Japanese Beetle Detected Outside Regulated Area
An Update from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA):
Stay Alert: Japanese Beetle Detected Outside of the BC Regulated Area
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Turf Under Fire
by Jerry Rousseau
With unprecedented heat and high winds this past summer came one of western Canada’s worst wildfire seasons on record and at the time of writing (early Sept 2021), hundreds of fires are still burning in BC and AB.
Sally Ross 1957 – 2021
Sally Ross
1957 – 2021
(nee Matthews)
(May 14, 1957 - July 24, 2021)
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sally Elizabeth Ross. Surrounded by family, at the age of 64, Sally passed away peacefully at home in the early morning of July 24th. Sally fought a courageous second battle with cancer and although we are devastated with her loss, we are happy that she is now at peace.
Turf Chemical Quick Reference Guide
Good friend of the professional sportsturf and golf management industry in western Canada, John Reid of John Reid & Associates and Terralink Horticulture, recently put together a valuable turf chemical quick reference guide in the form of an EXCEL spreadsheet. Definitely a few late nights, right John?
Hot in the City, Especially on Synthetic Fields
By WCTA staff
One important but often undersold benefit of actively managed turf has been highlighted by the unprecedented and inescapable heat wave being experienced in western Canada. That is, a turf system’s cooling effect of the surrounding air as the grass transpires.