Nutrient And Pesticide Fate On The Golf Course

Reviewing USGA-funded research

Is there a potential problem?

Protecting groundwater and surface water from chemical pollutants is a national initiative.

Developing best management practices for fertilizer and pesticide use on golf courses.

Evaluating the environmental fate of pesticides used on golf courses

Understanding the leaching behavior of pesticides and fertilizers

Scientists at the University of Minnesota investigate how superintendents play a key role.

Design features for filtering fertiizer nutrients

A common-sense approach can greatly reduce the risk of water contamination.

Placed between turfgrass and a body of water, a buffer can significantly reduce nutrient and sediment runoff.

University of Massachusetts scientists investigate exposure to commonly used pesticides.

You can be prepared for the toxic tort.

University of Florida studies suggest pesticides do not pose significant health threats to golfers.

Using risk assessment to rationally determine the level of concern

A brief summary of an effective communications tool to make sense of environmental worries

Scientists track the success of eastern bluebirds on pesticide-treated golf courses.

How golf courses can bolster amphibian communities

How golf courses can bolster amphibian communities

Superintendents strive to maintain healthy turf, but a lot of factors can stress playing surfaces. Whether the stress factors are easy to diagnose or more challenging, superintendents leverage their knowledge and experience to make environmentally and economically sustainable decisions.

Dave Oatis, regional director for the USGA Green Section's Northeast Region, explains the many purposes for spraying on the golf course and why this practice should not cause golfers to be concerned.

Spray Applications on golf courses are used for a variety of purposes to benefit the most important playing surfaces of the golf course, but it's more complicated than you might think. Brian Whitlark explains.

Presented by Todd Lowe. Published in the May 6, 2016 issue of the USGA Green Section Record