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PowerBilt, Morton Golf Foundation raise scholarship funds through ‘Golf and Guitars’

May 22, 2014 By Joelle Harms

PowerBilt teamed up with the Morton Golf Foundation in Sacramento, Calif., to donate to a scholarship program for young Northern Californian golfers. Both parties co-established the program in 2011. This year, they each donated $15,000 to collectively be awarded to ...

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Jacobsen names Rob Cooke eastern Canada territory sales manager

May 21, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. company, named Rob Cooke territory sales manager. As a part of Jacobsen’s sales team, Cooke will be responsible for supporting dealers and customers in eastern Canada, according to the company, and will be based in Ontario. ...

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Applications now open for 2014 Syngenta Business Institute

May 19, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Syngenta, in partnership with Wake Forest University School of Business, is now accepting applications for the sixth annual Syngenta Business Institute (SBI) for superintendents to enhance their business and gain managerial skills. Syngenta receives more than 80 applications and approximately 25 superintendents are chosen ...

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Sod scarcity slows Georgia courses’ tough winter recovery

May 16, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Spring may have sprung, but many Georgia golf courses are struggling to recover after a severe winter. Sustained periods of bitter cold caused varied degrees of turf loss at the vast majority of the state’s nearly 400 courses. Sod is ...

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Backed by Bayer app equips supers with turf tips, solutions

May 9, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, released its Backed by Bayer app. Free for download on iPhone and iPad devices, the app provides solutions and preventive tips to combat weeds, turf diseases and pests. “Increasingly, lawn care operators and superintendents are ...

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KAS to acquire Agrium’s T&O assets