The Long Game - reducing pesticides on golf courses

Golf courses are seeking to reduce pesticide applications for the safety of players and health of the environment. Oregon State University is researching alternatives to chemicals to keep turfgrass disease-free and green in more ways than one. Read the full story here: http://oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu/summer-2014/pest-counterpunch

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