Montreal, Canada-FieldTurf Tarkett announced today the acquisition of Beynon Sports Surfaces and Beynon Enterprises in one of the most significant announcements to come out of the sports surfacing industry in recent years. Beynon Sports Surfaces has a long history of...
Lawrence, KS-Over the past decade, beetles have taken a major bite out of purple loosestrife, one of the world’s most aggressive weeds. Featured on “the most noxious weeds” list in 33 states, purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is especially a problem...
Azusa, CA-Rain Bird Corporation, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, is seeking nominations for its 2008 Intelligent Use of Water Award. This award recognizes persons or organizations whose innovation, leadership, ingenuity and overall commitment to improved...
Beltsville, MD-The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) Policy Committee met in February to discuss many items related to its programs, upcoming trials and potential new trials. Trials slated for establishment in 2008 include bentgrass (putting green and fairway/tee) and fineleaf...
Raleigh, NC-GeneralSports Venue (GSV), the exclusive U.S. licensee of the AstroTurf brand, has been awarded the Synthetic Turf & Other Athletic Surfaces contract by U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance (“U.S. Communities”). U.S. Communities is a nonprofit organization that helps government agencies,...
Cary, NC-At the 2008 Golf Industry Show, John Deere Golf announced its top distributor of the year – Beard Equipment from Mobile, Ala. During an exclusive event at the House of Blues in Orlando, Fla., the Beard Equipment team was...
Cleveland, OH-Pioneer Athletics helped on a project featured on the February 17th episode of ABC-TV’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This is the third project Pioneer has worked on for the two-time Emmy-winning television show. This time the call came...
Lincoln, NE-Attention all turf managers–the Groundwater Guardian Green Site program is open for the 2008 program year! Groundwater Guardian Green Sites are places with a lot of turf, such as golf courses, ball fields, and educational campuses that implement groundwater...
East Dundee, IL-Dr. Doug Brede of Jacklin Seed of the J.R. Simplot Company was the recipient of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) “Innovator of the Year Award.” In presenting the award to Doug Brede, TPI Past President Warren Bell reflected on...
East Dundee, IL-Dr. Harry Niemczyk, Emeritus Professor Turfgrass Entomology at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, was the proud recipient of the Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) Honorary Member Award. TPI Past President. Louis...
