Soil
MLSN guidelines catch on
The Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition soil guidelines were designed to reduce costs and reduce fertilizer inputs without a significant impact on turf. Adoption has taken on momentum, as these articles and blog posts show.
- "Just what the grass requires: Using minimum levels for sustainable nutrition". By Micah Woods, Larry Stowell and Wendy Gelernter. January, 2014 Golf Course Management article.
- A superintendent's perspective: Sustainable fertilizer use. Blog post from PACE Turf member Jason Haines, of Pender Harbor Golf Club.
- "Cut costs with better turf management", article in Western Turf Management.
- "Documenting your progress towards sustainability" article in December, 2013 Golf Course Management.
Sustainability and MLSN guidelines: a presentation
PACE Turf's Dr. Larry Stowell recently gave a presentation, "Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition" at the Ontario Golf Superintendents Association meetings. The presentation gives a good overview of the many ways that the MLSN soil guidelines can contribute to more sustainable practices on the golf course.
See also these useful PACE Turf publications and turf management guidelines:
- Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition Soil Guidelines (MLSN)
- The Global Soil Survey for Sustainable Turf, a citizen science intiative that involves turf managers in developing new, more sustainable fertilization guidelines for turf.
- Guidelines on pest management, soil management, water management and more.
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