LS Training relaunches training site

EAST LONDON, ONTARIO—Landscape professionals, golf course superintendents and other Green Industry contractors rely on the most current training, industry standards and consistent training information to create a safe work environment for their employees. LS Training has relaunched its online training ...

Read More

Senate introduces bill to eliminate EPA redundancy

WASHINGTON—U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) have introduced S. 175, legislation to eliminate what they consider to be a burdensome, costly and redundant U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit requirement for applications of pesticides. “This double layer ...

Read More

Crystal Green receives phosphorus exemptions

VANCOUVER—As the trend toward restricting the use of phosphorus-containing fertilizers on turfgrass continues, Crystal Green, the world’s first slow-release, renewable and environmentally responsible phosphorus fertilizer, has been granted phosphorus exemptions in Michigan, Wisconsin and Virginia. The exemptions allow golf course ...

Read More

Settle joins Bayer CropScience’s ‘Green Solutions Team’

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Dr. Derek Settle has joined Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, as the newest addition to its growing team of technical service specialists for the turf and ornamentals (T&O) market—known as the Green Solutions Team. ...

Read More