Industry News

Deere to sell majority interest in landscape business

October 28, 2013 By Seth Jones

Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has agreed to acquire John Deere Landscapes (JDL) in a deal valued at about $465 million. JDL, based in Alpharetta, Ga., is a unit of Deere & Co.’s Agriculture & Turf segment. Deere ...

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Bayer launches Specticle plus Fertilizer

October 23, 2013 By Seth Jones

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, has launched Specticle plus Fertilizer – an innovative herbicide that provides warm-season turf managers up to eight months of residual control at low use rates. The company will feature Specticle plus Fertilizer ...

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Syngenta to launch Velista in 2014

October 18, 2013 By Seth Jones

Syngenta announced today plans for the 2014 launch of Velista 50 WDG fungicide, a new tool for broad-spectrum disease control, for superintendents in the U.S. and Canada. Syngenta acquired key assets for Velista from DuPont Crop Protection. Velista will be ...

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Bayer CropScience offers web portal for My Bayer Rewards members

October 15, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, created a website for members of its loyalty and rewards program, My Bayer Rewards. The website offers access to all Bayer CropScience Turf and Lawn promotions, including Bayer Accolades and Bayer Fall ...

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Irrigation Association earns EPA award

October 9, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the Irrigation Association (IA) the 2013 WaterSense Partner of the Year. IA is the first professional certifying agency partner to win this award, which recognizes the partners who help advance the mission ...

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GCSAA philanthropic arm gets $100K donation from PGA Tour

October 7, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) said the PGA Tour has made a $100,000 donation to its philanthropic organization, the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG). This is the third time that the PGA Tour–a tax-exempt membership organization of ...

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