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Golf economic study now available
Interested in how golf stacks up to other industries in terms of its contribution to the economy, as well as to environmental sustainability? The newly released California Golf Economic and Environmental Study, commissioned by the California Alliance for Golf, presents an in depth overview, available in summary format, or in detail in the 47 page full report. While its value is primarily to those of you in California, it is a good model for development of reports for other states as well.
The study's authors suggest the following uses for this information:
- Defining the range of core and enabled industries associated with the game of golf
- Demonstrating for policymakers the employment and revenue generating contributions of the golf industry to the state economy
- Building recognition of the golf industry as a significant business sector and a driver of the state's economic activity
- Demonstrating the golf industry's continued progress in resource conservation and environmental excellence
Art Wilson Company Provides Additional Information on Calcium Sulfate
To read the report provided to PACE Turf by Art Wilson Company, click here.
Register for the April 1, 2013 PACE Turf Research Seminar
Our line–up of speakers and topics for the upcoming April 1 PACE Turf Research Seminar is now available here! Our mail–in registration form is also available here.
WHEN: Monday, April 1, 2013, 7:15am to 4pm
WHERE: Catamaran Resort and Hotel, San Diego, CA (hotel rooms available at 15 percent discount to PACE Turf seminar attendees)
CONTINUING EDUCATION: 5.5 California CEUs have been approved and 0.6 GCSAA education points have been approved!
REGISTRATION: Register here
SPONSORS: San Diego GCSA, Aquatrols, BASF, Bayer, CPS, Dow, Milliken, Simplot Partners, Syngenta, Target Specialty Products, West Coast Turf
PROGRAM: Highlights are shown below. For a complete listing of topics and speakers, click here
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15–8:00am | Registration and continental breakfast | |
| 8:00 –8:45am | Tools for conducting your own IPM research | Drs. Larry Stowell and Wendy Gelernter |
| 8:45–9:45am | The kitchen sink: a disease, a weed and a social network | Dr. John Kaminski, Penn State University |
| 9:45–10:00am | Turf management research update | Bruce Williams, CA Turfgrass and Landscape Foundation |
| 10:00–10:15am | BREAK AND TRADE SHOW | |
| 10:15 –10:45am | Kikuyugrass management: If you can't beat it, join it | Tyler Mock, UC Riverside |
| 10:45–11:30am | New challenges in turf pest management | Drs. Wendy Gelernter and Larry Stowell, PACE Turf |
| 11:30–12:30pm | LUNCH AND TRADE SHOW | |
| 12:30–1:00pm | The politics of water: connecting the golf industry with its regulators | Craig Kessler, SCGA Director of Governmental Affairs |
| 1:00–1:30pm | Pigments, dyes and plant health products: where they fit | Dr. Wendy Gelernter |
| 1:30–2:00pm | Technical resources for improved turf management | Jeff Jensen, GCSAA |
| 2:00–2:15pm | BREAK AND TRADE SHOW | |
| 2:15–3:15pm | How to stay grounded: coping with the emotional toll of greens keeping | Dr. Rich Hycner, Psychologist |
| 3:15–4:00pm | Bring on the drones! Remote sensing and other new tools | Dr. Larry Stowell, PACE Turf |
Register and learn more about the April 1 meeting here. We look forward to seeing you soon!
