News & Updates, Turf & Landscaping
This past January, Reinders joined over 6,000 landscape professionals from Wisconsin and Illinois in attendance for the three-day iLandscape Show. In an effort to learn about the challenges and areas of focus for Midwest landscapers in 2018, we chatted with a handful of attendees who shared their thoughts on the upcoming year.
Golf Supplies, Toro Commercial Equipment, Turf & Landscaping
Grant Rundblade, SCPS, of Reinders, Inc. received the prestigious Green Blazer Award for his accomplishments in Toro Equipment sales. It recognizes individuals who are “contributing to the industry and bringing enhanced knowledge to their customers.” Grant has been selling for Reinders since 2014. He previously won Toro’s Rookie of the Year award in 2015.
Golf Supplies, Turf & Landscaping
Like many turfgrass professionals, Brent Stephenson\’s introduction to the industry started with his family. Today, Brent is the Director of Agronomy for GreatLIFE KC which oversees 16 golf courses and 7 fitness centers in the Kansas City area.
Golf Supplies, Turf & Landscaping
Make the offseason a productive one through rest and relaxation, but also marketing yourself and your golf course. You should actively look for opportunities to distribute positive messages regarding the turfgrass industry and the work you\’re doing at your course.
Golf Supplies, Turf & Landscaping
Midwestern superintendents, turfgrass managers, and assistants descended upon Cog Hill, just southwest of Chicago, for a seminar on plant health nutrition. Numerous speakers were on hand including Tom Weinert and Greg Moore of Plant Food Company, Inc., while industry-renowned professor Dr. Bruce Clark spoke about Rutgers 2017 university research.
Golf Supplies, Irrigation, Turf & Landscaping
Truly nothing could have prepared Superintendent Rob Duhm and his team for the challenges they\’d face molding the towering dunes into the versatile, playable vision set out for Sand Valley by designers Coore & Crenshaw.
Golf Supplies, Turf & Landscaping
What\’s on tap for fall season maintenance? Garrett Luck, Golf Course Superintendent at Hidden Glen Golf Club, broke down his most important fall projects, maintenance strategies and looking ahead, what\’s on every Superintendent\’s Christmas list.
Golf Supplies, Turf & Landscaping
Grazing geese can cause quite a bit of harm to golf course-quality turfgrass. They flock to greens, fairways, lakes and ponds – hallowed turf in the eyes of a superintendent. Similarly, business, park and grounds managers don’t want geese on their properties, walkways and fields. Their trail of feathers and, well, “goose deuce” isn’t hard to miss.
While most Golf Course Superintendents get into the business because they enjoy working outside, cutting greens or seeding, often the most difficult aspects of the job deal with time and people management. Our own turfgrass expert Jerry Kershasky says it best, “Observation is the key to being successful.”
Irrigation, Lighting, Turf & Landscaping
Being a contractor brings a lot of uncertainty. Even the weather is unpredictable. Let’s take a step back and look at some main stressors and identify some stress coping tips for you to try the next time you are at your breaking point.
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