These changes will allow a crew member with no formal education to be eligible to test in 16 years, rather than 40 years with the original point system.
Who has influenced you? Green Media -- publisher of Arbor Age, Landscape and Irrigation, Outdoor Power Equipment and SportsTurf -- is now accepting nominations for its 2012 list of "Most Influential People in the Green Industry."
There are plenty of people out there who get to work in the wee hours of the morning. Not many of them stay until the wee hours of the night, though. Such is the life of Tom Nielsen, head groundskeeper for the Louisville Bats. During the season, Nielsen regularly gets to Louisville Slugger Field at 7 am and, during homestands, doesn't make it home until midnight or later.
The City of Sioux Falls provides a good example of having a measured conservation strategy in place for times of drought and concerns about water resources being sufficient for both citizens and commerce.
The sight of freshly painted markings on a well-manicured field is an inviting vision that symbolizes the start of another high school football season. This is not just another season at Memorial, a 64-year-old Baton Rouge landmark that sits adjacent to Interstate 110 not far from the State Capitol.
"Project EverGreen is proud to partner with the Imaginarium and a wonderful group of sponsors and volunteers who helped make the idea of this green space a reality," said Project EverGreen executive director Cindy Code. "The 'Backyard Nature: Living GREEN' exhibit will help families learn how easy it is to sustain an environmentally compatible backyard using Florida-friendly landscaping."
Gray leaf spot poses less of a threat than 10-15 years ago, primarily because of the reduction in the acreage of perennial ryegrass in the Midwest and the introduction of cultivars with some gray leaf spot resistance. However, there are cases where turf managers must be vigilant in addressing the threat this year.