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USGA Green Section notes golfer infractions that can harm the golf course in ways they may not know

These don’t include the usual things that golfers tend to “forget,” such as replacing divots, raking bunkers and fixing ball marks.


Think safety first before getting spring landscaping season underway: OPEI

As the weather grows warmer, and mowers and other outdoor power equipment are put to greater use and new equipment is acquired, remember to instill safe operating practices among your employees.


Bermudagrass field installed for Super Bowl game led to plenty of slipping and sliding among players

Eagles pass rusher Haason Reddick called the surface at Phoenix’s State Farm stadium “the worst field” he’d ever played on.


Toronto man told to replace his artificial turf front lawn after it was previously approved

A Toronto octogenarian is in a fight with city hall over his installation of artificial turf at the front of his property. The man says a stroke has left him with limited mobility, making it difficult for him to maintain natural grass.
 
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Landscape contractors must shift paradigm to connect with employees and grow company

If a landscape contractor wishes to hire the right employees, create a solid company culture, produce engaged staff, form a productive team and retain good workers from year to year, he or she must understand a paradigm shift is occurring, and failing to adapt to it will lead to a disconnection of people that will fail to grow the company. » Read more...
 
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Ontario Turfgrass Symposium

February 22 - 23, 2023
Location: Louisville, KY
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Canadian Golf Course Management Conference

February 22 - 24, 2023
Location: Vancouver, BC
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