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 GCSAA presented its first-ever education in China at the Asia Golf show/PGA Merchandise Show-Asia last week in Guangzhou. GCSAA President Robert Randquist, CGCS, presented a seminar on bunker maintenance, and GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans participated in a panel discussion about golf course construction, among other activities. Michigan State University's Kevin Frank, Ph.D., presented GCSAA seminars on soils, turfgrass cultivation, soil testing and fertilization.
Read recaps from the GCM blog and the PGA.
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Four Congressional representatives have introduced H.R. 3162, a bill to stop the Department of Labor from implementing the H-2B visa program wage rule, and prohibit issuance of the rule designed to overhaul the H-2B visa program. Sponsors of the bill are seeking co-sponsors. GCSAA is encouraging all of its members to use our action alert and urge their Representatives in Congress to co-sponsor this legislation.
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Head of Golf Digest praises superintendents
Golf Digest Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde gave his "birdie of the month" to superintendents in his Editor's Letter for November. He wrote:
"To our heroic golf course superintendents. As natural disasters ravaged the country this summer -- from Hurricane Irene and flooding in the East to fires in Texas and extreme heat all over -- maintenance crews labored countless hours to get our courses back to playable. And most have done it with the tighter budgets brought on by a slumping economy. They deserve patience, time and our appreciation."
Lyman speaks at Society of Environmental Journalists event
 Greg Lyman, GCSAA's director of environmental programs (center), leads members of the Society of Environmental Journalists on a tour of Miami Beach (Fla.) GC. Also pictured are GCSAA Class A member Rick Reeves (left), and Perry Beeman of the Des Moines Register. The 128-acre layout is one of a handful of courses that have installed seashore paspalum tee-to-green. Read more about the event in the December issue of GCM's The Insider: Environment column.
Through Nov. 4, GCSAA members can get a first-year subscription to Applied Turfgrass Science and the Plant Management Network's other relevant turf resources for just $20. That's nearly 50 percent off the already discounted rate available to GCSAA members through the recently announced partnership between GCSAA and PMN. To take advantage of this offer, visit PMN's website, click on the green "$38 Subscription" button and use coupon code "Turf50" during the checkout process.
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