Industry News

The Irrigation Association’s D.C. summit urges congressional action on water infrastructure

March 20, 2018 By
The Irrigation Association (IA), in partnership with the National Ground Water Association and the Water Quality Association, hosted the annual Water Resources Congressional Summit March 6-7. In more than 30 meetings scheduled with members of Congress, IA members told their ...

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Seeton Turf Warehouse rebrands as Noble Turf

March 14, 2018 By
Seeton Turf Warehouse, a distributor of plant protection products for the turfgrass industry, will now be doing business under the rebranded name of Noble Turf. Included in Noble Turf’s product portfolio are the United Turf Alliance/ArmorTech, SMS Additive Solutions, Macrosorb, ...

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Discovery Education and Nutrients for Life to host virtual field trip for middle schoolers

March 12, 2018 By
The Nutrients for Life Foundation and Discovery Education will host a live virtual field trip for students nationwide from Texas A&M on March 15, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The live event, “Play Ball: The Science Behind Sports Turf Management,” will provide middle school students ...

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SiteOne opens new Atlanta agronomic sales center

March 12, 2018 By
SiteOne Landscape Supply opened a new agronomic sales center for the Atlanta area during a ribbon cutting ceremony this week in Doraville, Ga. The 30,000-square-foot facility officially began operations in late February. The new facility will enable SiteOne to stock ...

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BASF appoints Stephanie Jensen as director of professional & specialty solutions

March 12, 2018 By
Stephanie Jensen has joined the BASF Professional & Specialty Solutions (P&SS) business as its director for U.S. business. The P&SS business focuses on solutions for customers in the pest control, turf, ornamentals and vegetation management/forestry markets. Jensen has been with BASF for 16 ...

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Willowood USA hires new CEO, rolls out new RightLine product line

March 9, 2018 By
Willowood USA, a producer and marketer of plant protection products for the agriculture and turf and ornamental industries, hired a new CEO, Tony Arnold, who has more than 25 years of experience in the agriculture industry. The company also launched RightLine, ...

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