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Notes From The Field   
July 18th, 2008 		Notes From The Field

By Ted Huhn thuhn1

2008 a low pest pressure turf maintenance season in North East
The earlier hot weather conditions have faded to great grass growing weather. The hot temperatures have been short lived. Many turf maintenance professionals are using fungicides but spray intervals are not being shortened to accommodate high disease pressure. At the Central Penn GCSA meeting yesterday there was a general feeling that 2008 has been a moderately easy turf maintenance season so far.

Customers see success with Insignia and Trinity fungicides
I’ve received positive feedback from many of my customers. One golf course superintendent called to say that he used his first ever Insignia fungicide fairway spray on the Fourth of July weekend and loves it!

A distributor called to say Insignia plus a phite performed outstandingly. He has been working Insignia + phites and has gained the seal of “quality disease control” approval from many happy customers.

Another golf course superintendent said he tried Trinity fungicide at 1oz and, “LOVES Trinity”.

In general, BASF is receiving very positive feedback from distributors who are selling our pest control products for Take-all patch, Summer patch and Anthracnose turf diseases.

 
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FarmLinks Reports   
July 7th, 2008 		FarmLinks Reports

By Brian Thompson bthompson1

The “Experience at FarmLinks” continues to captivate Superintendents from across the country!
Two of the most frequent reasons golf course superintendents come to Alabama to experience FarmLinks are to learn new and innovative turf maintenance techniques and share ideas among industry professionals.

Superintendents realize the true value in bringing cutting-edge technology and turf maintenance programs back to their facilities after visiting FarmLinks. The last few weeks have seen an assortment of golf course superintendents from Texas to North Carolina and everywhere in between! I think that fairy ring is the most common disease superintendents are currently facing on greens; however, pythium volutum is the issue that brings about the most concern with a majority of turf outbreaks concentrated in the Carolinas.


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Bucci's Byte   
June 25th, 2008 		Bucci's Byte

By Toni Bucci

At BASF Turf & Ornamentals we want to be the first choice of turf professionals across the U.S. Part of that means a sharp focus on what customers want in new products and delivering solutions that fulfill their unmet needs.

Today, identifying those needs can sometimes be clouded by noise from special interests for “green” or organic products. The appeal of these products is usually tied to the notion that they are better for the environment. Manufactured pesticides are thought by many to be harmful and their benefits somehow artificial.

After all, alternative “non-chemical” treatments must be better. If it’s “organic” that means the turf has been grown and kept healthy naturally, without the aid of pesticides, right?


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Notes From The Field   
June 24th, 2008 		Notes From The Field

By McGee Poole mpoole1

My Territory is seeing everything from low humidity to severe storms and flooding
The last few weeks have been somewhat typical for June. It has dried out as fast as it was too wet. A weather pattern of low humidity along with some windy conditions dried things in the lower part of my territory. Unfortunately, Indianapolis and areas south of Indy were hit hard by storms that led to severe flooding. At least one golf course superintendent we know of around Columbus, Ind., lost everything in his home.

Tough golf times make it challenging to spend coin on mild turf diseases
Disease pressure on fairways has been limited to dollar spot and the severity is low to moderate. Greens have seen other disease pressure such as anthracnose, summer patch, waitea patch, and other secondary diseases. Altogether, there is a feeling of very tough times in the golf business.
Most golf course superintendents are really pushing spray intervals, using less preventative sprays, and overall taking a good hard look at their input costs. Of course, there are exceptions.


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Notes From The Field   
June 24th, 2008 		Notes From The Field

By John Bresnahan jbresnahan1

Boston Sports are on top of the World
Top-of-the-morn’in from the CITY OF CHAMPIONS!!! Yes that’s right another Boston team has won a World Championship! Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics—and yes—the Red Sox are in first place again with the Evil Empire (Yankees) taking the year off. And this Championship run started at the same time I joined BASF… we are living the dream in the city of champions.

University of Massachusetts Field Day—presents turf research findings

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The UMASS Field Day was an educational experience that featured new research findings about disease resistance in turf.


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