Tag: Syngenta

Controlling smooth bromegrass in cool-season turf

February 18, 2016 By Matt Sousek, Zac Reicher, Ph.D. and Luqi Li

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 Marty Whitford

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 Joelle Harms

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 Seth Jones

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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The Fantastic 5 at the 2016 Golf Industry Show

January 25, 2016 By Grant Gannon

It doesn’t take super-strength to get the most out of the annual Golf Industry Show, just proper planning. We did some of that planning for you already, with… The 2016 Golf Industry Show (GIS) is set to take place Feb. ...

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Highlights from the Carolinas GCSA show

December 9, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association annual Conference and Trade Show, which was held Nov. 16–18 in Myrtle Beach, S.C., featured celebrity visits, prizes, awards and atypical booth activities. Former world heavyweight boxing champion James “Bonecrusher” Smith spent time on the trade show ...

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