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Coming to you directly from the 2024 US Women’s Open at the Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster Pennsylvania! What a great opportunity, and pleasure, to speak with Josh Saunders, the hosting superintendent, and his former mentor, Pete Wendt, fr
We talked with Mike about the student pipeline, leaving a legacy in the industry, and research projects that have practical value in the turf business. Mike has been involved with the GCSAA doing a Turf Tech class for years, so we naturally wan
When building a new golf course or spots field you have one shot at getting it right and that is when you have open soil and can amend that soil to the fullest. Since 1988, EarthWorks has been building amendment packages for new construction pr
The industry is getting more technologically advanced and many superintendents are learning how to embrace these changes. Matt Sumpter, Golf Course Superintendent at Columbia Country Club outside of Washington DC, knows a little about embracing
Steve Dickinson was an innovator in the turf distribution business throughout his entire career. He was the founder of a very successful distribution company, Supreme Turf, in St. Louis Missouri that focused on the agronomic success of their cl
Tom knew the right setting for this conversation, a one hundred year old speakeasy lounge in the basement of the clubhouse at Jumping Brook. The golf course celebrates its centennial next year and Tom discusses the major transformation the golf
Thrilled to bring back our friend and chemist, Lawrence Mayhew. As always, we run through a gamut of topics including humic substances, biological activity in the soil, the humification process and the life of soil microbes.  Lawrence is always
On this week’s podcast, we catch up with Benton Hodges, owner of Mountain West Turf Technologies. Benton was formerly the assistant superintendent at 3 Creek Ranch GC, but recently broke out on his own after seeing the opportunity to represent
Jack Higgins has been the Northeast Agronomist with EarthWorks since 2009. In 2020, when Covid first hit, we were concerned about staying in touch with clients and it was Jack who suggested the idea of starting the EarthWorks Podcast. Today, th
We are very excited to announce that the EarthWorks Podcast has reached its 200th Episode! This project was started in 2020, at the beginning of COVID, when we weren’t sure how we were going to be able to stay in touch with clients and friends.
We welcome back Josh Saunders from Lancaster Country Club to talk about everything US Women’s Open 2024. The LCC crew is 70 days from the tournament and we discuss his agronomic plan for between now and the Open. We have a lot of fun in this po
Edward Olsen, is the Parks and Forestry Supervisor for the Town of Needham, Massachusetts. We have known Ed for over 20 years and followed him through his golf course career as a superintendent, to his current position in the Town of Needham. T
Dr. Claire Phillips is a Research Soil Scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. As part of the Northwest Sustainable Agroecosystems Research Unit she discusses her work on carbon sequestration on golf courses and turf management.
Since 2015 Clint Steele has managed the sports fields at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, UMBC, mostly by himself! When he arrived at this Division 1 school there was an assistant on his staff but that didn’t last long and ever sinc
Please join us in welcoming Marshall Evans to our team of Agronomists. He lives in Florida and will be working throughout the state helping superintendents discover the value of Biological Soil Management. Marshall comes to us from Precision La
“If we’re not talking about drainage, then we’re not having the right conversation.” This has been the mantra for our guest, Pat Quinlan, as he’s developed the long range plan with the members at Fairmount Country Club. Fairmount borders the Gr
The 2024 GIS Trade Show and Conference was one of the most successful and enjoyable shows in many years. The buzz was steady for two days, we had the pleasure of seeing old friends and meeting new friends, and the EarthWorks floor party was the
We met Cory Blair in the late 1990’s when he was a superintendent, today he is the Business Development Manager for Capillary Flow. His company is best known for their bunker program known as Capillary Concrete. The Capillary Concrete process f
Ever wonder what it would be like to manage an NFL and MLB facility at the same time? Ryan Bjorn does both in New England for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. He manages 6 grass practice fields,
On this week’s podcast, we talked with Greg Baer, principal of The Baer Design Group, irrigation design firm that primarily serves the Pacific Northwest. We discussed the latest in irrigation design and irrigation technology and how it’s change
When Vincent started a small microgreens farm in Hawaii he was not sure of how to be a farmer! Fortunately he discovered the ACRES USA publication and traveled halfway across the country to participate in the ACRES conference where he had the c
A constant curiosity and deep love for plants seem to be at the root of Blooming Beds’ success. However, in talking with the owner and entrepreneur Wayne Jackson, it is evident that his intelligence and business acumen that are the engine drivi
At EarthWorks we have created a year end tradition of bringing the entire agronomy team together to share our thoughts about the events of the year as it comes to a close. This year we talked about everything from the weather to the agronomic i
This week's podcast dips back into the past to highlight two great guests, Jay Lo Monaco of Paul’s Best Lawn Care and Pete Bachman of Pebble Beach. The clips are each a little different in their subject matter. Jay and I talk a lot about busin
Meet Mike Kerns, Director of Turf and Grounds at San Diego State’s Snapdragon Field. Mike manages one of the busiest sports facilities in the country in beautiful San Diego. Finding things to keep busy hasn’t been an issue this year! They hoste
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