Nutrient Application Regulation is Here -- and Here to Stay

Many of you who have attended a Virginia Certified Fertilizer Applicator training session have heard the story about a Virginia delegate from Northern Virginia who was given fuel for the regulatory fires being fanned by his constituents. The event...

By Robert Barksdale

Nothing Happens Till Someone Sells Something

Have you ever heard that saying? For all of us in the Green Industry, that statement rings very true. Sales are to a company what gasoline is to that beautiful Ferrari you see parked by the front door of the elegant restaurant. But if that Ferrar...

By Marty Grunder

Confession of a Digital Marketing Executive

I still struggle with the idea of social networks. There, I said it. I am a CEO of a digital marketing company and I struggle with social media. Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest have grown at a rate faster than most can keep up with and yet ...

By Michael Cheley

The Root of Plant Health

Superintendents have a tough job managing and modifying turfgrass physiology. Golf course turfgrass often exists on the edge of viability because it has less leaf area than unmanaged turfgrass. It is under additional stress from foot traffic, mowe...

By Kyle Miller

Five Herbicide Best Practices Every LCO Needs to Follow

Successful weed management is a science and skill. To properly steward herbicides and avoid the negative repercussions of herbicide shortcuts or mismanagement, below are five herbicide best practices. Make the proper identification The first s...

By Kyle Miller