By Nik Wall, Premier Pacific Seeds
Modern day turf grasses have drastically improved over the last 40+ years. Some turf managers may remember when varieties such as Linn perennial ryegrass was the newest and latest new variety.
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The Northwest Turfgrass Association will be donating $50,327 to worthy turfgrass research and education programs in 2019 as it continues to be a leading benefactor for the golf industry in the Northwest. Over the past five years, the NTA has donated almost a quarter of a million dollars to various programs.
The WCTA Board is pleased to announce it will continue to support important and valuable turf research in 2019. Based on funds raised in 2018, cash available to the Research Committee for new project funding in 2019 is about $14,300.
Read more: WCTA Continues to Support Turf Managers by Investing In Research
If you randomly ask someone on a city street to describe the game of golf, odds are good that even someone unfamiliar with the nuances of the game will be able to describe what a golf course looks like—the expansive and predominantly green open space on which the sport is played.
The Canadian Turfgrass Research Foundation (CTRF) is pleased to announce, on behalf of the allied turf research funding group (*made up of the organizations listed at the end of this document), 2019 turf research project funding decisions as follows:
Read more: 2019 Turf Research Project Funding Decisions Announced by CTRF