Industry News

Global Turf Equipment names new VP of sales

March 9, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Global Turf Equipment (GTE) has appointed Walt McMahon as vice president of sales. McMahon, former executive vice president of Golf Ventures, has received numerous awards and accolades over the course of his 35-year golf industry career, including Jacobsen’s Dealer of Year in 2010, Helena ...

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Quali-Pro presents new product roundup at GIS

March 6, 2015 By Marty Whitford

Quali-Pro, a division of Pasadena, Texas-based Control Solutions Inc. (CSI), held its “3rd Annual Distributor Breakfast Breakdown” on Feb. 26 at the Golf Industry Show (GIS) in San Antonio. Rick Grant, CSI business director — turf & ornamental markets, kicked ...

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Audubon International introduces BioBlitz species counting program

March 6, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Audubon International has introduced the first global Golf Course BioBlitz, a free program for golf courses, which will run April 19-25, the week of Earth Day. BioBlitz is a species counting competition designed to create awareness among golfers and the community about ...

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Bayer announces Plant Health Academy class of 2015

March 5, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, named the 12 superintendents who will attend the third annual Plant Health Academy at a reception during the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio. The selections were made by Bayer in association ...

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Bioverse adds 2 water colorants to Healthy Ponds line

March 4, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Bioverse Inc. has added two new water colorants to its Healthy Ponds line: Blue Pond Water Colorant and Reflection (Black) Pond Water Colorant. Both products assist in maintaining pond water clarity and aesthetics. The colorants are made of certifiable food-quality food dyes with ...

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Syngenta Ference insecticide and Secure fungicide now registered in New York

March 4, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Syngenta‘s Ference insecticide and Secure fungicide are now registered for sale in the state of New York. Most counties within New York now allow the use of Ference for annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) prevention and Secure for turf diseases such as dollar spot, ...

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