Industry News

RISE honors Wendell Codner of FMC with service award

March 24, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Wendell Codner of FMC Corp. was recently honored with the “Committee Chairman’s Service Award” by Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE). During his eight-year tenure as a member of the programs and membership committee, including two years as the ...

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Bayer appoints new T&O sales manager

March 18, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, appointed Sean McNerney to area sales manager for the North American Turf and Ornamentals (T&O) business. Serving the southwest Florida market, McNerney is responsible for driving sales of assigned accounts and distributor branches, ...

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USGA webinar to focus on winter injury

March 13, 2014 By Joelle Harms

This winter’s record-setting cold temperatures, snow and ice have impacted courses across the U.S. The USGA is hosting an hour-long webinar at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 14 to help golf facilities cope with winter injury and provide solutions. Tenured agronomists from several ...

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FMC plans to separate agricultural, mineral entities

March 13, 2014 By Joelle Harms

FMC Corporation plans to separate into two independent companies. The new FMC would include its agricultural solutions and health and nutrition segments, while its second company would be FMC Minerals. FMC plans to complete the separation in early 2015, both ...

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Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation receives donations

March 5, 2014 By Joelle Harms

The work of the Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation received two major boosts this week with a record-breaking fundraiser and sign-on from one of the turfgrass industry’s leading innovators. More than 200 people turned out for the annual Spring Classic tournament ...

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Koch Agronomic Services T&O names new sales director

March 4, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC named Edmund Carmody director of sales, turf and ornamental. Under the position, Carmody will be responsible for aligning sales teams and channeling partners to help educate and support continued growth and demand for enhanced efficiency fertilizers. “Any ...

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