Social media is growing in the green industry. As climate conditions change, pests spread and restrictions on water use and chemical applications ensue, industry professionals are increasingly seeking information and advice from their peers through personal blog forums.

A recent post by Scott Hollister on “From the Desk of GCM,” the official blog of GCSAA’s Golf Course Management magazine, names four golf course superintendents who are using a Web page to vent about daily pest control challenges, discuss course maintenance schedules, convey weather reports and describe “a day in their life” to industry peers (and in some cases club members).

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After a month of being on-site here at FarmLinks, I’m happy to post my first entry on the BASF Turf Talk blog! These are exciting times here at FarmLinks…

Building on their reputation of offering a one of a kind, first class educational experience for golf course superintendents and turf managers alike, FarmLinks is stepping into the future with the construction of a state of the art Educational Pavilion and FarmLinks Headquarters.

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Preventative sprays influence summer disease severity in turf grass
Spring has been very nice to the golf course superintendents this 2008 season. We are having a record wet and cool spring. Supers have told me and turf product distributors too, that they have missed a dollar spot spray this spring. Some are bragging about their savings. My personal belief is that the 55 to 65 degree preventative sprays influence summer disease severity.

Application skippers don’t count your chickens just yet. These supers may become frantic in the very near future as 90 degree temperatures head our way in the coming weeks, combined with high soil moisture and very high humidity. I sure do wish I had air conditioning.

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