Course of the Week

Trojan expands sales in South America

May 3, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Trojan Battery Co., manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries, has expanded its presence in Chile by naming Emasa Equipment and Machinery as a Trojan master distributor. Emasa, which is based in Santiago, Chile, and distributes a variety of products for the industrial ...

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Verdesian acquires Plant Syence

April 22, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Verdesian Life Sciences has acquired all of the assets of Plant Syence and its affiliates. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Verdesian supplies nutrient and pesticide products for the turf markets. Plant Syence, a supplier of plant nutritional ...

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Bayer sues Syngenta for patent infringement

April 22, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Bayer AG’s CropScience unit, maker of the Chipco Signature fungicide, has filed a lawsuit claiming Syngenta AG’s Appear product uses its patented technology and falsely claims to be a superior product, Bloomberg News reports. Bayer filed a complaint April 16 ...

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Golfdom, LM magazines add to staffs

April 15, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Landscape Management (LM), the leading publication for landscape contractors, and Golfdom, the must-read magazine for golf course superintendents, have hired two seasoned media professionals. Bill Roddy, a knowledgeable, accomplished Green Industry marketing professional, has joined North Coast Media (NCM) as ...

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Golfdom website transformation revealed

April 12, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Golfdom, the must-read magazine for golf course superintendents and managers, announces today Golfdom.com is live with a new eye-catching design highlighting exclusive features and content following the January 2013 redesign of the print publication. “We’re four issues into the new ...

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Kawasaki to stop offering handheld power products by year’s end

April 10, 2013 By Golfdom staff

Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. says it will no longer make equipment for its handheld power product line, which includes string trimmers, blowers, hedge trimmers, hedge clippers, an edger and a multi-task series used by lawn and garden professionals. The company’s ...

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