Industry News

Briggs & Stratton to move V-Twin Vanguard engine production to the U.S.

November 2, 2017 By
Briggs & Stratton Corporation will move production of its V-Twin Vanguard engines from a joint venture partnership in Japan to its existing manufacturing facilities in Statesboro, Ga., and Auburn, Ala. The production at the U.S. facilities is expected to be ...

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Rossi to receive GCSAA’s 2018 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship

November 1, 2017 By
The board of directors of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) recently named Frank Rossi, Ph.D., associate professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., the winner of its 2018 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship. Rossi, 55, will officially ...

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Advanced Turf Solutions adds 4 new sales reps

November 1, 2017 By
Advanced Turf Solutions added four new sales representatives to its team: Jeff Kolbe and Joe Leimbach in the lawn and landscape markets in Chicago and Cincinnati, respectively; Brad Fry in the golf course market in Southwestern Michigan; and Brian Winka ...

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Brandt hires Ken Mangum as national sales manager for turf products

November 1, 2017 By
Brandt, which includes the Brandt, Grigg and Brandt iHammer product lines, has named Ken Mangum its national sales manager for turf products. In this role, Mangum will oversee the company’s turf and ornamental territory sales managers, engage with customers and ...

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EPA approves PBI-Gordon’s fungicide for spring dead spot

October 31, 2017 By
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted federal registration for PBI-Gordon’s Kabuto SC Fungicide for use in the treatment of spring dead spot (SDS) in warm-season turfgrass. “Spring dead spot is, without a doubt, the most severe disease for warm-season ...

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Nufarm’s Bull to retire

October 27, 2017 By
Arden Bull Nufarm’s national ornamental manager is set to retire after 47 years in agriculture and specialty crop protection, including 28 years of turf, ornamental, greenhouse and nursery technical sales. Arden has led ornamental sales at Nufarm Americas, Inc. for ...

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