GREENKEEPER BLOG

Upgraded GreenKeeper CIS Includes POGO Integration

by | February 2, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Many turf management decisions are inherently spatial—where water is needed, where pests typically occur, and where additional management is required to achieve specific performance goals. Historically, these patterns have been managed through careful observation,...
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Learning the Microclimate: GreenKeeper Insight Improves Forecast Accuracy

by | January 28, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Accurate weather forecasts are central to irrigation scheduling, spray timing, and stress management, yet most forecasts are built for regions—not individual golf courses or athletic complexes. Terrain, tree cover, elevation, and nearby bodies of water create...
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Move Past Yesterday’s ET: The Predictive Advantage of GreenKeeper wX

by | December 4, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Agronomic models are only as good as the data they receive. GreenKeeper’s models rely on high-quality, site-specific weather inputs to perform at their best. Adding a wX station dramatically improves the accuracy and resolution of those data. While weather stations...
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Invest in Yourself and Staff with GreenKeeper University

by | November 11, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Advance your turf management knowledge at your pace with GreenKeeper University. Our team of renowned turfgrass professors, researchers and practitioners have created 18 different online courses to help advance the knowledge of turfgrass managers. Students can enroll...
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Seeing Turf Differently: Exploring the GreenKeeper RECON Turf Vision Sensor

by | October 22, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Turfgrass managers possess an exceptionally keen eye for detecting turf stress. That can be both a blessing and a curse in late summer. I remember dreading the morning drive to Ager Golf Course after being surprised by disease or drought stress the day before. Even...
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Silverado is Championship Ready with GreenKeeper

by | September 12, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Silverado Golf Resort is once again in the spotlight as host of the PGA Tour’s ProCore Championship, and this year the course also welcomed the U.S. Ryder Cup team during tournament week. Behind the scenes, Director of Agronomy David Walter and his staff rely on the...
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Driving Progress: How the GreenKeeper Team is Advancing Turf Management

by | September 4, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Just as turf managers worked tirelessly through another challenging summer, our team at GreenKeeper has also been busy. With the arrival of meteorological fall, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the progress we’ve made together—on the course, on the research plots,...
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“Models are Wrong,” Yet Some are Incredibly Useful for Turf Management

by | July 18, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

All models are wrong, but some are useful. — British Statistician George E. P. BoxThis classic quote largely credited to statistician George Box perfectly sums up the challenge of decision-making in turfgrass management. It captures every superintendent’s daily...
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Stop Guessing. Confidently Schedule Irrigation

by | June 17, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Each day, turf managers face the critical task of scheduling irrigation to prevent wilt tomorrow—without over-watering tonight. But this decision depends on estimating how much soil moisture will be lost today, how much irrigation will replenish it, and how tomorrow’s...
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Wetting Agents For Native Soils? Yes, Especially for Bentgrass

by | May 19, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Most turf managers use soil surfactants - frequently called wetting agents - to improve soil water uniformity and increase irrigation efficiency on sand-based root zones. These types of soils can quickly develop issues of hydrophobicity where organic coatings of...
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Making the Case for GPS Sprayer Technology

Making the Case for GPS Sprayer Technology

by | Jan 17, 2024

Access to GPS-equipped technologies have exploded in the turfgrass management industry over the past decade. These technologies monitor soil moisture, measure turf health, and improve application precision. The rise of GPS-enabled sprayers offer the potential to...

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A New Era in Wetting Agent Programming

A New Era in Wetting Agent Programming

by | Dec 14, 2023

There are literally hundreds of soil wetting agents in the turfgrass management industry. Some are marketed to retain water while others to move it. Some claim to increase surface firmness while others supposedly reduce firmness. Labeled re-application intervals range...

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What are shapefiles anyways?

What are shapefiles anyways?

by | Nov 17, 2023

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...

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GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

by | Nov 16, 2023

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...

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