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2006 Wisconsin Turfgrass Research Report Volume XXIV

2000 Wisconsin Turfgrass Research Report Volume XVIII

 

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WI Turfgrass News VolXXVII No1 Spring2008 Golf Fundraiser for Fellowship at Green Bay Country Club, take-all patch, necrotic ring spot, summer patch, WTA history, environmental water quality and conservation for turfgrass irrigation, Noernet, Bioscience article, lawns provide benefits to urban environments, WTA treasurer's report, Tenacity pre- and post-emergent herbicide, Mike Stever, Mike Shaw, Kevin Keyes, Mike Handrich
WI Turfgrass News VOLXXV No3 Winter2007 Introducing Jim Kerns, EXPO Goes Green, Graduate Student Dan Lloyd studies Late Season Nitrogen Fertility, Baraboo's 'Field of Dreams', Bluegrass Billbug, Golf Fundraiser at Blackwolf Run, UW Graduate Students Win National Recognition, U.S. Open for Sod Production (Summer Field Day), Instructions for Getting NR 151 Maps
WI Turfgrass News VolXXV No2 Summer2007 John and Flora Berbee Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Graduate Research, WTA golf fundraiser Blackwolf Run, faculty position funding, Summer Field Day 2007, P.J. Liesch, May/June beetle management, NR151, Paul Koch, pesticide hazards, quinclorac, Drive herbicide, Certainty herbicide, Mesotrione herbicide, Velocity herbicide, Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab, Nutrient management requirements for sod and turf, China's turfgrass industry
WI Turfgrass News VolXXV No1 Spring2007 NR151 questions and answers, Pauls' Tree & Turf Nursery, banner pictures, Reinders donations, 2007 WTA event schedule, developing and testing biosolids-based synthetic topsoil, Turfgrass Producers International summer convention, Necrotic ring spot, Day on the Hill, EXPO 2007
WI Turfgrass News VolXXIL No3 Winter2006 Dr. Douglas Soldat, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2007, WTA website, 2007 School of Turfgrass Management, patchwork putting green problems, Erin Hills fellowship fundraiser, WSTMA fall 2006 meeting, Floyd Perry, Summer Turfgrass Field Day 2006, pesticide certification testing and continuing education
WI Turfgrass News VolXXIV No2 Summer2006 2006 Summer Field Day, Ant management, Plan for your future, Mark Garrison, Turfgrass invasiveness potential, Clean sweep of chemicals, NR 151, Erin Hills WTA fundraiser
WI Turfgrass News VolXXIV No1 Spring2006 Soil test interpretations for Wisconsin turfgrass, fertilizer regulations, phosphorous regulation, Ectotrophic root infecting (ETRI) fungi, Turf Producers International Summer Convention 2007, Kurt Steinke, Noersportsnet electronic discussion group, NGLGCSA 2006 Symposium, Winter turf loss and recovery, rain garden research, shaded putting greens, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2006
WI Turfgrass News VolXXIII No3 Winter2005 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2006, Understanding Host Resistance of Dollar Spot and Leaf Spot, Turf Diseases of the Great Lakes Region, WTA Golf Fundraiser for the Fellowship 2005 at Whistling Straits, Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, School of Turfgrass Management
WI Turfgrass News VolXXIII No2 Summer2005 Monroe Miller Wisconsin State Golf Association Golf Hall of Fame, Summer Field Day 2005, Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab, Great Lakes Turf Diseases: Identification and Control Guide for Golf Courses, Parks and Lawns, fellowship golf fundraiser at Whistling Straits, International Turfgrass Research Conference, The Biology of Typhula Snow Mold Pathogenicity, Wisconsin Sportsturf Managers Association Miller Park
WI Turfgrass News VolXXIII No1 Spring2005 WTA golf fundraiser at Whistling Straits, Winter Kill in 2005, NGLGCSA Symposium annual bluegrass, WSTMA Field of the Year contest, Wisconsin Green Industry day on the Hill 2005, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2005, WTA treasurer's financial report, WTA financial contribution distribution
WI Turfgrass News VolXXII No3 Winter2004 Green Industry Day on the Hill 2004, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2005, Applied Turfgrass Science Journal, Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab, dollar spot resistance in creeping bentgrass through the Tools of Linkage Mapping and QTL analysis, Kurt Steinke Watson Fellowship Award, WTA golf fundraiser at Brown Deer Park, Noer facility land acquisition history, UW-Turf Group golf outing
WI Turfgrass News VolXXII No2 Summer2004 Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Turfgrass Research, Summer Field Day 2004, Spotlight herbicide, Velocity herbicide, biodiesel tractor donation, golf fundraiser at Brown Deer Park, low input turfgrass alternatives for golf courses, DNR listing of turfgrasses as invasive species, Wisconsin State Legislators 2004 Agribusiness Tour, Ken Velpel family fundraiser, WSTMA Summer Meeting 2004
WI Turfgrass News VolXXII No1 Spring2004 Monroe Miller United States Golf Association (USGA) Green Section Distinguished Service Award, Dan Quast United States Golf Association (USGA) Green Section Distinguished Service Award, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) public comment period on Roundup Ready Creeping Bentgrass, Oregon School District 2003 WSTMA Field of the Year, Noernet, Northern Great Lakes Golf Course Superintendents Association (NGLGCLA) Symposium 2004
