Industry News

Women’s Golf Day brings thousands to golf globally

June 10, 2016 By
More than 400 golf facilities in 27 countries hosted thousands of women and girl’s in celebration of the inaugural International Women’s Golf Day (WGD) on June 7. “We were able to fulfill our mission to engage, empower and support women ...

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Logo: The Loop

First reversible golf course to open June 27

June 6, 2016 By
  The Loop, an 18-hole reversible design, will open at Forest Dunes Golf Club, Roscommon, Mich., on June 27. Designed by golf course designer Tom Doak, this course is the first of its kind in the U.S. “It’s sure got a ...

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Applications now open for Green Start Academy

June 3, 2016 By
John Deere Golf and Environmental Science, a division Crop Science, a division of Bayer, opened the application process for the 11th annual Green Start Academy (GSA). Assistant superintendents in the U.S. and Canada looking to advance their careers, hone their ...

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Bayer names new area sales manager

June 1, 2016 By
Environmental Science, a division within the Crop Science division of Bayer, has named Zach Lane its southwest Florida area sales manager. In his new role, Lane will manage customer and distributor relationships for both golf and lawn & landscape markets ...

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Seed Research of Oregon names new business development manager

June 1, 2016 By
Seed Research of Oregon has named Michael Billman as its new business development manager effective May 9. Billman has worked in the seed industry for more than twenty years with a knowledge of turf, forage, native grasses and wildflowers. He has previously held ...

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Important update about Syngenta’s Avid miticide

May 31, 2016 By
Syngenta received notification from the Environmental Protection Agency that the Avid 0.15 EC miticide/insecticide 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registration in turf will be canceled effective June 30. The cancellation affects the use of Avid on golf course greens to ...

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