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 From the News Desk...News and people briefsRegister now for Northeastern GCSA eventRegistration is open for the Northeastern GCSA January Symposium.The one-day educational event is scheduled for Jan. 7 at Shaker Ridge Country Club in Loudonville, N.Y. Attendees can earn .65 GCSAA CEU points for completing the seminar that includes such speakers as Geunhwa Jung, Ph.D., of the University of Massachusetts, John Inguagiato, Ph.D., and John Henderson, Ph.D., both of the University of Connecticut, Adam Moeller of the USGA Green Section, David Dynowski of The Toro Co., and Mark Solan of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Registration is $65 per person, and $60 for each additional attendee from the same company. For more information, visit www.negcsa.com . Industry Hills wins NGCOA awardIndustry Hills (Calif.) Golf Club at Pacific Palms Resort recently was named the 2010 Golf Course of the Year by the National Golf Course Owners Association.A $60 million renovation, that included use of goats to clear some areas of growth, recently was completed at the 36-hoe brownfield course near Los Angeles. The NGCOA also named Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, as the winner of its Jemsek Award for Golf Course Excellence. Both courses will be recognized Feb. 11 during the association’s annual conference in San Diego. The Jemsek award is named in honor of owner/operator Joe Jemsek. Other NGCOA award winners include The First Tee, which will receive the association’s Award of Merit for contributions to the game of golf. Meriam Leek of Old Channel Trail in Montague, Mich., will receive the Don Rossi Award, which is presented to an association member who has served “with distinction.” The Champion Award, which recognizes work that improves opportunities for fellow course owners, will be presented to outgoing president Charlie Birney, Del Ratcliffe of the North Carolina chapter, and Ted Horton and the California Alliance for Golf. Juday Creek, a family owned course in Granger, Ind., will be recognized with the Player Development Award, and the late Beryl Artz a longtime ClubCorp executive, was named the winner of the Paul Porter award. For more information, visit www.ngcoa.org . Massachusetts turf conference set for JanuaryThe annual Massachusetts Winter Lawn Care Conference is scheduled for Jan. 20 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, Mass.Presented annually by the University of Massachusetts Turf Grass Extension and the Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals, the conference offers business and technical education tracks for professional turfgrass managers. Technical track participants can choose five pesticide recertification hours, or four contact hours. Credits also have been requested for MALCP/MCLP certification, Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association’s MCH certification, Sports Turf Managers Association CSFM certification and the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Accredited Organic Land Care Professional certification. Pesticide recertification hours also have been requested for business track participants. For more information, visit w www.umassturf.org . Phoenix launches Thrasher herbicidePhoenix Environmental Care recently added Thrasher herbicide to its growing product line.Thrasher is a low-odor, water-based herbicide with the active ingredient ethofumesate labeled for control of Poa annua in cool-season grasses and overseeded Bermudagrass on golf courses and sod farms. Available in a 1-gallon container, Thrasher also can be used for pre-emergent and post-emergent control of a variety of other grassy weeds, including large and smooth crabgrass, barnyardgrass, green and yellow foxtail, canarygrass, burr clover, chickweed, purslane, redroot pigweed, nutsedge and white clover. For more information, visit www.phoenixenvcare.com . GCBAA elects board of directorsJeff Bine of Hunter Industries, Mike Crone of Landirr Inc., and Michelle Tanzer of Holland and Knight recently were elected to their first term on the Golf Course Builders Association of America board of directors.Reelected to the board for a subsequent term were Ron Freund of Genesis Golf Builders, Kurt Huseman of Landscapes Unlimited, Mick Jones of The Toro Co., Doug Long of Heritage Links, John McDonald II of McDonald and Sons, Scott Veazey of Southeastern Golf, Dennis Wagner of Ewing Irrigation, and Doug Zak of ISCO Industries. The recently elected and reelected board members will join sitting board members Rick Boyland of Mid-American Golf and Landscape, Bob Bryant of Taylor Gordon Golf, Steve Christman of Eagle Golf and Landscape Products, Ellen Davis of Waupaca Sand and Solutions-SportZmix Solutions, Patrick Karnick of Wadsworth Golf Construction Co., Ed Kruse of John Deere Golf, Dave Munkvold of Duininck Golf, Bob Pinson of Course Crafters, Oscar Rodriguez of Weitz Golf International, and Stephanie Zimmerman of ADS/Hancor. For more information, visit www.gcbaa.org . |
In other news... Study examines spring pre-stress fertility programs Research finds no correlation between biostimulant applications before spring core cultivation and recovery. Posted: 09/02/2010 Read more » Aquatrols, TurfNet present Water Week The series of five Webinars is aimed at helping superintendents manage water and soils more efficiently. Posted: 09/01/2010 Read more » News and people briefs Registration opens soon for Irrigation Show, Briggs & Stratton elects new chairman, FMC taps new director for professional solutions division Posted: 09/01/2010 Read more » GCSAA selects firm in search for new CEO Kansas City-based company will open search process for Mark Woodward's successor in October. Posted: 08/31/2010 Read more » Water foul! Research shows that droppings from non-migratory geese on turf can result in nitrogen runoff into adjacent bodies of water. Posted: 08/26/2010 Read more » Complete news index » |
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