At GreenKeeper, our mission is to empower turf managers with smarter decision-making tools through cutting-edge research, online education at GreenKeeper University, and continuous enhancements to the GreenKeeper App.
Whether you’re a longtime user or it’s been a while since you last logged in, there’s never been a better time to explore everything GreenKeeper has to offer. Contact us to activate an extended trial and unlock the platform’s full potential.
In this article, we highlight ten powerful ways GreenKeeper can help you immediately save time, reduce costs, and make more confident management decisions.
1. Be Confident with Mixing Math and Inventory
Avoid costly mixing errors. GreenKeeper automatically adjusts product rates based on your tank size, treatment area, and product container size. The Application Advisor simplifies product selection, while inventory levels are automatically updated after each application.
Eliminate the complexity of partial and full tank applications. Instead, GreenKeeper can generate mixing math for equal-sized partial tanks, reducing sprayer weight and allowing for use of full product containers. You’ll also see product labels, product cost and inventory level when designing an application.
2. Plan Smarter with PGR, Pest, and Wetting Agent Guidance
GreenKeeper’s 800+ proprietary models activate automatically as you schedule PGRs, plant protectants, and wetting agents. The Program Builder consolidates past and future applications, club events, and cultivation practices into a user-friendly calendar view.
Additional Program Builder Views can be accessed at the top of that page and include:
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Pest View: Monitor daily disease risk for major turf pests, with color-coded bars reflecting the strength of your fungicide protection.
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PGR View: Visualize growth suppression from PGRs and DMI fungicides across different turf species and mowing heights.
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Wetting Agent View: Predict the changing longevity of wetting agents across seasons—essential for efficient water management.
Wetting agent models are available for Brilliance, CounterAct Firm, Retain, Pervade (Push Water), Rely III, Revolution, and Tri-Cure AD. Be sure you’re using public product entries to unlock this guidance.
3. Copy Past Programs and Export EOP Summaries
Planning for Early Order Program discounts can be challenging. With a few clicks, a specific month or entire growing season can be copied forward. This provides a helpful template when planning out next season’s applications. The EOP Planning on the Course Inventory page summarizes product needs based on current inventory levels minus product that is committed for an upcoming application this season.
4. Justify Cultivation Decisions
Topdressing, aeration, and vertical mowing are necessary but disruptive practices. GreenKeeper’s Cultivation View predicts how different climates and maintenance practices influence soil organic matter levels at various depths, helping you justify necessary cultivation to ownership, golfers, and stakeholders.
GreenKeeper users can also purchase soil organic matter tests that seamlessly integrate into the Cultivation View.
5. Access Enhanced Weather Data and On-Site Observations
Weather drives turf management. GreenKeeper’s redesigned Weather tile provides current conditions, historical data, and detailed hourly forecasts in an easy-to-read format.
For even greater accuracy, connect a GreenKeeper RECON wX station to your course to integrate real-time local weather observations into your decision-making.
6. Plan Irrigation with ET Forecasts and Soil Moisture Predictions
The Water Resource Tile gives you access to 30+ years of evapotranspiration (ET) and precipitation data, along with a forward looking 14-day ET forecast. GreenKeeper Insight takes this data a step further, predicting soil moisture changes with hourly resolution based on simple daily TDR readings—helping you plan irrigation before wilt conditions develop.
7. Track Turf Performance Data
Data-driven turf management starts with simple, consistent measurements. Record daily soil moisture, clipping volume, and green speeds with GreenKeeper’s Performance Tracker.
Start small—measure one representative green—and expand from there. Your staff can also enter data directly into GreenKeeper with limited access, making it easy to build a reliable, data-based decision-making culture at your facility.
8. Simplify Labor and Staff Management with WhiteBoard
GreenKeeper WhiteBoard makes crew management fast and seamless. Assign staff to regular rotations, create and customize jobs, auto-rotate mowing patterns, and copy-past jobs for quick daily planning.
Display Mode and Presentation Mode help you run smoother morning meetings, bringing agronomic planning and staffing decisions together in one easy platform.
9. Spot-Treat Pests with GreenKeeper CIS
GreenKeeper CIS is an advanced geospatial tool built specifically for golf and sports turf managers. Map course boundaries, document pest locations and document them with photos, and optimize precision spraying with GPS and variable rate sprayers.
CIS helps you reduce pesticide usage, lower costs, and minimize your environmental footprint—without compromising turf quality.
10. Collect Turf Health Data Autonomously
GreenKeeper RECON sensors capture real-time turf health data with every mower pass—regardless of time of day or weather conditions.
Mounted behind mower decks, these sensors measure leaf nitrogen status, biomass, and early signs of stress such as drought and cart traffic. This data can be used in CIS to generate variable-rate spray maps and correct issues before they become visible.
Unlock New Features Every Season
GreenKeeper continues to evolve. Since our launch in 2015, we’ve expanded and improved the platform with new models, features, and integrations. Active areas or research include additional wetting agent modeling, new machine-learning to methodologies to increase the power of your data, and a redesigned soil testing page to create resilient soil and fertility management program.