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  1. Factors Affecting Green Speed
    Articles
    Factors Affecting Green Speed
    In golf, successfully managed greens are often associated with speed. Speed alone, however, does not symbolize a good or healthy golf green.
  2. Pesticide Applicator Short Course (Core | Cats. 06, 07, 23)
    Workshops

    $150.00

    Pesticide Applicator Short Course (Core | Cats. 06, 07, 23)
    When 03/13/2023
    Length 8 hrs. or more
    Build a foundation of knowledge about safe and proper handling and use of pesticides, and prepare for the certified pesticide applicator's exam for Core and Cats. 06, 07, and 23.
  3. Corn speedwell, also called rock speedwell or wall speedwell, is a common weed of home lawns, parks, institutional grounds, and other turf areas in Pennsylvania.
    Articles
    Lawn and Turfgrass Weeds: Corn Speedwell
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tanner Delvalle, Tim Abbey
    Corn speedwell, also called rock speedwell or wall speedwell, is a common weed of home lawns, parks, institutional grounds, and other turf areas in Pennsylvania.
  4. Pesticide Applicator Short Course (Core | Cats. 06, 07, 10, 23)
    Workshops

    $150.00

    Pesticide Applicator Short Course (Core | Cats. 06, 07, 10, 23)
    When Multiple Options Available
    Length 6 optional days, 6 hours each day
    These courses prepare professionals in a classroom-style setting to take the certified pesticide applicator's exam for Core and Categories 06, 07, 10, and 23.
  5. Composted mushroom media
    Articles
    Spent Mushroom Substrate as a Soil Amendment in Turf
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D.
    If you are trying to improve the quality of turf growing in poor or marginal soils, consider using spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a soil amendment.
  6. Turf and Ornamentals: Right-of-Way
    Webinars

    $20.00

    Turf and Ornamentals: Right-of-Way
    When 02/21/2023
    Length 2 hours
    Earn Cat. 10 and PC credits while you learn about common invasive plants in PA, what's new in Integrated Vegetation Management, and more
  7. Turf and Ornamentals: Turf
    Webinars

    $20.00

    Turf and Ornamentals: Turf
    When 02/14/2023
    Length 2 hours
    Earn Cat. 7, 18, 23, and PC credits while you learn about turf herbicides, preventing diseases, and more!
  8. Photo: P. Landschoot, Penn State
    Articles
    SDHI Fungicides for Turfgrass Diseases
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D.
    Turfgrass disease prevention and control programs on golf courses often include fungicide applications.
  9. Estimating and Bidding for Landscape Installation
    Workshops

    $250.00

    Estimating and Bidding for Landscape Installation
    When Multiple Options Available
    A two-day intensive workshop created to guide landscape business operators on how to create profitable installation bids.
  10. Turf and Ornamentals School
    Workshops

    $110.00

    Turf and Ornamentals School
    When 01/30/2023
    Pest management information on ornamental plants and turfgrass pests will be covered at this informative school.
  11. Photo: Peter Landschoot, Penn State
    Articles
    Lawn and Turfgrass Weeds: Goosegrass [Eleusine Indica (L.) Gaertn.]
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tim Abbey, Tanner Delvalle
    Goosegrass, also known as silver crabgrass, is a warm-season annual grass weed that infests golf course turf, athletic fields, lawns, parks, and institutional grounds.
  12. Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Agriculture
    Articles
    Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Agriculture
    By Linda Fetzer, Dennis Murphy, Ph.D., William Harshman
    Studies suggest that lengthy exposure to typical noises on farms can result in noise induced hearing loss to farmers of all ages, including teenagers.
  13. Photo: Peter Landschoot, Penn State
    Articles
    Turfgrass Diseases: Slime Molds
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D.
    Slime molds (causal organisms: Mucilago, Physarum, and Fuligo spp.) are different from most turfgrass pathogens in that they do not directly infect the plant.
  14. Yellow foxtail plant with multiple seedheads. Photo: Peter Landschoot, Penn State
    Articles
    Lawn and Turfgrass Weeds: Yellow Foxtail and Green Foxtail
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D., Tim Abbey, Tanner Delvalle
    Yellow foxtail [Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. and Schult] and green foxtail [Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv.] are warm season summer annual grass weeds that invade low-maintenance lawns, parks, grounds, roadsides, and new turf establishments.
  15. Photo by Michael Houtz, Penn State
    Articles
    Calibrating Your Fertilizer Spreader
    By Peter Landschoot, Ph.D.
    Spreaders can be calibrated in several ways, but the following methods are relatively simple, fast, and accurate.
  16. Photo: Peter Landschoot, Penn State
    News
    Governor Wolf Signs Turfgrass Fertilizer Bill into Law
    Date Posted 7/20/2022
    Following 12 years of debate and failed attempts to pass state-wide legislation, Pennsylvania now has a law governing turfgrass fertilizer application dates, practices, rates, and type of fertilizer used.
  17. Choosing a Qualified Pest Management or Lawn Care Company
    Articles
    Choosing a Qualified Pest Management or Lawn Care Company
    By Sharon I Gripp
    When you discover a pest problem in or around your home, such as the spotted lanternfly, the first step is to identify the pest.
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