Episode 43: Turfgrass Pest Updates
In this episode of #TurfChat, Drs. McGraw, Stowell, and Kaminski discuss the latest pest issues facing turfgrass managers for the week of May 18, 2020.
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Episode 42: Irrigation Water, Salts, and Sand Capping.
In this episode of #TurfChat, Dr. Larry Stowell (Pace Turf), Mike Huck (Irrigation and Turf Services), and Jeff Beardsley (formerly Big Canyon Country Club) discuss the use of recycled water on golf courses and talk about some unique things clubs are doing to take back control of the limited water supply. Larry discussed recycled water […]
Episode 41: Learning to Delegate
Mastering the Art of Effective Delegation: …if only your job was about growing grass.Presented by Jodie Cunningham of Optimus Talent PartnersDelegation is one of the most difficult parts of leadership to master. You were promoted because you were good at doing the work. Now, your job is the lead the people who do the work. […]
Episode 40: Irrigation Tips and Tricks
In this episode of #TurfChat, Brad Jakubowski from Penn State will talk about some tips and tricks when it comes to dealing with irrigation systems.
Episode 39: Golf Course Management in Kenya
In this episode of #TurfChat, Maureen Kahiu, former golf course superintendent in Kenya and current Master of Science student at Penn State, will talk about some of the challenges managing turfgrass in Africa.
Episode 38: NRCS Soil Mapping
In this revived version of #TurfChat, Larry Stowell and Zach Bauer discuss some relevant soils-related problems and how mapping out a property’s soils using the NRCS website can help determine the cause.
Episode 36: Winterkill and Recovery
John Kaminski from Penn State follows up on his recent blog about winter related injuries and the recovery process.
Episode 35: “Flooding” the Market
We plan on talking about how many people are there going out into the turf industry and what the market for jobs is currently like.
Episode 33: Global Soil Survey
Are you interested in finding out how you can reduce fertilizer inputs without sacrificing turf health and playability? Would you like to have an easy–to–use tool to quantify your progress in achieving sustainability? Would you like to join with other turf managers around the globe to help the turf industry become more sustainable? If you’ve […]