Industry News

Toro honors Reinders with Partner in Excellence award

May 15, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Toro Company presented Reinders Inc. of Sussex, Wis., with its 2014 Partner in Excellence award for Best in Parts Operations. Reinders has won the award three times in the last four years – 2011, 2013 and 2014. The award is based ...

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Capillary Concrete to be installed at 2018 Ryder Cup host

May 12, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Annika Sorenstam, part owner of Capillary Concrete and 2013 Golfdom Summit keynote speaker, has announced that the company’s bunker liner technology will be installed at France’s Le Golf National, host of the 2018 Ryder Cup. Capillary Concrete is a bunker system with capillary properties ...

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Jacobsen begins production on new hover mower

May 12, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Jacobsen, a Textron company, has begun production on its new HoverKing hover mower. The 16-inch version is the lightest hover mower on the market at just 26 pounds, according to Jacobsen, and features advanced design and ergonomics. The 20-inch version weighs ...

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Zeon Zoysia introduced in Southeast Asia

May 12, 2015 By Stacie Zinn Roberts

Brad Burgess has appreciated the benefits of zoysiagrass since he first encountered this family of grasses when he was a young superintendent working at a golf course in a remote location in Indonesia back in the mid-90s. A native variety ...

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FMC offers free Disarm fungicide for tweeting

May 6, 2015 By Grant Gannon

FMC is offering the chance to win a free 16-ounce bottle of Disarm 480SC fungicide for retweeting a message from its Twitter account, @FMCturf. Two winners will be selected per week in random drawings throughout the month. Early each week in May, a tweet ...

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Koch Agronomic Services debuts new T&O brand name

April 30, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Koch Agronomic Services created a brand name dedicated to serving its customers in the turf and ornamental (T&O) markets. The new name, Koch Turf & Ornamental, focuses on developing solutions for the golf, lawn care, ornamental and turf markets. “Turf ...

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