Turfgrass Council of North Carolina | September/October 2022
In this issue, NC State's Art Bruneau looks back on a distinguished career. Also introduces Sola St. Augustinegrass and covers the origins of turfgrass.
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Art Bruneau, Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Faculty at North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) Crop and Soil Department has played an important role in the turfgrass industry for many years.
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It was great to see so many faces at this year’s NCSU Turfgrass Field Day!
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By Grady Miller | Professor, Turfgrass Management • Crop and Soil Sciences • North Carolina State University
In March 2022, North Carolina State University conducted the seventh annual survey to examine the inventory and pricing of North Carolina sod.
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North Carolina State University’s Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics program, under the direction of Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis, has released Sola™ St. Augustinegrass.
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By Jay McCurdy Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Turfgrass Extension Specialist • Department of Plant & Soil Sciences • Mississippi State University
The first known use of the word turf occurs before the 12th century and refers to the “upper stratum of soil bound by grass”. Objectively, turf only exists in human-maintained systems…
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By Neal Glatt | Managing Partner, GrowTheBench
So how can a team recruit new people to join to capitalize on the current market when the war for talent is so fierce?
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