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Sports Turf Managers Association show waves checkered flag in Daytona

January 18, 2013 By Seth Jones

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A town best known for rowdy spring breakers and race cars temporarily became sports turf managers central, as turf pros from around the country flocked to the annual STMA show. As the Sports Turf Managers Association’s ...

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FMC launches 2013 Winter Herbicide promotion

January 18, 2013 By Golfdom staff

PHILADELPHIA—Golf course superintendents can maximize savings by stocking up on post-herbicides from FMC Professional Solutions during the winter months. Purchase one of seven FMC herbicide products between Jan. 15 and March 15, 2013, and earn sizable rebates, plus bonuses based ...

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CAGCS to receive industry honor

January 15, 2013 By Golfdom staff

LAWRENCE, KAN.—The Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents (CAGCS) has been selected to receive the 2013 Excellence in Government Relations Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). The award will be presented at the 2013 GCSAA Education ...

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Nufarm acquires Cleary Chemical Corp.

January 11, 2013 By Golfdom staff

BURR RIDGE, ILL., and DAYTON, N.J.—Nufarm Americas has acquired Cleary Chemical Corp., a marketer of fungicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators (PGRs). The acquisition, which closed Dec. 31, 2012, will result in a significantly stronger product offering for Nufarm, which ...

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Kowalewski joins Oregon State turf department

January 10, 2013 By Golfdom staff

CORVALLIS, ORE.—”(Dr.) Alec Kowalewski, Oregon State University’s new turf specialist, jokes that two requirements for the job were to have a Polish-sounding last name and to be a graduate of Michigan State University. That’s because he replaces fellow MSU alumnus ...

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