"The best time to grow your business and gain market share comes when the times are tough," said Gregg Breningmeyer, director of sales and marketing for John Deere Golf, whose company introduced eight products at the show.

Here's some (but not all) of the new product introductions made at the show:

Turfco introduced the new Walking TriWave Overseeder, which combines the features of Turfco's TriWave 60-inch Overseeder in a walking version. In addition to the patented WaveBlade technology, the Walking TriWave Overseeder offers new optional greens blades, new transport speed and patent-pending technology that keeps seed rate consistent regardless of ground speed. Powerful and fast enough to complete projects around the entire course, the new overseeder enables operators to handle all kinds of seed from a bent to a creeping red fescue. Operators can seed while turning, which allows them to make one pass around the collars, seed the greens and approaches or even complete small renovation projects. Turfco also offers the new WideSpin 1540 EC Topdresser, which gives an accurate, wide range of application with fewer adjustments. A spinner design allows operators to dial in the most precise and clean application, whether it's ultra-light or ultra-heavy and everything in between with very few adjustments, according to the company. The simple-to-use electronic controller enables superintendents to lock-in their preferred width and rate of applications ensuring the exact spread they want each time their crew topdresses. Additional features include a patented three-position switch, new rear panel, and new shields. Also, the new WideSpin 1540 spinner angle has increased by 30 percent more up and down giving an even greater range of applications. For more information, contact www.turfco.com.

Jacobsen introduced several new products at the show, including the R-311 wide area rotary mower, designed to give superintendents a productive mower that can maintain a large amount of grass with solid performance, low cost of ownership and reliability, according to the company. The R-311 is maintenance-friendly, allowing access to all of the machines important parts. The beveled blades, the hydraulic motors and the R-311's drive train systems work together to increase fuel economy without sacrificing hill climbing ability, and reduce noise compared to other wide area units while delivering more cutting power, according to Jacobsen. Jacobsen also introduced a line of stronger precision tines for its Greensair series of aerators. The new premium DuraTine XL and ultra premium DuraTine XLT have a performance-enhanced surface that improves the lifespan and the hole-quality of the tines through better abrasion resistance, strength and overall toughness, the company says. Also displayed at the show was an all-electric version of the Eclipse 322 riding greens mower. The Eclipse 322 was designed according to detailed customer evaluations and was validated through an extensive testing program over the last four years to make sure it was exactly what golf maintenance professionals wanted, Jacobsen said. Jacobsen also displayed a new Turf Groomer to fit all Eclipse walking greens mowers. The company also touted that its Classic XP reels now feature Advanced Relief Technology, which significantly extends the life and consistent performance of each reel. For more information, contact www.jacobsen.

BASF Turf & Ornamentals announced that FreeHand 1.75G herbicide and Drive XLR8 herbicide received full state registration in California. FreeHand 1.75G herbicide combines a granular formulation of dimethenamid-P with pendimethalin for time-saving pre-emergent weed control. It is labeled for use in landscape ornamentals maintained areas (residential and commercial), as well as in container, liner and general grounds maintenance in specified noncrop areas. Broad-spectrum Drive XLR8 herbicide features an innovative liquid formulation of quinclorac for postemergent control of the most prevalent weeds, including crabgrass, dandelions and clovers, and can be used on most tolerant cool- and warm-season grasses. The Drive XLR8 liquid formulation offers easier mixing, handling and spraying. It has a use rate of 1.45 ounces per 1,000 square feet and is labeled for use on commercial and residential turf grasses, golf courses, sod farms and sports fields. Turf professionals can tank mix the liquid formulation with Pendulum herbicide and other pre-emergent herbicides for annual grass control, as well as combine it with other postemergent broadleaf products to increase the spectrum of postemergent control, according to BASF. For more information, contact www.betterturf.com.

