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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/stnew/article/2011aut27.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Anonymous |
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| Title: | Turfgrass education initiative to help rural communities |
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| Source: | Sports Turf Manager [STA]. Vol. 24, No. 3, Autumn 2011, p. 27. |
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| Publishing Information: | Guelph, Ontario, Canada: The Sports Turf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Education; Groundsmanship; Online services; Networking; Pesticide usage legislation; Resource conservation; Sports facilities; Sports turf maintenance; Sustainable land management; Training; University of Guelph; Workshops
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| Geographic Terms: | Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Explains that "safe school grounds and high-quality municipal sports fields maintained without traditional pesticides are the focus of a new University of Guelph-based initiative." Profiles The Turfgrass Outreach Project (TOP) which "supports rural groundskeepers across southern Ontario, providing workshops, training programs, and an online knowledge centre [center]." Claims that "without cosmetic pesticides (banned since 2009), rural groundskeepers have had to make major changes to manage school and municipal sports fields." Concludes that "TOP also aims to foster stronger networks for continuing education on sustainable resource management for rural turfgrass managers." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 2011. Turfgrass education initiative to help rural communities. Sports Turf Manager [STA]. 24(3):p. 27. |
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