Industry News

Sipcam Agro USA promotes Sam Wineinger, Todd Mason

October 22, 2019 By
Sipcam Agro USA promoted Sam Wineinger to director of marketing for all business units. It also promoted Todd Mason, former manager of the company’s southeast territory, to director of sales and development within the turf and ornamental division of the ...

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New herbicide from PBI-Gordon to treat sedges and kyllinga

October 22, 2019 By
The new Vexis Herbicide Granular from PBI-Gordon Corp. is formulated to provide targeted, postemergent control of sedges and kyllinga species, including purple and yellow nutsedge, cockscomb and false green kyllinga. Sold in a 2-pound shaker can and in a 15-pound ...

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Appraise an investment before you invest

October 15, 2019 By
Part of a turfgrass manager’s role is to propose one or more capital expenditure projects that would benefit the facility. These projects are then proposed to the management board or a greens committee, typically as a part of the budgeting ...

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Bayer’s Jackie Applegate speaks about Women in Golf

October 8, 2019 By
The Women in Golf event brought together 50 female turf professionals from the United States and Canada for two and a half days of networking and education. The event was hosted by Bayer and is the second event of its ...

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Echo introduces robotic mower and range picker

October 8, 2019 By
As part of Echo USA’s #20for2020 media preview event, Echo Robotics introduced the RP-1200 robotic range picker and the TM-2000 autonomous mower. Both the autonomous mower and robotic range picker are compatible with an automated ball management system for driving ...

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John Kinkead Sr., head of Turfco, dies at 89

October 4, 2019 By
John Kinkead Sr., longtime head of Turfco Manufacturing and an innovator in the golf course and turf management industry, died on Oct. 1. He was 89 years old. Kinkead will be remembered by those in the industries he loved — ...

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