Industry News

The Toro Company to acquire Venture Products

January 21, 2020 By Tyler Gunter

The Toro Company announced it entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Venture Products Inc., the manufacturer of Ventrac-branded products. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is anticipated to close before the ...

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$3 million allocated for turfgrass research

January 17, 2020 By Christina Herrick

The USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) received $3,000,000 in new funding for federal turfgrass research in the FY20 Federal Appropriations bill. This is a 400-percent increase from $1,000,000 annually. This new funding is allocated for research in turfgrass genomics, water-efficient grasses ...

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Sipcam Agro adds sales managers to turf and ornamental division

January 14, 2020 By Golfdom Staff

Sipcam Agro USA hired three new sales managers for its turf and ornamental division: Linda Satter, Tony Atchison and Mike Mumper. “We’re excited to have Linda, Tony and Mike join our team,” said Todd Mason, director of national sales and ...

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Bobby Weed Golf Design honors Pete Dye

January 13, 2020 By Tyler Gunter

Bobby Weed Golf Design sends its sincere condolences to the family of Pete Dye, legendary golf course designer, who died Jan. 9 at age 94. Bobby Weed’s professional relationship and close personal friendship with Dye, his wife, Alice, and sons, ...

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Apex releases new line of hydroseeding and environmental spray applicators

January 7, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Apex by Fecon introduced its lineup of hydroseeding and environmental spray applicators for off-road environments. Designed for applications such as golf course seeding, the applicators provide the durability needed for remote applications, including rubber track mounted options, units fitted with ...

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Rain Bird unveils new integrated course control solution

January 7, 2020 By Christina Herrick

Rain Bird’s Golf Division introduced a new integrated course control solution that makes it possible to install satellites and the IC System on the same wire path. This new course control solution, Integrated Control Interface Plus (ICI+) allows superintendents to ...

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