Postcards from the Golf Industry Show: Bayer
The big show, anchored by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), was held Feb. 23-Feb. 26 in San Antonio, with most activities occurring at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention...
View ArticleGolf and Florida… Makes Sense
It seems golf and Florida were made for each other. Think mustard and ketchup. Golf 20/20, a collaboration of organizations representing all segments of the U.S. golf industry, reports golf’s direct...
View ArticleTalking Herbicide Resistance
We asked representatives from several pesticide companies: We’re hearing that herbicide resistance is becoming more of a factor in golf course maintenance. Are superintendents aware of this? What...
View ArticleSyngenta names two new territory managers
Syngenta adds two new territory managers to its Turf and Ornamental business with Adam Garr, who will be working with turf customers in the lower peninsula of Michigan and Chris Threadgill who will be...
View ArticleWould Syngenta Takeover Help Monsanto’s Image?
The St. Louis Dispatch, the hometown newspaper of the Monsanto Co., called the company’s courtship of Syngenta “unsolicited,” but said an acquisition could propel Monsanto back to a business model more...
View ArticleConquer the Complainer
So you’re out and about in your golf car – scouting the course, checking the crew, prioritizing for tomorrow – and all of a sudden you look up and see him. He’s coming your way and there is no escape...
View ArticleTalking Sustainability: Humate International
Representatives from industry suppliers expand on what the concept means to their companies and the message they’re trying to convey to superintendents. Brian Galbreath President Humate International...
View ArticleYou Know What’s No. 1, But What Are the Other Top 4 Markets for Golf?
The World Golf Report is aptly named. The first-of-its-kind study, by data firms Golf Datatech LLC and Yano Research Institute Ltd., provides an in-depth global retail market summary based upon...
View ArticlePillars of the Community
One has hosted 10,000 campers in pup tents; another welcomes snowshoe hikers; one more is working with a retired university president to grow the Monarch butterfly population; and yet another helps to...
View ArticleTalking Pond Maintenance
We asked representatives from pond management companies: What’s the biggest mistake that golf course superintendents make when it comes to pond maintenance? Here’s what they had to say: Jim Spindler |...
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