Tag: Syngenta

Syngenta: Heritage Action Fungicide

May 25, 2016 By
Heritage Action fungicide delivers hybrid technology that couples the proven disease control of Heritage fungicide with a boost of acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) to help plants better manage biotic and abiotic stress. ASM is the only active ingredient recognized by the Fungicide ...

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A first look via the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition

February 18, 2016 By
We travel across the pond not just for the cask ales, but because we want to see the new stuff now. It was my second trip to the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition in Harrogate, England, so while I wasn’t as ...

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Controlling smooth bromegrass in cool-season turf

February 18, 2016 By , and
Smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis) is a difficult-to-control perennial grass in cool-season turf. There currently are no ways to selectively control smooth bromegrass, so superintendents often use non-selective herbicides such as glyphosate. In this study, we explored potential options to selectively ...

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Quick hits from the trade show floor

February 11, 2016 By
  The Trade Show Stage Paul Ramino, corporate agronomist for Floratine Products Group, shared foliar tech and turf health trends and tips, as well as how the company has leveraged its 25 years of plant health science to launch a ...

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ChemChina to buy Syngenta for $43 billion

February 4, 2016 By
China National Chemical, a Chinese-government-owned pesticide and agrochemical company known as ChemChina, has offered to acquire Swiss-based agricultural company Syngenta for $43 billion in cash. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. “In making this offer, ChemChina ...

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Back from BTME/BIGGA

January 26, 2016 By
Last week I had the pleasure of flying over to England and attending the British Turfgrass Management Expo (BTME) hosted by our friends at BIGGA. It was my second time attending the show, so I was a little less awestruck ...

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