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Syngenta Avid insecticide to lose 24(c) Special Local Needs registration soon

June 5, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Starting after June 30, Syngenta’s Avid 0.15 EC miticide/insecticide may no longer be used under the 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registration for nematode management on golf course greens. Syngenta previously communicated the voluntary cancellation of the Avid 24(c) SLN ...

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Robert Frederick Moote, ASGCA fellow, dies at 92

June 2, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Robert Moote, a Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), died May 29. He was 92. Moote and his son (David Moote, ASGCA) headed Moote Golf Architects in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. After earning a degree from the ...

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John Walker named South Central field staff regional representative for GCSAA

June 1, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

John Walker, who has been a golf course superintendent in Texas for the past 30 years, was named the field staff representative for the South Central region of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Walker joins the GCSAA ...

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Rounds 4 Research auction raises more than $217,000

May 31, 2017 By Grant Gannon

The 2017 Rounds 4 Research fundraising program to support turfgrass studies sold more than 1,080 rounds and yielded in excess of $217,000 in its May online auction, making it the most successful in the history of the six-year program. The ...

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Congressional Country Club to host PGA Hope program

May 31, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

PGA REACH, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America, announced that Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md., will host a PGA HOPE program in 2017. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere)—the flagship Military Program of PGA REACH—introduces golf ...

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MTD Products acquires maker of Robomow, eyes North American markets