Golfdom’s Hot List: A Q&A with Target Specialty Products

Eric Miltner Ph.D., CCA, 4R NMSSenior Manager, Proprietary Products, Target Specialty Products

How do your products save time?

Since its inception, Turf Fuel has made it easier to maintain high-quality turf. Our products produce an unparalleled plant fitness level, conditioning plants to overcome stress and adversity through increased photosynthetic activity and plant defense system activation. Healthy, resilient turf means less time spent repairing damage and more time promoting outstanding playing conditions. 

How do your products save labor?

One of the most significant examples of our products saving labor costs is our portfolio of wetting agents and soil remediation products. Anyone who has stood over localized dry spots (LDS) for hours with a hose can appreciate the amount of time it takes to hydrate these areas adequately. We have technologies that effectively rewet dry areas with little effort and even solutions that eliminate LDS. Our specialty line also has product solutions to make spray applications more effective. Whether you’re dealing with drift, high pH, active ingredient mobility in the plant, on-target deposition or even rain fastness, we have a solution for your need.

How do your products save materials and fuel?

Our specialty products improve a plant’s drought stress tolerance by creating a unique balance between water and air in the root zone while conditioning plants for better water use effectiveness. This combination improves irrigation cycle effectivity and reduces the need for hand watering. Our soil and nutritional products create a synergy between plant and soil, resulting in extremely healthy plants that are highly highly tolerant of stress. 

We also have nitrogen control technologies to improve growth rates in areas like fairways. More growth control allows golf courses to save fuel with decreased mowing needs and significantly fewer clippings.

How do your products help generate additional revenue?

Our products help turf managers achieve optimal playing conditions while maintaining peak aesthetics by optimizing photosynthetic abilities and overall turf quality. We’ve blended high-quality raw materials with cutting-edge stress-fighting technology. The result is turf that can withstand the traffic of outings and tournaments, allowing extra revenue opportunities without jeopardizing daily play.

In what other ways do your products make golf courses profitable?

Our products help build strong turf that is tolerant to stress and the intensive cultural management practices necessary to maintain premium playing surfaces. Higher-quality playing surfaces bring in more rounds while increasing the overall stress and disease tolerance of the turf to help conserve your budget.

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