Industry News

AcuRite unveils weather management tool

July 21, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

AcuRite released its My AcuRite weather environment system. This platform allows users to accurately measure local conditions, broadcast, share and analyze data, upload to weather communities and receive notifications of changing conditions. My AcuRite is built upon a cloud-based platform that ...

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Toro selects new CEO

July 20, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

The Toro Co.’s board of directors elected Richard M. Olson to the position of president and chief executive officer, effective November 1, 2016. Olson, a 30-year veteran of the company, has served as Toro’s president and chief operating officer since September ...

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EnP Turf refines product formulations

July 17, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Illinois-based fertilizer manufacturer, EnP Turf, discovered a new formula for engineering its proprietary amino acid package. “Certain amino acids are more valuable to plant health than others,” says EnP Turf President, George Murray. “By using isotopes of amino acids and ...

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AgBiome Innovations and SePRO enter commercial business partnership

July 7, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

AgBiome Innovations entered into a new business partnership with SePRO Corp to develop a new biological product for the turf and ornamental market. The first product, a broad-spectrum fungicide, is expected to be available for applications in early 2017. “Our ...

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Amvac unveils new website

July 6, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Amvac Chemical Corp., a business unit of American Vanguard Corporation, launched a new website, LoveYourTurf.com. The website provides a one-stop destination for information on the company’s growing turf fungicide portfolio. Photos that show results of using products such as Oreon, Autilus ...

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Severe flooding cancels Greenbrier Classic; industry support follows

June 27, 2016 By Seth Jones

The Greenbrier Resort and the PGA Tour was forced to cancel the Greenbrier Classic after severe flooding struck West Virginia, causing the death of 23 so far. The tournament was scheduled to be played July 7-10. “We are heartbroken by the ...

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