Industry News

Bayer names new Turf & Ornamentals roles

December 11, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

The Turf and Ornamental business of Bayer, within the company’s Crop Science division, appointed four to leadership positions. The following staffing appointments will be effective as of Jan. 1, 2019: Kayla Brugman, plant health and disease management portfolio manager; Mike ...

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Textron Golf reorganization will not affect service, products

December 7, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

Changes to Textron Golf’s portfolio and internal operations — including the addition of Jacobsen and Textron Fleet Management to its business — will have no effect on the availability of its products or its ability to serve customers, says the ...

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Rain Bird Golf adds new sod cup kit

December 6, 2018 By Sarah Webb

Rain Bird Golf introduced its new Sod Cup Kit. The kit reduces the risk of rotors negatively impacting play on closely mowed approaches to golf course greens and makes it possible for superintendents and their teams to spend less time ...

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Carolinas GCSA elects new president

December 6, 2018 By Sarah Webb

Matthew Wharton, CGCS, of Carolina Golf Club in Charlotte, N.C., was elected as the new president of the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association, a roughly 1,800-member organization. Wharton is both a certified golf course superintendent from the Golf Course Superintendents ...

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Anuvia adds 3 new board members

November 29, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

Anuvia Plant Nutrients added three new board members: Bill Buckner, CEO and president of the Noble Research Institute and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Kim McConnell, a founder and former CEO AdFarm; and Ben Belldegrun, managing director and co-founder of Pontifax ...

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Syngenta rolls out new resources for dollar spot control

November 27, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

To help golf course superintendents better manage dollar spot all season long, Syngenta launched a new solutions-based website, which includes a dollar spot prediction tool, trial data, videos and more. These new resources allow superintendents to actively monitor their courses ...

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