Multiple Turf Research Reports Posted
The CTRF Board of Directors have approved the annual/semi-annual interim reports. These reports will also be added to the project updates on the CTRF website.
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Western Canada Turfgrass Association
Request for Proposal for Administration Services - CTRF
The Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) is a not-for profit foundation that has charitable status which supports turfgrass research across North America. The CTRF also leads a federation of organizations from across Canada that is committed to funding research that assists turf production in all sectors, such as golf, sod producers, sports fields, residential and lawn care. In the past both the Royal Canadian Golf Association (Golf Canada) and the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association has donated their time to administer the operations of the foundation.
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PTRC Research Update
Several turf research projects are currently underway including:
M.S. Dissertation Focusses on Managing Pink Snow Mold
OTF, OGCSA, NTA and WCTA: Below you will find a link to Clint Mattox’s M.S. Dissertation… “Managing Microdochium Patch Using Non-Traditional Fungicides on Annual Bluegrass Putting Greens” http://hdl.handle.net/1957/57194
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Inaugural PTRC TURF Day
The inaugural Turf Under Research Field Day, ‘TURF Day’, took place at Olds College’s Prairie Turfgrass Research Centre on August 27th. Lead researcher Katie Dodson, along with Laura Chaves, Jim Ross, Cory Mossing and the rest of the research team, hosted about 75 participants from a wide cross-section of the industry for a full day of research plot tours, displays, educational seminars and a free lunch!