http://www.basfturftalk.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:52:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PACE Turf video explains the cause of summer turfgrass damageI wanted to share a great video for turf managers and golfers alike who want to understand how heat impacts turf quality and growth, especially during this hot 2010 summer season.Watch the brief footage to learn why turf fails in the ... http://www.basfturftalk.com/2010/08/02/video-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%9cwhy-does-turf-die-in-the-summer%e2%80%9d-pace-turf-explains-how-damage-occurs-and-what-to-do/ Check out my podcast interview with Pat Jones of Golf Course Industry magazinePat and I talk about “Warm-Season Turf Conditions Affected by Cold Winter in the South.”Podcast highlightsField update on golf course superintendents working to recover their turf health this spring in light of a slow start to season.Winter damage ... http://www.basfturftalk.com/2010/04/20/golf-course-industry-podcast-southern-turf-conditions-and-disease-and-weed-updates/ BASF is working with the entire turfgrass team at UT in various research areas.  Among the trials that were on tour were fungicide work showing Emerald ® fungicide on bentgrass greens for control of dollar spot, and a suggested BASF fungicide rotation program for bentgrass greens management as compared to ... http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/14/hello-transition-zone-turf-professionals-with-a-report-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-field-day-its-me-kathie-kalmowitz/ Hi, everyone—I want to share a great Web tool for researching and learning about turfgrass diseases. North Carolina State University TurfFiles: http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/diseaseID What’s nice about this site is you can select the type of turfgrass you have and the month, and it provides a list of diseases that affect the host turf ... http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/06/04/nc-state-turffiles-web-site-is-great-disease-tool-for-golf-course-superintendents-and-turf-professionals/ Technical Presentation by Kathie Kalmowitz, Ph.D., Market Development Specialist for BASF Turf & Ornamentals Did you know that Drive® XLR8 herbicide controls many broadleaf weeds, not just crabgrass! This could save your budget dollars. Let me show you Drive XLR8’s broadleaf weed control. Onetime™ herbicide – a 3-way mix herbicide contains no ... http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/03/19/video-new-herbicides-from-basf-turf-ornamentals-provide-better-weed-control-on-golf-course-turf-residential-lawns-commercial-lawns-and-sod-farms/ Golf course superintendents prepare for Zoysia Patch & Large Patch outbreaks Trinity™ fungicide continues to get more exposure in the zoysia patch segment. Every golf course superintendent I've spoken with after using Trinity has been very pleased with the results. Fall and spring applications at 1-2 oz. are the standard recommendation ... http://www.basfturftalk.com/2008/09/11/as-end-of-summer-nears-trinity%e2%84%a2-fungicide-can-keep-your-turf-healthy-and-disease-free/