GREENKEEPER BLOG

What are “Shapefiles” anyways?

Geospatial data is becoming increasingly important to turf managers. These data link observations and measurements to specific locations (latitude/longitude).  Examples include locating the position of pests and problem areas, mapping irrigation head and value...

GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

Advance your turf management knowledge at your pace with GreenKeeper University. Our team of renowned turfgrass professors, researchers and practitioners have moved to our courses to a 100% self-paced format. This means students can enroll in courses at any time and...

Measure & Predict Organic Matter in GreenKeeper

Management of soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation is a primary concern for turf managers. Cultivation practices including topdressing, aeration, verticutting and DryJect sand injection are used to manage SOM, but how often are these practices required? GreenKeeper App now support loss-on-ignition SOM determination at three different depths (OM246). Those results are then used to predict SOM accumulation over the next three years.

Realize the Power of Precision with GreenKeeper CIS

Superintendents and field managers need to hold a mental map of their property in their heads. They know which spots are first to wilt, where disease pressure is highest, and the locations of perennial pests requiring preventative treatment. Those observations are...

Simplify Your EOP Planning

Love it or hate it, Early Order Program season has returned. Personally, l’m relieved to have survived another hot Nebraska summer. The last thing I want to think about is the plan for next year. Still, the discounts, rebates and rewards can be tough to pass up each...

August Sugar Lows

It’s the middle August and many turfgrass plants are feeling as tired as their turfgrass managers. The recent extreme heat is taxing cool-season grasses like ryegrass, bluegrasses and bentgrass while summer weeds like goosegrass, foxtail and crabgrass are thriving....

How much grass WOULD have been in the buckets?

For years, golf course superintendents have asked the question to their greens mowing crew, "How much grass did you get today?" Common answers usually included "a lot" or "a little" or maybe more precisely how many times they...

Growth Rate Goals

We have been advocating daily measurement of growth rate on highly maintained turfgrass to improve management precision. Clipping volume measurements provide actionable data to help guide PGR applications and evaluate the efficiency of a fertilization program. But how...

Simple but Actionable Data: Part One

The word is getting out. Data collection and analysis can improve turf management efficiency. The team at GreenKeeper are excited to bring artificial intelligence and mower-mounted sensors to the turf management industry in 2023. These forms of data and analysis will...

Evolution of Data-Driven Turf Management

The thought of using data and models to guide turfgrass management decisions may seem daunting, but golf course superintendents have been using both to improve course conditioning for centuries. Superintendents are incredibly observant, and data are simply a set of...
What are “Shapefiles” anyways?

What are “Shapefiles” anyways?

Geospatial data is becoming increasingly important to turf managers. These data link observations and measurements to specific locations (latitude/longitude).  Examples include locating the position of pests and problem areas, mapping irrigation head and value...

read more
GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

Advance your turf management knowledge at your pace with GreenKeeper University. Our team of renowned turfgrass professors, researchers and practitioners have moved to our courses to a 100% self-paced format. This means students can enroll in courses at any time and...

read more
Measure & Predict Organic Matter in GreenKeeper

Measure & Predict Organic Matter in GreenKeeper

Management of soil organic matter (SOM) accumulation is a primary concern for turf managers. Cultivation practices including topdressing, aeration, verticutting and DryJect sand injection are used to manage SOM, but how often are these practices required? GreenKeeper App now support loss-on-ignition SOM determination at three different depths (OM246). Those results are then used to predict SOM accumulation over the next three years.

read more
Realize the Power of Precision with GreenKeeper CIS

Realize the Power of Precision with GreenKeeper CIS

Superintendents and field managers need to hold a mental map of their property in their heads. They know which spots are first to wilt, where disease pressure is highest, and the locations of perennial pests requiring preventative treatment. Those observations are...

read more
Simplify Your EOP Planning

Simplify Your EOP Planning

Love it or hate it, Early Order Program season has returned. Personally, l’m relieved to have survived another hot Nebraska summer. The last thing I want to think about is the plan for next year. Still, the discounts, rebates and rewards can be tough to pass up each...

read more
August Sugar Lows

August Sugar Lows

It’s the middle August and many turfgrass plants are feeling as tired as their turfgrass managers. The recent extreme heat is taxing cool-season grasses like ryegrass, bluegrasses and bentgrass while summer weeds like goosegrass, foxtail and crabgrass are thriving....

read more