Industry News

Bayer welcomes four new team members to its Turf & Ornamentals business

June 14, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Environmental Science, a business unit within the Crop Science division of Bayer, has made four staffing appointments within its turf & ornamentals business: Patrick Burgess, Ph.D., field development representative Mark Clodfelter, insecticide product manager Bob Froelich, ornamental specialist Chad Hauth, ...

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Advanced Turf Solutions expands into Michigan

June 8, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Advanced Turf Solutions, an independent and employee-owned green industry distributor, acquired Michigan area distributor, Tri-Turf. “For many years, Advanced Turf Solutions and Tri-Turf have enjoyed working together as partners in the United Turf Alliance,” said Alex Cannon, CEO of Advanced ...

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Syngenta launches contest to promote turf recovery, personal wellness

June 8, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Now through Sept. 5, golf course or sports turf professionals can submit a photo to ConditionPerformRecover.com to show how they condition themselves or their turf to perform well and recover from stress, for a chance to win one of two ...

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BioSafe’s AXXE herbicide now available for use in Canada

June 7, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

BioSafe Systems‘ AXXE herbicide is now available for use across Canada. AXXE is an organic labeling-compliant, non-selective herbicide that provides rapid burn down to a variety of grasses and weeds, as well as moss, liverwort and algae, within hours of ...

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ASGCA adds five new associate members

June 5, 2017 By Grant Gannon

The American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) welcomed five new associate members to its ranks at the group’s recent 71st Annual Meeting in Jupiter, Fla. Their elections increase the number of ASGCA members who practice around the world to ...

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Syngenta Avid insecticide to lose 24(c) Special Local Needs registration soon