Industry News

Amvac introduces Oreon fungicide

January 26, 2016 By
Amvac Chemical Corporation has launched Oreon fungicide, a combination fungicide that provides both contact and systemic activity against common turf diseases such as anthracnose, dollar spot and brown patch. Oreon has two active ingredients, PCNB and tebuconazole fungicides. The water-based ...

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The 2016 Golfdom Report: Golf on the upswing

January 25, 2016 By and
In December of 2015 we reached out to our readers and asked them what they thought about the industry going into 2016. We received nearly 500 responses to our survey, revealing opinions on everything from the presidential election and WOTUS ...

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Rain Bird wins readers’ choice award

January 21, 2016 By
Subscribers to Facility Executive magazine awarded Rain Bird a 2016 Readers’ Choice Award in the water management category. To determine this year’s winners, the publication’s editors sent out a survey asking readers to identify which companies they prefer when it ...

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USGA names Judy Bell 2016 Bob Jones Award winner

January 21, 2016 By
The USGA will bestow its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to Judy Bell at an award ceremony on June 14 — the week of the 116th U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Presented annually since 1955, the ...

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Bayer, RISE respond to EPA imidacloprid assesment

January 21, 2016 By
As reported by Golfdom on Jan. 11, the U.S. EPA revealed a preliminary pollinator risk assessment on Jan. 6 for the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid. The EPA’s assessment, prepared in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation, indicates that imidacloprid potentially ...

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QuantumFlo to debut iQFlo 2.0 pump management system

January 21, 2016 By
QuantumFlo is launching its iQFlo 2.0 technology at the 2016 AHR Expo next week. Using a complex algorithm to manage pump operation and increase energy efficiency, QuantumFlo has simplified the iQFlo system’s customer experience with a new Booster Operating System ...

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