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Michael Bekken, a Ph.D. student in the Soldat lab in Soil Science, recently published a review of scientific studies looking at water quality on golf courses in the July/Aug. 2018 edition of The Grass Roots. You can read it here

Registration for the 2019 Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Management is now open. This online program gives over 20 hours of instruction from experts around the region, and runs January through March. The content is geared toward the beginner looking … Continue reading →

Since 2014, Neil Radatz at Hawks Landing in Madison has been kind enough to let us play around with weed control strategies in native or non-mowed rough areas. We have received funding from the Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association and … Continue reading →

It has been eight years since NR-151 took effect. Here are some documents and videos designed to help you update or create your nutrient management plan. These plans are a requirement for all fertilized turfgrass areas of 5 acres or … Continue reading →

Any investment in quality continuing education opportunities benefits employees and employers alike. The 2016 Great Lakes School of Turfgrass Science Online is designed to help meet the continuing education needs of any individual or organization.  This 12-week program will have … Continue reading →

Professor Bill Kreuser at the University of Nebraska has recently updated the GDD tracker that he developed during his MS research here at UW. The new version is streamlined and gives the user the ability to choose their temperature units … Continue reading →

  Lawns and turf areas around the state are devastated. Here are some links to help those who will need to repair areas this season:   Lawn Establishment and Renovation – a thourough description of all the options and steps for … Continue reading →

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With the drought abating in many parts of the state, we’ve seen lawns begin to green up[1]. However, after the severe stretch of drought, nearly every lawn is expected to have some areas where the grass has died. These dead … Continue reading →

There was an almost audible collective sigh of relief from around Wisconsin when some us finally received rain last week.  It was a long time coming. I lived through the hot and dry years of 1976 and 1988 and can … Continue reading →