Industry News

Arysta LifeScience receives fire ant approval for ALOFT

June 19, 2012 By
CARY, NC — Fire ants are exotic, serious pests that affect the Southern part of the United States. Not only damaging to turf grass, if their mounds are disturbed, the pests will inflict many painful stings to the unfortunate trespasser. ...

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Registration open for Green Start Academy

June 19, 2012 By
CARY, NC — John Deere Golf and Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, have opened the application process for the Seventh Annual Green Start Academy (GSA). Assistant superintendents from the United States and Canada are invited to submit ...

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Toro helps build playground for kids in need

May 31, 2012 By
The Toro Company today teamed with the Minnesota Vikings, the Minneapolis Public Schools and local non-profits and residents to help Minneapolis children. More than 200 volunteers helped build a new playground at Sheridan Arts Magnet School. The new playground’s design ...

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2012 U.S. rounds figures show recovery

May 25, 2012 By
Based on data released last week by the National Golf Foundation (NGF), things are looking up for U.S. golf in 2012, and not just because of the mild weather across the country. Whereas 2011 saw a 2.5 percent decline in ...

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Scaled-back Pebble Beach project approved

May 16, 2012 By
After years of dissention between the developer and environmental groups over a picturesque area of the Pacific coastline, California regulators Wednesday finally approved an expansion of the Pebble Beach golf resort, which includes Pebble Beach Golf Links and 17-Mile Drive. ...

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Minnesota Golf Director passes away at 59

May 15, 2012 By
Ridgeview Country Club (Duluth, Minn.) General Manager and Golf Director Steve Anderson passed away Friday after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. He was 59. A Duluth native, Anderson was well known in the local golf community and had ...

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