A View Inside the Green (Asian Golf Business - Mar 2012)
by Sam Ferro (President, Turf Diagnostics & Design)

Power of the Particle Size (Asian Golf Business - Sept 2011)
by Sam Ferro

Don't Treat Your Soil Like Dirt (Asian Golf Business - Jun 2011)
by Sam Ferro

Surface Organic (Asian Golf Business - Mar 2011)
by Sam Ferro

Get It Right The First Time (Asian Golf Business - Sept 2010)
by Sam Ferro

Amendments for Golf Greens (Asian Golf Business - May 2010)
by Sam Ferro

Make Your Sample Count (Asian Golf Business - Mar 2010)
by Sam Ferro

 TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - 2010
Porosity

Why Test (Asian Golf Business - Jan 2010)
by Sam Ferro

 TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - 2009
Infiltration Rate
 

 TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - 2008
Soil Texture 101
 

Laboratory Variability (Earth Shaping News - 3rd Qtr 2007)
by Sam Ferro

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 2007
Interpreting Soil Test Reports
by Steve Frack (AgSource Harris)

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 1, 2007
Sand Capping (Plating) of Golf Fairways & Sports Fields
 

Physical Soil Testing (USGA Green Section Record - Nov/Dec 2006)
by Sam Ferro

Testing, Testing, Testing (Golf Course Management - Nov 2006)
Vigilant testing during rootzone mix production is a key step in putting green construction

by Sam Ferro

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 1 & 2, 2006
Rootzone Amendments - Part 1 & 2

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 2005
Selecting the Best Sands for Topdressing

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 1, 2005
How To Send Samples To The Laboratory

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 2004
Core Aeration - How Much Field Area Does Your Core Cultivation Program Actually Impact?
Dave Minner, PhD (Iowa State)

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 1, 2004
USGA Recommendations for Putting Green Construction - 2004 revisions

Make Your Soil Sample Count (SportsTurf - Nov 2003)
by Sam Ferro and Duane Otto (Vice President, Turf Diagnostics & Design)

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 2003
I sent in my samples yesterday.  Why don't I have my test results yet? 

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 1, 2003
Understanding Soil Physical Test Reports - Water Release Characterization

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issues 1 and 2, 2002
Understanding Soil Physical Test Reports - Bunker Sand Evaluation, parts 1 and 2

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 3, 2001
Understanding Soil Physical Test Reports - Sand and Gravel Selection

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 2001
Understanding Soil Physical Test Reports - Performance Evaluation

Drainage Problems (Grounds Maintenance - Jun 2001)
by Sam Ferro and Duane Otto

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issues 3 & 4, 2000 and Issue 1, 2001
Turfgrass Rootzones
Richard Duble, PhD (Texas A&M)

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 2000
The Perched Water Table

Diagnostic Core Analysis:  A Powerful Greens Maintenance Tool
(Golf Business Magazine - Nov 1999 & reprinted in Southwest Trees & Turf - Apr 2005)
by Sam Ferro and Mike Mealman

Growing Bermudagrass in Kansas (Sports Turf Magazine - June 1999)
by Sam Ferro and Jody Gill (Blue Valley School District)

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 2, 1999
Turf Labs - What Are They Good For?

TD&D Newsletter - Helping You Have Healthy Turf - Issue 1, 1999
Designer Rootzones - A Viable Option Given Proper Evaluation?

The Application of Sand Technology for Turf Systems.
by Charles R. Dixon

Are You Improving Drainage or Just Burying Your Money?
by Charles R. Dixon

The Importance of a Quality Turf Laboratory
by Sam Ferro