Bevard Recognized With 'Senior Agronomist' Designation
Darin Bevard, an agronomist in the USGA Green Section's Mid-Atlantic Region, has been promoted to senior agronomist. This designation is awarded to Green Section agronomists who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and dedication to their work over a minimum period of ten years on staff.
Darin has worked in the Mid-Atlantic Region since joining the Green Section in 1996, conducting Turf Advisory Service visits on golf courses in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Darin joins fellow senior agronomists Keith Happ (Mid-Atlantic), Chris Hartwiger (Southeast), Matt Nelson (Northwest), Jim Skorulski (Northeast), Bob Vavrek (North-Central), and Bud White (Mid-Continent).
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PHYSICAL SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES
The following laboratories are accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), having demonstrated ongoing competency in testing materials specified in the USGA's Recommendations for Putting Green Construction. The USGA recommends that only A2LA-accredited laboratories be used for testing and analyzing materials for building greens according to our guidelines.
Brookside Laboratories, Inc.
308 Main Street, New Knoxville, OH 45871
Attn: Mark Flock
Voice phone: (419) 753-2448
FAX: (419) 753-2949
E-Mail: mflock@BLINC.COM
Dakota Analytical,Inc.
1503 11th Ave. NE, E. Grand Forks, MN 56721
Attn: Diane Rindt, Laboratory Manager
Voice phone: (701) 746-4300 or (800) 424-3443
FAX: (218) 773-3151
E-Mail: lab@dakotapeat.com
European Turfgrass Laboratories Ltd.
Unit 58, Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling FK7 7RP Scotland
Attn: Ann Murray
Voice phone: (44) 1786-449195
FAX: (44) 1786-449688
Hummel & Co.
35 King Street, P.O. Box 606
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Attn: Norm Hummel
Voice phone: (607) 387-5694
FAX: (607) 387-9499
E-Mail: soildr1@zoom-dsl.com
ISTRC New Mix Lab LLC
1530 Kansas City Road, Suite 110
Olathe, KS 66061
Voice phone: (800) 362-8873
FAX: (913) 829-8873
E-Mail: istrcnewmixlab@worldnet.att.net
Sports Turf Research Institute
St. Ives Estate, Bingley
West Yorkshire BD16 1AU
England
Attn: Michael Baines
Voice phone: +44 (0) 1274-565131
FAX: +44 (0) 1274-561891
E-Mail: stephen.baker@stri.org.uk
Thomas Turf Services, Inc.
2151 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, Suite 302
College Station, TX 77840-5247
Attn: Bob Yzaguirre, Lab Manager
Voice phone: (979) 764-2050
FAX: (979) 764-2152
E-Mail: soiltest@thomasturf.com
Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratory, Inc.
1412 Murray Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794
Attn: Powell Gaines
Voice phone: (229) 382-7292
FAX: (229) 382-7992
E-Mail: pgaines@friendlycity.net
Turf Diagnostics & Design, Inc.
613 E. First Street, Linwood, KS 66052
Attn: Sam Ferro
Voice phone: (913) 723-3700
FAX: (913) 723-3701
E-Mail: sferro@turfdiag.com
