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Agri-Turf Distributing appoints Lon Records to CEO

September 23, 2014 By
Agri-Turf Distributing, LLC, appointed Lon Records to chief executive officer (CEO). The announcement comes just days after the one-year anniversary of Agri-Turf’s establishment. “It is a great pleasure to announce Lon’s return to the industry as the chief executive officer for Agri-Turf Distributing, ...

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Macro-Sorb Technologies, SMS Additive Solutions name Michael Kubinec vice president

September 11, 2014 By
Michael Kubinec has been named vice president for Macro-Sorb Technologies LLC, a provider of professional-grade amino acid products for the turf management industry, the company recently announced. He will also serve as vice president of Macro-Sorb’s sister company, SMS Additive ...

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Aquatrols hires Jutta Pils, Ph.D., as director of research and development

September 2, 2014 By
Aquatrols Corporation of America hired Jutta Pils, Ph.D., as its new director of research and development. Pils earned her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 2005 with a focus on soil chemistry and water resources. She has spent the past ...

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Columnist Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., answers Golfdom’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

August 26, 2014 By
See Golfdom columnist Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., professor in the department of horticulture and crop science at The Ohio State University, step up to Seth’s ALS challenge. ...

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Seth Jones, Lawrence CC’s Bill Irving do ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

August 26, 2014 By
Watch the video above to see Seth Jones, editor-in-chief of Golfdom magazine, and Bill Irving, superintendent at Lawrence (Kan.) CC, complete the ice bucket challenge. But who do they challenge? The ALS Ice bucket Challenge requires nominees to pour a bucket of ice water over their heads ...

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Photos: Todd Olovson (1); Seth Jones (3); Molly Gase (4); Mark Grigg (5); Adrianne Jones (6)

Golfdom Gallery: August 2014

August 19, 2014 By
1964 Chevy II Nova Todd Olovson, superintendent at Sleeping Giant GC in Hamden, Conn., was inspired by last month’s cover story (“Driven to distraction”) to send us this pic of his sweet ’64 Nova. A super slice Believe the hype… ...

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