Archive for July 2013

USA! BASF! Yeah!

July 31, 2013 By
I want to direct your attention to a great thing BASF has done recently for the Wounded Warrior Project. BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals held an Honor America campaign to encourage superintendents to get their turfgrass ready for the summer ...

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Mario C., Bayer on Twitter and Lolla on my mind

July 31, 2013 By
A little bit of this and that… mostly unrelated to golf… *** It was very cool meeting fellow Kansas Jayhawk (and maker of “the shot”) and two-time NBA champ Mario Chalmers over the weekend. Mario had a golf event he ...

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OnPoint EcoSystems irrigation controller uses WiFi

July 31, 2013 By and
OnPoint EcoSystems has introduced the WaterPoint 1000 series of irrigation controllers that connect to a WiFi router for access from anywhere—home or office—using a smart phone, tablet or computer. The device operates from 0 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, has built-in ...

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ezLocator beefs up sales team

July 31, 2013 By and
ezLocator, a developer of software that helps courses manage the placement of pins more efficiently, has hired sales professionals to handle its Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southern, Central, and Western regions as well as PGA Tour events. For the Northeast region, David ...

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Grasshopper: AERA-vator

July 31, 2013 By
Aerate and loosen compacted soil in less time with less labor compared to walk-behind or pull-behind aerators—even in the tightest of spaces—with a Grasshopper AERA-vator coreless lawn aerator. The power take-off (PTO)-driven AERA-vator works without slicing or cutting, improving turf ...

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Trinexapac-ethyl applications and growing degree days

July 30, 2013 By and
Doug Soldat, Ph.D., is an associate professor of turfgrass science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research has focused on turfgrass and soil problems. He can be reached at djsoldat@wisc.edu. Question: How did you become interested in investigating the timing ...

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