Toro Water Conservation Business Manager Jim Laiche was awarded the American Society of Irrigation Consultants 2014 Roy Williams Memorial Award at this year's annual conference in Portland, OR.
Stadium and venue owners and managers are constantly on the look out for new ways to make their facilities cleaner, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. With the help of recycling pioneer TerraCycle, facility managers across the US can now recycle their cigarette waste.
Recently Dr. Ambika Chandra, associate professor of turfgrass breeding and genetics at Texas A&M, released a new drought-tolerant St. Augustine grass variety that also resists the major disease and insect pests that commonly attack lawns in the southern US.
For as long as I can remember, I have spent most of my winters going to continuing education classes. I can recall many great talks about baseball field maintenance for all different levels of competition. There are many sources of information about the craft of maintaining baseball fields. However, when it comes to the sport of football, I don't recall many talks or articles about maintaining a high school field or any other type of football field.
Spring Valley, a manufacturer of professional and retail fertilizers and ice melters, is pleased to announce the addition of Joe Smith as Sales Manager.
Aquatrols Corporation of America, the global leader in soil surfactant technology, has been awarded an Australian patent covering technologies to manage abiotic stress and improve plant health.
Starting this summer, Grigg Brothers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brandt Consolidated, Inc., will launch its plant nutrition products in Australia through Globe Australia, a division of Amgrow Group. Grigg Brothers, one of the most respected brands in the turf business, manufactures and markets leading products for the golf and sports turf industry.
This past weekend, Eco Chemical donated the natural grass turf paint and labor to prepare 12 soccer fields at the Special Olympics Washington Summer Games 2014 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Washington.
The biggest rumor floating around in the landscape industry recently has been that CEO Michael Dell of Dell was "likely" to sell ValleyCrest to KKR's Brickman unit. The price mentioned was "about $1 billion." Well, the rumor is now confirmed: The Brickman Group and ValleyCrest Companies announced May 21 they have entered into a "definitive merger agreement."
Exclusive equipment discounts, parts savings and other special promotions are now available to National Hispanic Landscape Alliance members through the John Deere GreenFleet Loyalty Rewards Program.
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