Industry News

First Green partners with Western Canada Turfgrass Association

September 11, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The First Green Foundation formalized a partnership with the Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed Aug. 24 after a train-the-trainer event held at the Redwoods Golf Course, Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The MOU began after ...

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The Andersons names new president and CEO

September 11, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The Andersons Inc.’s board of directors appointed Pat Bowe as the company’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective Nov. 2. He succeeds Mike Anderson and will join The Andersons’ board of directors. Anderson will still serve as the company’s chairman of ...

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FMC introduces new Fame family of fungicides

September 8, 2015 By Grant Gannon

FMC has made available its Fame fungicides, a new family of FRAC 11 group (Strobilurin) products designed with patented fluoxastrobin to protect against all major patch, spot and mold diseases, according to a news release from FMC. “Proven by extensive ...

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Jacobsen unveils Professional Series mowers, utility vehicles

September 3, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. company, has launched its Professional Series commercial-grade mowers and utility vehicles. Built for a wide range of turf professionals including golf courses, the new Professional Series mowers and utility vehicles includes three lines of zero-turn mowers ...

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Bayer Signature Xtra Stressgard now available

September 2, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, has launched Signature Xtra Stressgard, a new formulation to help achieve turf health and disease control on greens. “At Bayer, we know superintendents face countless biotic and abiotic stresses as they work to maintain pristine ...

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GCSAA announces scholar award winners

September 1, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has honored Scott Watson with the $6,000 Chet Mendenhall Award, the top prize in the association’s 2015 Scholars Competition. The $30,000 program is primarily funded by the Robert Trent Jones Endowment and is administered by ...

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