A common irrigation management practice is to frequently apply a small amount of water to turf grass. Often cycles are run every other day for…
Rain Water Harvesting is promoted for a few reasons. One of which is to collect and store rainfall to supply irrigation water. Nothing really new,…
The last major irrigation system upgrade was completed in 1989 at Oldham County Country Club. The system was single row rotors on the fairway with…
Golf courses continue to fight headwinds to become or remain profitable, but 2012 was a much more favorable year for courses in our region. The…
A problem not often identified as a water quality issue is “Black Layer” or “Black Root Zone.” Irrigation using lake water with a high concentration…
Golf course profitability has been improving, for some more than others. As a generalized observation for our area: About 25% of courses are doing rather…
Much of our service area is locked into an extended drought. This after a very mild winter. With irrigation products being a large part of…
Lots of irrigation industry and government people talk about water conserving irrigation systems. It begs the question, what does water conserving irrigation look like? (more…)
Johnson C Blake, publisher of The Specifying Engineer, wrote several years ago about a Supreme Court ruling regarding the responsibilities of sellers and specifiers during…
Users often ask how much electrical cost they will experience operating a pump or aerator motor. Simple enough to determine using information found on the…