playing surface. For the people who use it every day, synthetic turf…

Natural grass is truly ‘green’

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By: Bob O'Quinn The importance of natural grass is documented as far back as the 18th century in Jonathan Swift’s treatise, which began with “The value…

LebanonTurf, Project EverGreen debut fertilizer calculator project

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NEW PRAGUE, MN — A new program designed to calculate the efficiency of fertilizer has been developed by LebanonTurf. Turf professionals using the calculator on…

Arysta receives Disarm G Granular fungicide label release

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Arysta LifeScience North America turf and ornamental products has received federal label registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Disarm G granular formulation strobilurin…

Bypassing the game of Password

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By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council Remember the childhood game of Password, where the original phrase selected was usually laughably different by the time it circulated…

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…

Growing the green

The Bad News: In mid-July, when oil prices peaked at $147.27 a barrel, turf care companies were being slammed by cost increases from all sides.…

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,…

‘We did a few things right’

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COLUMBUS, OH -- "We did a lot of things right," said Eugene Mayer, longtime athletic turf consultant. What he meant by that is that as…

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