WI Turfgrass News VolXXI No3 Winter2003 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2004, Noer facility expansion, crown rust study, perennial ryegrass study, Kentucky bluegrass study, Emerald fungicide, Endorse fungicide, Insignia fungicide, Medallion fungicide, calibrating soil tests for turfgrass, golf fundraiser at The Bull, UW Turf Group golf outing
WI Turfgrass News VolXXI No2 Summer2003 Pythium blight, Steve Abler head diagnostician for UW-Madison Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab, Summer Field Day 2003, golf fundraiser 2003, Wisconsin Turfgrass Survey online, NCR-192, Lawn Problem Solver online, bluegrass seedhead reduction, Low Input Sustainable Turf, sportsturf management history, gray leaf spot perennial ryegrass disease, Noer center irrigation shower
WI Turfgrass News VolXXI No1 Spring2003 Golf outing 2003 at The Bull at Pinehurst Farms, Summer Field Day 2003, lightning safety, severe weather safety, winter drought and turf production, NGLGCSA symposium, environmental stress on greens, biotic and abiotic, fertilizer requirements for lawncare firms, Reinders Turf & Irrigation Conference 2003, grass seed availability, School of Turfgrass Management, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2004, Midwest Sod Council Field Day 2004, ag clean sweep
WI Turfgrass News VolXX No3 Winter2002 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2003, Wayne Otto, WTA golf fundraiser Blackwolf Run, Wisconsin Sod Producers Association winter meeting, cultivar, endophyte, maturity effects of tall fescue cold tolerance, Rapidly Amplified Polymorphic RAPD DNA molecular markers for velvet bentgrass characterization, Bayer, BASF, Dow, DuPont, FMC, Syrgenta, Ag clean sweep, Summer Field Day 2002, Integrated Turfgrass Management workshop
WI Turfgrass News VolXX No2 Summer2002 Noer facility expansion, Summer Field Day 2002, Characterization of Typhula Snow Mold in Wisconsin, Blackwolf Run, dollar spot and nitrogen fertility, dollar spot and mowing height, dollar spot and soil moisture, dollar spot and irrigation/dew removal, dollar spot and turfgrass variety/specie, dollar spot and full moon, black turfgrass ataenius BTA, irrigation system and practice evaluation, public perception of turfgrass industry
WI Turfgrass News VolXX No1 Spring2002 Kevin Hensler, skin cancer, Asian lady beetle, Kurt Steinke, Development of Management Practices for Shaded Golf Tees, sod sold by square foot, insect control strategies, black cutworm BCW larvae, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2002
WI Turfgrass News VolXIX No3 Winter2001 Wisconsin Landscape Federation, Brian Swingle, putting green rootzone amendment research, US Department of Agriculture specialty crop block grant, WTA fellowship golf fundraiser, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2002, nestling bluebirds, Miller Park, gypsy moths
WI Turfgrass News VolXIX No2 Summer2001 Nitrogen loss, fertilizer, Summer Field Day 2001, Ag clean sweep, Roundup ready turf, UDSA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, genetically modified turfgrass, Roundup resistant turf, herbicide fungicide insecticide application timing, WTA Grand Geneva golf outing, Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association Seminar on Wheels, Miller Park, North Central Region NCR-192
WI Turfgrass News VolXIX No1 Spring2001 Department of Natural Resources DNR NR151 non-point pollution abatement, 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, selection of Kentucky Bluegrass cultivars using DNA, Northern Great Lakes Golf Course Superintendents Association conference, UW-Madison Turfgrass Research and Education program website, John Buck, Summer Field Day 2001, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America GCSAA grant, Turfgrass Producers International Foundation TPIF grant, Wisconsin Sod Producers Association and Sod Growers Association of Mid-America conference, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2001, Wisconsin Turfgrass Association website, WSTMA Miller Park outing
WI Turfgrass News VolXVIII No3 Winter2000 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 2001, School of Turfgrass Management, agricultural chemical industry company mergers, fertilizer requirements for lawncare firms, Sportsturf Managers Association conference, WTA fellowship fundraiser golf outing, Food Quality Protection Act, chlorpyrifos, Dursban, Diazinon, turf pesticide ban, UW-Madison turfgrass website
WI Turfgrass News VolXVIII No2 Fall2000 WTA golf outing, Whistling Straits, baseball pitching mound, pitching rubber placement, Japaneese beetle, Asian beetle, Beaver Stadium, Penn State turfgrass, Summer Field Day 2000, Wayne Kussow fellowship, Wisconsin Department of Transportation sod regulations, Turfgrass Management Information Directory, fundraiser at The Bog
WI Turfgrass News VolXVII No3 Winter1999 Dr. Geunhwa Jung UW-Madison turfgrass plant pathologist, Wisconsin Sportsturf Managers Association, dry autumn, fall drought, winter turf survival, Kentucky bluegrass varieties, bluegrass low height mowing
WI Turfgrass News VolXVII No2 Summer1999 Baseball pitchers mound display, softball mound display, baseball home plate area construction study at Noer center, black turfgrass ataenius, Noer center expansion, soil and turf quality, soil sustainability, speedwell, Veronica spp, shaded bentgrass green turf quality, UW turfgrass pathologist position search, Summer Field Day 1999

