GREENKEEPER BLOG

Hi-Res Surface Organic Matter Analysis in GreenKeeper

by | June 17, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Surface organic matter has always been one of the most important—and frustrating—variables to manage on putting greens. We know it influences firmness, infiltration, water holding capacity, and pest pressure. We also know that topdressing and cultivation are our...
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Why Your Rainfall Data May Be Wrong: The Challenges of Estimated Precipitation

by | June 17, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

GreenKeeper, like the weather apps on your phone, uses extremely high-resolution weather models to estimate current conditions and forecast future weather. These systems combine observations from airports, weather balloons, satellites, and weather radar with...
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A Completely New WhiteBoard Experience for Turf Managers

by | May 29, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

GreenKeeper WhiteBoard has been rebuilt from the ground up with a modern user experience, intelligent planning tools, and unmatched flexibility for daily turf operations.Daily labor planning in turf management is complicated. Every day, turf managers balance changing...
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Your Spray Program Shouldn’t Keep You Up at Night

by | April 20, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

​Building a spray program can be stressful. You're thinking about pest control, fertility, PGRs, wetting agents, and plant health products. Are products from the last application still doing the job? Then comes the mixing math. A misplaced decimal or a wrong unit can...
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Moving Beyond Pretty Maps

by | March 12, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Today's weather forecast shows a 10% chance of rain in the late morning. Do you throw your rain gear in the cart? What if the forecast shows a 30% chance at 7:00 a.m.? Even without formal training in statistics, we use probabilities like these to make practical...
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GreenKeeper Models Provide More Insight Than Simple GDD Calculators

by | February 23, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

​I first learned about growing degree days (GDDs) in my introductory agronomy course at UW–Madison. These models used daily average temperature to predict biological processes such as corn development. I later learned that GDDs could also be used to schedule seedhead...
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Upgraded GreenKeeper CIS Includes POGO Integration

by | February 2, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Many turf management decisions are inherently spatial—where water is needed, where pests typically occur, and where additional management is required to achieve specific performance goals. Historically, these patterns have been managed through careful observation,...
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Learning the Microclimate: GreenKeeper Insight Improves Forecast Accuracy

by | January 28, 2026 | Blog | 0 Comments

Accurate weather forecasts are central to irrigation scheduling, spray timing, and stress management, yet most forecasts are built for regions—not individual golf courses or athletic complexes. Terrain, tree cover, elevation, and nearby bodies of water create...
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Move Past Yesterday’s ET: The Predictive Advantage of GreenKeeper wX

by | December 4, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Agronomic models are only as good as the data they receive. GreenKeeper’s models rely on high-quality, site-specific weather inputs to perform at their best. Adding a wX station dramatically improves the accuracy and resolution of those data. While weather stations...
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Invest in Yourself and Staff with GreenKeeper University

by | November 11, 2025 | Blog | 0 Comments

Advance your turf management knowledge at your pace with GreenKeeper University. Our team of renowned turfgrass professors, researchers and practitioners have created 18 different online courses to help advance the knowledge of turfgrass managers. Students can enroll...
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Making the Case for GPS Sprayer Technology

Making the Case for GPS Sprayer Technology

by | Jan 17, 2024

Access to GPS-equipped technologies have exploded in the turfgrass management industry over the past decade. These technologies monitor soil moisture, measure turf health, and improve application precision. The rise of GPS-enabled sprayers offer the potential to...

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A New Era in Wetting Agent Programming

A New Era in Wetting Agent Programming

by | Dec 14, 2023

There are literally hundreds of soil wetting agents in the turfgrass management industry. Some are marketed to retain water while others to move it. Some claim to increase surface firmness while others supposedly reduce firmness. Labeled re-application intervals range...

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What are shapefiles anyways?

What are shapefiles anyways?

by | Nov 17, 2023

Geospatial data is becoming increasingly important to turf managers. These data link observations and measurements to specific locations (latitude/longitude).  Examples include locating the position of pests and problem areas, mapping irrigation head and value...

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GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

GreenKeeper University Now Self-Paced

by | Nov 16, 2023

Advance your turf management knowledge at your pace with GreenKeeper University. Our team of renowned turfgrass professors, researchers and practitioners have moved to our courses to a 100% self-paced format. This means students can enroll in courses at any time and...

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