Quarterly PTRC Update: September 2025
by Jason Pick
Since our last update, the PTRC (and most of central Alberta) received half its annual rainfall (227mm) in July, and are experiencing higher than normal summer temperatures.
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IPM Manual Update on the Update end September 2025
by Jerry Rousseau
Final delivery of the updated IPM manual for BC Turfgrass Managers is expected by late 2025. Here is an update on the update by author, Mario Lanthier of CropHealth Advising and Research.
Read more: IPM Manual Update on the Update end September 2025
Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf - What's the Real Cost?
Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Penn State University, in collaboration with the Western Canada Turfgrass Association, are conducting a study to better understand the true costs of natural grass and synthetic turf sports fields.
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New National Turf Research Foundation
By Jerry Rousseau
The Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation has recently evolved into the ‘National Turfgrass Research Foundation’.
IPM Manual Update Starting in August - Site Visits to be Conducted
by Jerry Rousseau
Further to my last article on the subject, published in April and called ‘Long Awaited Update to IPM Manual Gets Green Light', the long awaited IPM Manual update is about to get going!
Read more: IPM Manual Update Starting in August - Site Visits to be Conducted