Industry News

Toro gets busy — really busy — at GIS

March 2, 2015 By
It’ll come as no surprise to anyone that Toro — one of the mainstays of the golf maintenance industry — was fairly busy during the San Antonio Golf industry Show. Massive booth space housed new equipment, but there was more going ...

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21st GCSAA Turf Bowl: Penn State places 3 teams in top 10

February 26, 2015 By
Penn State University placed three teams, including the champion foursome, in the top 10 of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) 21st annual Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition at the Golf Industry Show on Feb. 26 in San Antonio. ...

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Toro contributes $50,000 to EIFG Rounds 4 Research program

February 26, 2015 By
The Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic arm of the GCSAA, has received a $50,000 grant from The Toro Company for continued support of the Rounds 4 Research program in 2015 to help further turfgrass research at local universities. With ...

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Bayer reaches $1M in EIFG contributions

February 26, 2015 By
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, has reached the $1 million level in support of the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic arm of the GCSAA. Bayer has been supporting the EIFG since 1998 and is the fourth ...

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Syngenta launches Velista fungicide

February 25, 2015 By
Syngenta has launched Velista fungicide for control of turf diseases such as brown patch, dollar spot and anthracnose. Velista, a dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI) class fungicide, cleans up diseases during transition times from spring to summer and fall to winter on all turf types. Velista can be applied ...

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Brandt, Grigg Brothers name new T&O technical manager

February 23, 2015 By
Brandt, owner of Grigg Brothers, has named Gordon Kauffman, Ph.D., technical manager for the turf and ornamental (T&O) business. Kauffman’s primary focus will be new product development, trials and market development of the Grigg Brothers and Brandt turf and ornamental product ...

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