John Deere Golf says its 2009 new product lineup - its largest product launch to date with eight products - draws inspiration from earlier John Deere products, combining existing solutions with new innovations in engineering. The new products include the 220 E-Cut Hybrid Walk Greens Mower, which incorporates the new Quick Adjust Cutting Units with the patented attached to the mower's traction drive system that easily improves course appearance, thanks to its steering capability. This feature also results in less turf stress from clean-up passes. The company also introduced the 7200 PrecisionCut Trim and Surrounds Mower with Quick Adjust cutting units, which allows the operator to change mowing width quickly, even while driving, without tools or additional parts. Available with 26-inch and 30-inch cutting units, the 7200 enables operators to select a cutting width at the touch of a switch. John Deere Golf also rolled out the 7500 and 8500 E-Cut Hybrid Fairway Mowers. Built on the same platform as the PrecisionCut line of fairway mowers introduced in 2008, the E-Cuts are designed with fewer possible hydraulic leak points to protect fairway appearance, according to the company. And then there's the "customer-inspired" 8000 E-Cut Hybrid Fairway Mower, which combines the benefits of John Deere's E-Cut line with its PrecisionCut line and adds the Quick Adjust 5 cutting units. The company also showcased the 8800 TerrainCut Rotary Mower, a powerful, comfortable and easy-to-use mower designed with ground following, quality of cut and quick height-of-cut adjustments in mind; the HD200 and HD300 SelectSpray Series of turf sprayers with a choice of centrifugal or diaphragm pumps, manual or automatic rate controls and boom options that come standard with an electro-hydraulic lift; as well as the Quick Adjust Cutting Units featuring the Speed Link system, which can be adjusted in a few seconds from one point on the cutting unit. The new technology allows one-thousandth-of-an-inch adjustments to be made to both sides of the roller simultaneously with only a power drill required to make the change. For more information, contact www.johndeeregolf.

Club Car's Guardian SVC (Satellite Vehicle Control) system brings an advanced level of protection to golf courses and their most valuable assets - their customers, course and golf cars - as part of an affordable GPS-based system, the company says. Guardian incorporates course-management features of GPS technology - including limiting vehicle access, controlling vehicle speed, reviewing the history of where a golf car has been driven, and monitoring and diagnosing vehicle performance - into a system that can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection. The Guardian system is priced at $500 per car (plus a nominal monthly servicing/licensing fee). For more information, contact www.clubcar.com.

DuPont Professional Products announced that the granular formulation of its DuPont Acelepryn insecticide has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. With just one early application of Acelepryn, turfgrass professionals can control all 10 key turf-damaging white grub species plus surface-feeding insects such as cutworms, webworms, annual bluegrass weevils and billbugs, DuPont says. Acelepryn uses an active ingredient that has been classified as EPA Reduced Risk for turf applications. For more information, contact www.proproducts.dupont.com/acelepryn.

E-Z-GO introduced the MPT 2000 Refresher, which allows golf courses and resorts to serve the needs of customers - and drive revenue from on-course food and beverage sales - longer without having to stop for lengthy and laborious refills, according to the company. The MPT 2000 Refresher offers a total payload capacity of 2,000 pounds and carries up to 887 12-ounce cans or 400 20-ounce bottles. It can be equipped with numerous options and accessories, including a food warmer, mini-bottle carrier, condiment tray, dry goods storage, sundries cabinet, cash drawer and humidor. For more information, contact www.ezgo.com.

Vitalonil fungicide is the latest addition to the line of products from Phoenix Environmental Care LLC. Vitalonil is a proprietary combination of the company's Vital and Pegasus products and offers control of a broad spectrum of diseases, including pythium, dollar spot, rhizoctonia diseases, anthracnose, leaf spots and others. Vitalonil is a combination of potassium phosphite and chlorothalonil, which makes it an excellent product for resistance management, as both active ingredients have no tolerance issues, according to the company. Phoenix also offers the new Starfighter herbicide, a pre-emergent that controls a variety of both grassy and broadleaf weeds, including crabgrass, goosegrass, field sandbur, annual sedge, annual bluegrass, Virginia buttonweed, pigweed, Florida pusley, oxalis, stinging nettle and carpetgrass. Starfighter contains the active ingredient oxidiazon and is available in both a 3.17 pound flowable and a 2 percent granule formulation. Phoenix has also added Symmetry NXG algaecide to its line. Symmetry NXG is a copper-based algaecide that's an advanced formulation of NexGen. For more information, contact www.phoenixenvcare.com.

