– Dr. Kevin Kenworthy, UF/IFAS and Dr. Ambika Chandra, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, a member of the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) By the late 1960’s, things looked bleak for Texas sod producers. Lawns and sod fields were being ravaged by what was eventually identified as St. Augustine Decline (SAD), a viral disease first diagnosed...Continue Reading
– Dr. Scott Angle, Vice President for Ag & Natural Resources, UF/IFAS I’ve got some good news: we’re getting a weed scientist in Gainesville. You’re a big reason for that.I’ve spent the first six months at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences listening to producers. Few industry groups expressed as precise...Continue Reading
– Cecilia Brown, Media & Content Manager, Sod Solutions Sod Solutions is excited to announce Mark Kann has accepted the position of Florida Territory Manager. He will begin employment in February, bringing over 25 years of experience in the turfgrass industry to the company and who for the past 14 years has run the turf...Continue Reading
www.gcsaa.org – Three years after launching the initiative to establish golf course best management practices (BMPs) for all 50 states by the end of 2020, GCSAA has announced the project’s successful completion. As of Dec. 31, 2020, each state has published its own BMP guide that outlines golf course maintenance practices that protect and enhance...Continue Reading
The 2021 Winter Clippings newsletter In this issue: Collaborating for Turf Breeding Success Meet the New UF/IFAS Weed Scientist Sod Producers Eligible for CFAP2 Funding Golf BMPs Established for All 50 States Read the full issue here: 2021 Winter Clippings NewsletterContinue Reading
Gabe Saldana, Communications Manager Texas A&M Agri-Life Research & Extension Center of Dallas The latest turfgrass variety in a recent string of releases by Texas A&M AgriLife Research breaks new ground among market zoysia grasses, especially in its viability for golf course putting greens. “Zoysias have typically not been considered for widespread use on putting greens,”...Continue Reading
Dr. Scott Angle, Vice President for Ag & Natural Resources University of Florida/IFAS Turf science wasn’t my first love. Golf was. When I was growing up, I aspired to be a pro. When I discovered late in high school I probably would not be able to make a living playing golf, I decided the...Continue Reading
Laura Jacobs Donaldson Manson Bolves Donaldson Varn, PA For many water users in central Florida, running out of groundwater, a less expensive water source, has been a concern for many years. Arising out of an administrative challenge of a substantial public supply consumptive use permit, in 2006, the South Florida Water Management District, Southwest Florida...Continue Reading
Justin Wallace, Executive Marketing Manager Sod Solutions, Inc. A global pandemic can throw a kink into a well-thought-out marketing strategy. 2020 has been a year of rethinking and reallocating on the marketing front for CitraBlue™ St. Augustine. The University of Florida’s new turfgrass release is a big deal, so the objective for this year...Continue Reading