WI Turfgrass News VolXVII No1 Spring1999

Research putting green at Noer center, fertilizer runoff study, Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab, Noernet network, Wisconsin Sports Turf Manages Association, Summer Field Day 1999, herbicides for crabgrass suppression, Limousine bluegrass, sod availability in Wisconsin, Turfgrass Producers International Summer Convention and Field Day, Badger Turf and Grounds Club

WI Turfgrass News VolXVI No4 Winter1998 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1999, ornamental entemologist Chris Williamson, Jeff Bottensek WTA golf fundraiser, UW turfgrass pathology position search, Wisconsin Sportsturf Managers Association, Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab
WI Turfgrass News VolXVI No3 Summer1998 Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association inaugural meeting, UW Plant Pathology Department, turf pathologist search, biological herbicide, corn gluten meal herbicide, Summer Field Day 1998, UW Department of Entomology, ornamental extension entamologist search, Dean Elton Aberle, US Women's Open Championship, Blackwolf Run, Ag clean sweep, post-emergent control of crabgrass, fairy rings, application of vinegar to turfgrass, vinegar weed control
WI Turfgrass News VolXVI No1 Spring1998 Bob Lohmann, American Society of Golf Course Architects, soil test recommendations for home lawns, Roger Bell, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1998, LoTeSLoP, Low Temperature Snow Loving Pathogen, snow mold, Ag clean sweep, pesticide applicator training, regional turf EXPO, School of Turfgrass Management
WI Turfgrass News VolXV No3 Winter1997 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1998, Summer Field Day 1997, WTA golf fundraiser, Sticks for Kids, Superintendents Championship Tournament, Advanced Turfgrass Management and Physiology course, UW-Madison School of Turfgrass Management
WI Turfgrass News VolXV No2 Summer1997 Summer Field Day history, new green construction at Noer center, Ice Age Trail, Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association, Ag Clean Sweep, turfgrass discussion group, Snow Mold Field Days 1997
WI Turfgrass News VolXV No1 Winter1997 Lambeau Field mud bowl resodding, sodding, big roll sod, pesticide disposal fees, Ag clean sweep, Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab website, internet glossary, Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1997, Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab three-year fundraising campaign
WI Turfgrass News VolXIV No3 Fall1996 Jeff Gregos, Winter Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1997, WTA golf outing, Homeowner Summer Field Day, Summer Field Day 1996
WI Turfgrass News VolXIV No2 Summer1996 Terry Kurth, Professional Lawn Care Association of America, Summer Field Day 1996, Low maintenance turfgrass, Ag Clean Sweep Very Small Quantity Generator VSQG
WI Turfgrass News VolXIV No1 Spring1996 Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab move, Catherine Smejkal, Professional Lawn Care Association of America training materials, Milorganite turf research donation program, UW-Madison Turf School
WI Turfgrass News VolXIII No4 Winter1995 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1996, Commercial pesticide applicators licensing and certification requirements, UW-Stevens Point NFL training camp preparation, MOCAP registration, 1995 fertilizer demonstration trials
WI Turfgrass News VolXIII No3 Fall1995 Summer Field Day 1995, ethoprop, MOCAP registration, turfgrass establishment, seed or sod, grass selection, seed selection, site preparation, seedling care, low input establishment
WI Turfgrass News VolXIII No2 Summer1995 Dr. Charles Koval retirement, Summer Field Day 1995, skin cancer prevention, prairie benefits, prairie restoration, Merit, imidcloprid, Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Laboratory opening, CIBA Turf & Ornamentals
WI Turfgrass News VolXIII No1 Winter1995 Wisconsin Turfgrass and Greenscape EXPO 1995, fertilizer demonstrations, home owner fertilizer tests, golf course fertilizer tests, grass color ratings, Kevin Henricksen, AgrEvo scholarship, 1994 financial statement