Petro-Canada, which was exhibiting at the show for the first time, introduced CIVITAS fungicide, which uses Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR) as its mode of action. CIVITAS is a synthetic isoparaffin-based product that works to prime the turf's genes, stimulate its natural defenses and kill or inhibit fungal diseases. "The science behind our product is revolutionary," said the company's Reinie Drygala. "There's nothing like it on the market today that fights and inhibits fungus the way CIVITAS does." CIVITAS provides broad-spectrum control on a variety of grasses, including bentgrass, ryegrass and Poa annua. It helps to control dollar spot, brown patch, anthracnose, spring leaf spot and other turf diseases. Drygala also said superintendents will benefit from the product's resistance management properties. For more information, contact www.civitasturf.com.

Dakota Peat & Equipment showcased a hybrid topdresser that replaces the hydraulic system with an electric system to run the conveyor belt and spinners. With all the same features of the current Dakota 410, the hybrid eliminates the chance of hydraulic leaks and features an electrical system that offers easy calibration and pinpoint accuracy for the most demanding jobs, according to the company. For more information, contact www.dakotapeat.com.

Rain Bird's Golf Division offers economical golf course controller solutions that can tackle the challenge of improving playability and irrigation efficiency on a tight budget. Rain Bird's ESC-1 controller and PAR+ ES Retro Kit are designed to help golf courses better manage water use by providing superior irrigation control that won't break the bank, according to the company. The PAR+ ES Retro Kit is an upgrade to older, end-of-life Rain Bird controllers in a plastic or stainless-steel pedestal, giving it the high functionality of a PAR+ES controller. The ESC-1 is an economical, easy-to-use golf controller for replacement to all types of control systems. These high-quality controllers save courses money because they can be mixed with older, existing Rain Bird controllers on a course. For more information, contact www.rainbird.com/golf.

The Toro Co. also had plenty of new news to talk about at the show. The company the makeovers associated with its Groundsmaster 4500 and 4700. The new auto-reversing engine cool fan system keeps the engine cool, briefly reversing the fan to blow debris off the air intake screen. Also added is a new 58-horsepower Kubota turbo-diesel engine. Toro says the new features on the Groundsmaster 4500 and 4700 will increase mowing productivity through improved operator comfort and equipment run time. The rotary mowers still feature free-floating Contour Plus cutting units, which follow the turf's contour for a quality of cut. In addition, the rear rollers on the decks provide a striping effect while mowing. Toro also introduced the new Workman HD Series utility vehicles. The new lineup offers towing and hauling capacity, enabling customers to be more productive. Total capacity ranges from 2,835 pounds to 3,002 pounds. Design components on all six models include an I-beam shaped DeDion rear axle, which isolates and protects the engine, transmission and main frame from vehicle loading; a truss-like front space frame for superior torsional rigidity; integrated wheel bearings; and hydraulic disk brakes. Toro also announced that its control capabilities of the Toro Network VP Series Field Satellite are now available to golf courses using Toro Network LTC Plus through an easily installed upgrade kit. Once the satellites are upgraded to the sophisticated, user-friendly Network VP, superintendents can control run times with exacting precision using either station-based or program-based flow management. Golf course superintendents that have upgraded to Network VP technology report savings in energy costs and reduced labor - along with more-precise and more-effective watering, Toro says. The company also debuted a line of swing joints that complement Toro golf sprinklers and quick couplers. The new swing joints minimize friction loss, ensure optimal operating pressure at each sprinkler, are designed and built to withstand the rigors of the golf course environment, and deliver long-term, reliable performance, the company says. For information, contactwww.toro.com.

Advanced Sensor Technology (AST) unveiled its new generation of wireless sensor technology - UgMO (short for UnderGround MOnitoring) -an in-ground system that operates via a wireless mesh network. Its software package leverages the latest agronomic research on the relationship between moisture, temperature and salinity in the soil's rootzone, according to AST. UGMO optimizes turf health and playability, improves product quality and optimizes resource utilization. Its wireless mesh network, coupled with comprehensive software monitoring, helps eliminate guesswork, the company said. Each sensor collects data on rootzone moisture, salinity and temperature. The system monitors healthy thresholds and calculates real-time water savings. UGMO also offers efficient salinity management and irrigation uniformity as well as water conservation of 25 percent or more and energy savings up to 25 percent, according to the company. For more information, contact www.ugmo.com.

