Industry News

Syngenta rolls out 2 fungicides for dollar spot control

July 31, 2018 By
Syngenta launched two new fungicides for the turf market, Posterity and Secure Action, which deliver control of dollar spot as well as other common turf diseases. Posterity, a SDHI, provides long-lasting dollar spot control, holding strong for up to 28 ...

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The Club Foundation names 2018 Joe Perdue Scholarship recipients

July 30, 2018 By
The Club Foundation named the nine recipients of the 2018 Joe Perdue Scholarship. The recipients include: Danielle Crouse, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Senior, Amherst, Mass.; Melissa Dahl, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Senior, Drummond, Wis.; Sarah DeBellis, Florida State University, Senior, Tallahassee, ...

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Audubon International reveals winners of BioBlitz 2018

July 30, 2018 By
Audubon International’s BioBlitz 2018 recorded more than 2,000 unique species of animals, plants, fungi and insects living on golf courses. Thousands of enthusiastic community volunteers, ranging from school groups to birding clubs to professional naturalists, gathered at local events between ...

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Cool Planet closes $20M deal for funding

July 27, 2018 By
Cool Planet, an agricultural technology company focused on soil health solutions, closed on an additional $20.3 million of new investment and note conversion to fulfill growing customer demand for Cool Terra and to further progress the company’s technology. This financing ...

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Trinity Forest turns to Capillary Concrete to solve landfill drainage problem

July 26, 2018 By
Kasey Kauff, director of grounds at Trinity Forest Golf Club course near downtown Dallas, had a drainage problem. The course – designed and built by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw – is built on an old capped landfill. It was ...

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Wiedenmann North America names new territory manager

July 26, 2018 By
Wiedenmann North America added Kent Orban as its new territory manager for northern middle and Northeastern North America. Kent brings more than 17 years of experience in the turf industry, having spent the last five years as territory account manager ...

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