Press Releases

The Irrigation Association Board of Directors is pleased to announce that The Toro Company has upgraded to the highest level of IA membership: platinum.

Based in the United Kingdom, Farmura Environmental supplies the European market with a range of turf products and has served as Aquatrols' principal distributor in the UK since the companies first formed a partnership in 2007.

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.

Jacobsen announced that its products are being used to maintain stadium fields and training facilities at the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. The venues using Jacobsen equipment include the Arena de Baixada in Curitiba, Arena de Sao Paulo, Arena Pernambuco in Recife, which hosts USA's final Group G game against Germany on June 26 and Estadio Mineiro in Belo Horizonte.

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.

Solu-Cal USA has received OMRI Listing for its flagship product, Solu-Cal Enhanced Calcitic Lime.

In an effort to consolidate the fragmented landscaping and lawn care industry, two major turfgrass producers have joined forces to create a singular company. Harmony Outdoor Brands, LLC represents the joint efforts of Bethel Farms, LLLP and BuySod, Inc, two of the top sod producers in the United States.

Jacobsen celebrated Earth Day (April 22) by sponsoring a golf sustainability event in Tennessee. The Earth Day event was hosted by The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay, a national leader in golf course environmental sustainability.

Aquatrols, the world leader in soil surfactant technology, will present information on soil surfactants at the 2014 European Geosciences Union General Assembly. The scientific gathering, which takes place in Vienna, Austria from April 27 to May 2, will bring together geoscientists from all over the world and cover all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences.

The daylong Propane Engine Fuel Summit is now available online at no cost.