Industry News

STMA expands education offerings for 2013 conference

November 12, 2012 By Golfdom staff

LAWRENCE, KAN—The Sports Turf Managers Association’s (STMA’s) 24th Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held Jan. 15-18, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Fla., and will feature increases in all educational offerings made available to attendees. Nearly 1,500 sports turf managers —from ...

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Dow AgroSciences’ Power of MORE rebate program under way

November 9, 2012 By Golfdom staff

INDIANAPOLIS—The 2012-13 Power of MORE rebate program kicked off Sept. 1 with several bonus offerings. Customers who purchase qualifying products in September, October, November and December will receive an additional incentive. In addition, checks will be mailed twice during the ...

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FMC Corp. donates $75,000 to Red Cross’ Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts

November 7, 2012 By Golfdom staff

PHILADELPHIA—On Nov. 2, FMC Corp. announced a disaster relief donation of $75,000 to the American Red Cross to support ongoing efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. FMC has operations in the heavily impacted Mid-Atlantic region, including the company’s corporate ...

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The National Mall is looking ‘turf-ific’

November 2, 2012 By Golfdom staff

By Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When Kirk Hunter, executive director of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), traveled to Washington in 2009, he met with representatives of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall and a representative of the National Mall ...

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Rain Bird Services Corp. introduces Factory Trained Program

October 30, 2012 By Golfdom staff

TUCSON—Rain Bird Services Corp.’s new training program focuses specifically on Rain Bird commercial and golf course central control system installation, operation and maintenance. The Rain Bird Factory Trained Program is designed to help contractors build their skills and open up ...

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STC holds membership meeting in Dallas

October 29, 2012 By Golfdom staff

By Terrie Ward The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) held its Annual Membership Meeting in Dallas from Oct. 2-4. Participants included 200 representatives from 123 member companies, including builders, landscape architects, testing labs, maintenance providers, manufacturers, suppliers, installation contractors, infill material ...

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