Industry News

Cool Planet names new Turf, Nursery and Ornamental manager

January 17, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Cool Planet, an agriculture technology company, has hired Owen Towne to lead its turf, nursery and ornamental business. He will initially focus on commercializing the company’s Cool Terra Engineered Biocarbon product, according to press release. Towne’s career experience includes developing new ...

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Help Team Zoysia name two zoysia varieties at GIS

January 13, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Team Zoysia is asking attendees of the 2017 Golf Industry Show to suggest names for two new zoysiagrass golf green varieties from Bladerunner Farms, and one attendee will win a new Scotty Cameron putter for participating. The two new zoysia greens ...

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The Loop earns Best New Course honors

January 13, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine have named Forest Dunes’ new innovative 18-hole reversible course, The Loop, designed by Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design, as the Best New Public Course and the Best New U.S. Course You Can Play, respectively. ...

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St. Andrews Links enters long-term partnership agreement with Toro

January 11, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

St. Andrews Links Trust has entered into a long-term agreement with the Toro Co., ensuring that Toro equipment and irrigation will be used to maintain all seven coursers for years to come. The new contract names Toro as the official ...

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Tim Zech joins Willowood USA

January 10, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Willowood USA, a U.S.-based manufacturer of post-patent crop protection herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators, hired Tim Zech to serve in a newly created position of Turf & Ornamental National Sales Manager. Zech joins Willowood USA from United Turf ...

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Global Turf Equipment expands sales operations

January 9, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Global Turf Equipment (GTE) – the world’s largest independent seller and exporter of pre-owned golf course equipment – partnered with Redexim Turf Products to expand sales operations in the United States. Redexim will now leverage this new partnership to offer ...

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