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There were a lot of factors to consider when undertaking a major upgrade of the Naval Academy Golf Club. Up-and-coming designer Andrew Green, working closely with course superintendent Eric David and head professional Pat Owen, was charged with achieving the following goals: Perform a complete face-lift of an 18-hole course that had not undergone any significant improvements since 1954.Lengthen the course to make it more challenging for collegiate golfers, whose length off the tee had rendered numerous holes too easy.Maintain the overall

OSU-developed bermudagrass takes root: Tahoma 31 is more cold-tolerant, drought-resistant than its predecessors. An article in the March 2019 issue of Farm Progress magazine discusses the development of Tahoma 31. Its name is derived from a Native American word that means “frozen water,” which is an apt description for the newest bermudagrass variety developed by Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The variety OKC 1131, called by its trademarked name Tahoma 31, took more than a decade to develop

Sod Production Services, a division of Riverside Turf, was formed to fund research for and market new turfgrass varieties, license sod producers nationwide to grow proprietary grasses, and offer agronomic consulting services to the turfgrass industry. Al Hunter has joined Sod Production Services as director of business development. Riverside Turf has announced the launch of Sod Production Services, a division of Riverside Turf. The new division will lead the company’s efforts to fund research for and market new turfgrass varieties, license