8/7/2020 USGA Green Section Record, August 7, 2020   SHARE:   Join Our Email List New Trends In Aeration and Organic Matter Management By Paul Jacobs, agronomist, Northeast Region Managing organic matter content is critical to providing desirable playing conditions and healthy turf. While most of the golf community, including golfers and superintendents alike, would agree that healthy greens and firm playing conditions are preferred, there is often a great deal of contention when practices like aeration and topdressing are implemented to provide these conditions. The good news is that new equipment, tools and techniques discussed in this article have superintendents better equipped to properly manage organic matter with less impact on playability. Read More Multimedia Content Fore The Golfer Video Infographic Branching Out: How Trees Affect Golf Courses The Ins and Outs of Aeration While majestic and attractive, trees on the golf course actually present many challenges to the superintendent’s ability to maintain healthy turfgrass and quality playing conditions. There are a lot of benefits that come from putting green aeration including better playing conditions long-term. Learn about the ins and outs of putting green aeration with this detailed infographic. Watch Video View Infographic Purchase Poster Version Next On The Tee Fore The Golfer Introducing The Golf Course Maintenance Industry to Students Why Do Mowers Follow Me Around The Course? Morgan Creighton, assistant superintendent at The Glencoe Golf & Country Club, has a passion for the golf industry and is working hard to inspire the next generation of turfgrass managers. While it can feel like mowers are following you around the course, the reality is that they are doing their best to avoid interfering with play. Here's why we should be glad they are out there. Read More Read More Regional Updates West Region Northeast Region Utilizing pictures and mapping software can help efficiently manage perennial pest problems on the course. Extreme heat during the month of July placed a lot of stress on turf and in some cases, resulted in turf decline. Read More Read More Central Region Southeast Region Summer diseases have you down? Daily dew removal can help you break the infection cycle and improve your disease management program. Calcium is a nutrient that garners much attention from superintendents – but how does golf course turf really benefit from these applications? Read More Read More Editorial Staff United States Golf Association 77 Liberty Corner Road Liberty Corner, NJ 07938 908.234.2300 Contact Us Editor in Chief Adam Moeller Associate Editor George Waters Creative Director Matthew Patalona Art Director Mark McCormick Stay Connected with the USGA Important Links USGA COVID-19 Resource Center USGA Privacy Policy USGA Green Section Home Page Meet The USGA Agronomists Course Consulting Service Information USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online (TERO) ©2020 by United States Golf Association® Policies for the Reuse of USGA Green Section Publications USGA Green Section publications are made available through the courtesy of the United States Golf Association (USGA®). The reuse of these materials is authorized only if the following conditions are met in their entirety. This policy applies to all Green Section publications, including articles, videos, presentations, and webcasts. 1) Adherence to all components of our Conditions for Reuse policy. 2) Inclusion of the appropriate Reprint Permission Language. 3) Notification of your Intent To Reprint Content. The USGA Green Section Record (ISSN 2156-5813) is published twice monthly via electronic mail by the United States Golf Association®. https://myemail.constantcontact.com/USGA-Green-Section-Record--August-7--2020.html?soid=1103157499740&aid=KU4ELA6ataE 1/1