Tag: Environmental Protection Agency

PBI-Gordon Corp. announces EPA approval of new fungicide

November 6, 2019 By
PBI-Gordon Corporation announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved Union Fungicide SC (pending state registration). It will be available for sale in early 2020. Testing has shown that Union is effective in the preventative and curative treatment ...

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EPA approves Vexis herbicide granular

January 24, 2019 By
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved federal registration for Vexis herbicide granular, which will be available for sale in mid-2019. Based on a new proprietary active ingredient, pyrimisulfan, Vexis is the result of a partnership between PBI-Gordon Corp., Kumiai Chemical ...

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House votes to overturn WOTUS rule

January 19, 2016 By
The House voted Jan. 13 to overturn the U.S. EPA’s Clean Water Rule, which would protect certain waterways under federal regulation. The House passed the resolution 253-166, the Hill reported. Twelve Democrats supported the resolution, and one Republican voted against ...

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Water, Water Everywhere: Experts weigh in on WOTUS

November 13, 2015 By
But with Waters of the United States, not a clear answer in sight Last month’s second annual Virginia GCSA Fall Conference offered an impressive list of speakers — well known turf experts like Virginia Tech’s Erik Ervin, Ph.D., GCSAA’s Rafael ...

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Intelligro launches hybrid herbicide at GIE+EXPO

October 27, 2015 By
At last week’s 2015 GIE+EXPO, Intelligro, a Suncor Energy business, introduced its new Civitas hybrid herbicide product WEEDfree BRAND Concentrate. Intelligro was created to focus on sustainability and aims to create products for superintendents challenged to deliver results while minimizing their ...

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EPA honors Toro as a 2015 WaterSense Partner of the Year

October 14, 2015 By
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored The Toro Company with a 2015 WaterSense Partner of the Year award at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference Oct. 8 in Las Vegas. Toro, the first-ever large irrigation product manufacturer to receive the award, was ...

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