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TurfMutt Foundation shares five reasons communities should invest in green space

Physical, mental and economic benefits are just some of the reasons why green spaces are important to a community.

New pest alert for the elm zigzag sawfly

Since its first North American detection in 2020 in Quebec, it has been found in numerous states in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, South and Midwest.

USDA updates plant hardiness map to help users determine which plants will thrive in their area

The 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map offers a web-based geographic information system (GIS)-based and interactive user-friendly format.

Scientists from the University of Florida are researching cost-effective control techniques for nematodes and fungal diseases. (Photo courtesy Marco Schiavon)

Research looks for cost-effective methods to manage nematodes, fungal diseases

Researchers from the University of Florida will search for cost-effective methods for managing nematodes and fungal diseases thanks to a grant from USDA-NIFA.

Drone footage shows turf research at the University of Georgia Tifton (Source: University of Georgia)

Researchers studying water conservation using artificial intelligence

University of Georgia researchers are studying how to use artificial intelligence to better manager turfgrass irrigation.

Arborjet’s NutriRoot earns USDA certification

Arborjet earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for its NutriRoot 2-2-3 Liquid Soil Applied Fertilizer. The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the…

Researchers lure EAB to electrocution with female decoys

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) might have met its maker. A team of international researchers created female EAB beetle decoys that electrocute male EAB beetles…

Grass Roots exhibit opens to public

Grass Roots, a 1.3-acre interactive outdoor exhibit at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., held its grand opening Oct. 16. The exhibit is the…

APHIS declares Boston area free of ALB

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) declared the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) was effectively eradicated from an area…

Bobcat selects Iowa couple as Create and Conserve contest winner

Jay and Samantha Prier’s 120-acre property in Mondamin, Iowa, will receive quite a transformation this month as part of the Create and Conserve habitat contest.…

Keep America Beautiful promotes National Planting Day

Native species provide ideal habitats for wildlife, are hardier, and require less water and ongoing maintenance than other ornamentals. Yet, they are losing ground to…

Keep ALB and other pests in check with healthy trees

More than 80,000 trees have been cut to a stump and grinded to nonexistence due to Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) infestations, according to the U.S.…

USDA studies confirm plant water demands shift with availability

By Ann Perry WASHINGTON—Plants can adapt to extreme shifts in water availability, such as drought and flooding, but their ability to withstand these extreme patterns…

Design for sustainability

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The renewed interest in the environment in recent years is not slowing with the pace of the economy. Homeowners and businesses are looking for ways…

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