5/17/2011 - By Harrell's

Excerpt from Golf Course Industry's web site

What's coming down the pike? What problems will they solve and what problems do we still need them to fix? GCI shakes its magic eight ball: "Future looks bright."

Wetting agents have become a vastly important tool for superintendents as they attempt to maintain optimum turf conditions in the face of local, state and federal restrictions on water use, as well as cope with seemingly-common drought conditions that have plagued various parts of the country.

And, wetting agents can help supers with their bottom line by allowing them to maximize and in some instances limit the use of increasingly-expensive water supplies.

A myriad of wetting agents are being produced by dozens of manufacturers, with the product likely to increase in number, effectiveness and value to superintendents in the coming years.

“I believe they will be a more important role in a course’s agronomic plan,” says Jeremy Hreban, superintendent at Indian Spring Country Club in Marlton, N.J. “With water being such a valuable resource, anything that allows superintendents the ability to better manage it will be a necessity.”

“Wetting agents will undoubtedly become more vital in the future,” says Jim Richardson, superintendent at High Bridge Hills Golf Club in High Bridge, N.J. “Less water used means less electricity and labor used. They are an important tool in becoming more efficient.”

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