Course of the Week

Watering restricted in Colorado

April 10, 2013 By
Colorado residents and business owners are now subject to some of the tightest watering restrictions now in effect. To help residents keep track of watering restrictions in their areas, the Colorado Water Conservation Board has launched a website to help ...

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Research reveals evapotranspiration rates

April 9, 2013 By
U.S. Geological Survey scientists have, for the first time, mapped long-term average annual evapotranspiration rates across the continental United States. Evapotranspiration, which is the amount of water lost to the atmosphere from the surface of the ground due in part ...

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Arysta LifeScience names Kruger to T&O team

April 8, 2013 By
Arysta LifeScience North America announces the hiring of Jim Kruger as the Great Lakes Territory Sales Manager for its turf and ornamental (T&O) team. Kruger joins Arysta LifeScience following previous T&O sales and technical positions with Cleary Chemical, Harrell’s Fertilizer, ...

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PLANET releases H-2B wage update

March 21, 2013 By
WASHINGTON—The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has issued the following statement: Earlier this morning, the House of Representatives approved a Senate passed bill to fund the federal government through September 30, 2013 – the end of fiscal year 2013. The bill ...

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Meeting Gilles Galliou

March 19, 2013 By
At the 2013 Golf Industry Show, Bayer CropScience introduced Gilles Galliou as the new president of its Bayer Environmental Science North America division. Galliou, who most recently served as vice president of commercial operations for the division, sat down with Golfdom ...

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EPA releases PRIA 2 report

March 13, 2013 By
WASHINGTON—Under Section 33(k) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is required to publish an annual report, which must include certain items that describe its implementation of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act ...

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