Course of the Week

KIOTI Tractor names certified dealers

June 10, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

KIOTI Tractor has awarded 53 North American KIOTI dealerships with the 5-Paw certification distinction for 2012. The certification is part of the KIOTI 5-Paw Dealer Excellence Program, which was created to honor dealerships that deliver outstanding overall performance. It also ...

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United Turf Alliance launches sprayable iron polysaccharide

June 10, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

United Turf Alliance has introduced Optimizer Sweet Iron, a sprayable iron polysaccharide product. It is ideal for use on golf courses, sports turf and commercial and residential lawns. Applied at a lower rate than traditional iron products, it and boosts ...

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GolfSwitch hires marketing vp

June 7, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

GolfSwitch has named Michael Read vice president of marketing and business development. He will assume responsibility for the online tee-time technology company’s corporate communications, branding and channel development efforts. Read spent the past 13 years in various marketing leadership positions ...

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Rain Bird supports Green Sites program

June 6, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Rain Bird has announced it will give away $2,000 worth of irrigation products to one of the green spaces that earns a Groundwater Foundation Green Site designation by September 16. The company is a 2013 sponsor of the program, which ...

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BASF launches insecticide, herbicide for use on golf courses

June 4, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

BASF’s Crop Protection division has released Siesta Insecticide Fire Ant Bait, which includes the proprietary active ingredient metaflumizone for the control of native and imported fire ants. It is labeled for use on golf courses, residential turfgrass and ornamental landscapes, ...

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Floratine pledges contribution to Wee One Foundation

May 31, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Floratine Products Group, a producer of pure and technically advanced foliar and soil-based solutions for maintaining premium turfgrass conditions, has announced it will contribute $50,000 to the Wee One Foundation over the next 10 years. The Wee One Foundation assists ...

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