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Syngenta Announces Agreement with Pasteuria Bioscience for Turf Market

September 19, 2011 By
Syngenta Lawn & Garden (L&G) said Monday it has entered into an agreement with U.S.-based biotechnology company Pasteuria Bioscience Inc. Under the agreement, Syngenta’s Turf & Landscape division will have exclusive licensing and distribution rights to Pasteuria Biosciences’ nematicide product ...

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Salish Cliffs Golf Club at Little Creek Casino Resort prepares for opening

August 25, 2011 By
The new Salish Cliffs Golf Club is set to have its grand opening in September. The club, located outside of Seattle, Wash., will be part of Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little Creek Casino Resort. “We’re thrilled Salish Cliffs is ready for ...

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Masterblend International completes $2.6 million expansion

August 25, 2011 By
Masterblend International has finished a $2.6 million expansion intended to improve manufacturing agility and flexibility, the company stated. Masterblend relocated to Morris, IL in early 2010, and since then has invested $2.6 million in facility improvments. The expansion enables Masterblend ...

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Underhill releases high-capacity water removal pumps

August 9, 2011 By
Underhill’s expanding line of Gulp water removal pumps now features the Gulp UltraMax and Big Gulp UltraMax, which, the company states, can displace 8 to 12 gallons per minute. According to Underhill, the UltraMax models eliminate water from valve boxes, ...

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Standard Golf drops price of its Magnum ball dispenser

August 9, 2011 By
Standard Golf has dropped the price of its Magnum ball dispenser by more than 25 percent through 2011, the Cedar Falls, Iowa-based company announced, adding that the dispenser will now cost less than $6,000. “This is an unprecedented pricing reduction,” ...

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Bayer announces lower use rate for Reserve fungicide

August 9, 2011 By
Reserve fungicide is now registered at a 7- to 14-day interval with a lower use rate, announced Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer CropScience LP. Reserve, with StressGard formulation technology, protects turf against many major diseases and improves plant ...

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