Industry News

Aquatrols teams up with German university on rhizosphere research

April 9, 2015 By
Aquatrols has made an agreement with Andrea Carminati, Ph.D., and the University of Göttingen (Germany) to acquire its soil-plant-water research. Carminati is the junior professor of soil hydrology in the department of crop sciences at the university. He and his ...

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Syngenta enhances WeevilTrak for ABW management

April 7, 2015 By
Syngenta has added several new updates to WeevilTrak, its interactive online monitoring tool for annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) tracking and control recommendations. The enhancements include a research blog updated in real time, new ABW research sites and the addition of Ference ...

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Troon hosting 25th anniversary sweepstakes through April

April 3, 2015 By
Troon is celebrating company’s 25-year anniversary by offering an “ultimate golf vacation sweepstakes” during the month of April. Troon is offering a three-night stay for two at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. To enter into the sweepstakes, visit Troon25.com. The package includes: two rounds for both players at Troon ...

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Locations set for The First Tee 2015 Careers on Course program

April 1, 2015 By
The First Tee, a non-profit youth organization that uses golf as a platform to teach life and leadership skills that provide character education programs for youth, will host its 2015 Careers on Course program at four courses and chapters across ...

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Holganix partners with Pearl Valley Farms on new granular fertilizer

April 1, 2015 By
Holganix has announced a partnership with Illinois-based Pearl Valley Farms‘ Healthy Grow fertilizer line to produce an organic-based granular fertilizer: Holganix Granular with Healthy Grow. Holganix manufactures a line of organic bionutritional products that contain living biology and other ingredients ...

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Global Turf Equipment hires new service manager

April 1, 2015 By
Global Turf Equipment (GTE) has named Rocky Lackey its new service manager. Lackey has been an expert mechanic and iron worker for more than 25 years. He most recently was senior manager of golf and grounds equipment maintenance at Orange Lake Resort ...

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