California - Athletic Turf

Dr. Ali Harivandi honored with Turfgrass Educator Award of Excellence by TPI

April 23, 2014By Jim Novak

Dr. Ali Harivandi, environmental horticulturist emeritus, University of California Cooperative Extension, received the Turfgrass Educator Award of Excellence from Turfgrass Producers International (TPI). Linda Moyer of S.C.-based Sod Solutions and chair of the TPI public relations working group says that the board of trustees decided to honor Harivandi at the TPI 2014 International Education Conference & Field Day in Orlando,... read more

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Groundskeeper Tech debuts SprinklerMaps software

April 16, 2014By AT Staff

San Diego-based Groundskeeper Tech (GT) released a new mapping software, SprinklerMaps. Working as head groundskeeper at the University of California, GT Founder Mike D’Ascanio grew frustrated with printed-paper landscape maps, which were routinely outdated, inaccurate or flat-out inaccessible, and began developing SprinklerMaps. As an alternative to paper landscape maps, SprinklerMaps gives users the ability to plot their irrigation and utility systems with... read more

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Recycling a precious commodity: water

May 23, 2013By Jim Novak

Irrigating turfgrasses with recycled water When the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge drafted his poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and penned the line “water, water, everywhere . . . nor any drop to drink,” he certainly wasn’t thinking about watering turfgrass or landscaping, but he could have been. Dr. Ali Harivandi, environmental horticulturist, University of California Cooperative Extension,... read more

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PBI/Gordon herbicide approval expanded for sports turf

May 9, 2013By AT Staff

PBI/Gordon Corp. has announced that its Katana Turf Herbicide can now be used in a wider variety of sports turf applications and, for the first time, targeted residential weed control. The product received United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval on expanded labeling for use on professionally managed sports turf. It had been approved only for “professionally managed college and... read more

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Rain Bird, MTF present Water Summit

January 9, 2013By AT Staff

The Intelligent Use of Water Summit XIII: “Play on! Water Issues in Today’s Sport Turf Environment” is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Rain Bird and Michigan Turfgrass Foundation (MTF) are partnering to present the Summit at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. This unique event will focus on providing greater insight into the science and application sides of turf management in water-sensitive environments. A panel of... read more

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