Bayer Environmental Science offers Chipco Triton FLO, a new fungicide for flexible disease control. Not only does the new product control all the major turf diseases, it improves plant health, allowing turf plants to more effectively manage the stresses of golf course conditions. Chipco Triton FLO fungicide is a sterol biosynthesis inhibitor from the demethylation inhibitor (DMI) class of chemistry. It contains the active ingredient triticonazole, formulated with StressGard technology. Plants treated with Bayer products with StressGard formulation technology have been shown to maintain greater root mass and healthier topgrowth, even under heat stress conditions, according to the company. The product provides broad-spectrum, systemic, residual disease control of key turf diseases, such as anthracnose, brown patch and dollar spot. When applied as a preventive treatment, Chipco Triton FLO has provided excellent results in university and golf course trials on bentgrass, Poa annua and zoysiagrass turf, Bayer says. For more information, contact ww.bayerprocentral.com.

Syngenta Professional Products said Heritage G fungicide has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use on turfgrass. Heritage G, featuring the carrier DG-Lite, is a systemic strobilurin fungicide in a granular formulation that controls more than 21 diseases during a 28-day window. Heritage G has been tested and proven effective against many turf diseases, including brown patch, red thread, Pythium, Anthracnose, gray leaf spot, snow mold, take-all patch, leaf spot, summer patch and necrotic ring spot. The fungicide has the same efficacy as the sprayable versions, Heritage WG and Heritage TL. Other benefits of Heritage G include: root absorption method which helps reduce accumulation of the product granules on grass leaf blades; a granular formulation that allows maintenance with a fungicide application program even when weather conditions prohibit spraying, or when smaller spot treatments are more convenient; high solubility of the DG-Lite carrier which allows the active ingredient to quickly and thoroughly reach the leaves. For more information, contact www.syngentaprofessionalproducts.com.

Redexim Charterhouse unveiled two new models of coring aerators at the show. It offers the re-designed Verti-Core II and the latest Easy-Core series machines, which incorporate several new and improved features including simple adjustments, a trouble-free belt drive system and multiple tine options. With working speeds up to 3.5 MPH, the new coring machines save time and money, according to the company. Fewer moving parts equate to simple service and less maintenance. For more information, contact www.redexim.com.

Precision Laboratories debuted a line of liquid nutrients called Uptake Technology that the company says improves plant color and quality, provides faster drying times and reduces the carbon footprint left on the environment. Uptake Technology 10-0-0-15Ca is a suspension foliar fertilizer with a high calcium content suitable for the prevention of calcium deficiencies in turf and ornamentals. Supplemental nitrogen and magnesium are provided along with a complete package of chelated micronutrients. Uptake Technology formulations include adjuvants that buffer spray solution and improve spray characteristics such as wetting and retention. For more information, contact www.precisionlabs.com.

Nufarm Americas offers 4-Speed and 4-Speed XT herbicides. They combine several proven active ingredients to control virtually all broadleaf weeds in turf, and work quickly, with symptoms visible in 48 hours or less, according to the company. 4-Speed combines dicamba, 2,4-D and MCP-P with pyraflufen, while 4-Speed XT contains dicamba, 2,4-D and triclopyr in addition to pyraflufen. The herbicides show good tolerance on all the major cool and warm-season turfgrasses when used as directed, according to Nufarm. For more information, contact www.nufarm.com.

Underhill International offers 2Wire Decoder Modules that convert Hunter ICC Controllers to two-wire operation. With a 2Wire system, a single pair of wires extends from the controller to each valve in the irrigation network. The technology has proven a cost-saving alternative on sites with a quarter acre or more because it requires less copper wire, reduces installation time and labor, and facilitates system expandability, according to the company. Underhill also offers its TurfSpy turf stress-detection glasses to help superintendents "see the future" by revealing potential problems before they are visible to the naked eye. TurfSpy lenses work by blocking out the green spectrum reflected from chlorophyll in healthy vegetation. Stress conditions, such as disease, drought, pests or poor nutrition, are revealed with glowing colors (red, coral, pink) and can be detected two to 10 days before they are visible to the unaided eye. For more information, contact www.underhill.us.

White Metal Golf introduces the fast and easy to use Tidy Whitey hole painting system. In less than five seconds, the Tidy Whitey turns the soil above the cup bright white with no drips, no overspray, no set up, and no clean up, the company says. For more information, contact www.thetidywhitey.com.

If you have a new or updated product you debuted at the show and you want to add to this list, please send information to Larry Aylward at laylward@questex.com.