via NTA
With a big assist from the Western Canada Turfgrass Association, the Board of Directors of the Northwest Turfgrass Association is directing $80,000 toward turfgrass research studies being conducted at Oregon State University and Washington State University in 2026 and is expected to award at least $10,000 in scholarships this year as well.
Read more: NTA CLIMBS TOWARD $90,000 IN GRANTS
By Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising & Research
The “Manual of Integrated Pest Management for Turf Managers in BC”, published in 2019, is being reviewed to add new materials. As part of the effort, a number of golf courses were visited in late summer [of 2025] to document brown patch, yellow patch and other summer patch and ring diseases present in British Columbia.
Read more: A Stew of Pathogens