LM StaffAug 15, 2023
On its brink of entering the turf market, BioWorks welcomed Glenn Morrell to its turf and ornamental division as a technical sales manager. Joe Gionta, director of sales and marketing, said Morrell’s 30 years of industry experience should benefit BioWorks’s plans…
Sarah PfleddererNov 3, 2023
Envision a lawn that needs to be mowed only a couple times a year. Your customers are likely ecstatic about the reduction of landscaping costs and so much so you make up the slump in revenue from new work, per…
LM StaffJul 31, 2018
New Pillar G Intrinsic brand fungicide is the third fungicide brought to the professional turfgrass market since 2010 that is labeled for disease control and plant health. Pillar G Intrinsic brand fungicide is a granular product that combines triticonazole, the…
LM StaffOct 23, 2012
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C—BASF's Pillar G Intrinsic brand fungicide is the third fungicide brought to the professional turfgrass market since 2010 that is labeled for disease control and plant health. Pillar G Intrinsic brand fungicide is a granular product that…
Jim NovakJul 30, 2018
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International - TPI Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) will hold its 2012 Summer Convention and Field Days, July 31-Aug. 2 in Asheville, NC — and there’s already a great deal of excitement surrounding the event. The host…
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International - TPI Landscape professionals, lawn care specialists, park district field supervisors and even sports field managers are sometimes challenged by well intentioned, but often misinformed parties, asking them to justify the resources required to maintain…
LM Staff and LM StaffJul 29, 2018
By: Ron Hall The Ohio State University turf team has put together a very nice digital publication, “The Benefits of Turf.” This is something you will want to share with the management of the parks and sports facilities where you work. Athletic directors,…
Jim NovakAug 16, 2023
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International It seems as if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making rules and regulations on just about everything. Of concern is the perception that some EPA decision-makers and regulators sometimes seem a bit remiss when…
LM Staff and LM StaffMay 27, 2015
By: Ron Hall NFL players overwhelmingly prefer to play on natural grass, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) "2010 Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey" for 2010 reaffirms. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Almost since the introduction of artificial turf, including the latest generations of…
LM Staff and LM StaffJun 15, 2015
LebanonTurf has reintroduced its line of Roots iron chelated products as part of a comprehensive approach to improved turf health. Following a routine EPA regulatory review, Fe-8, ironROOTS, Lawnplex, AGRIplex, Total Tree, ironROOTS with mycorrhizae and 1>2>3 Premix Plus are…
By: Ron Hall Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The incidence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008, similar to the prevalence of obesity in…
By: Ron Hall Every week it seems new uses are being found for artificial turf, which now covers horse tracks, dog runs, home lawns (including backyard putting greens), highway medians and is replacing natural grass at airports. I’m sure I’ve missed…
LAWRENCE, KS — Taking place Jan. 11-15, 2011, in Austin, TX, the SportsTurf Managers Association's annual conference focuses on providing solutions and new ideas for managing sports facilities. Demonstrations, classroom education, roundtables, workshops, and networking all provide opportunities for sports…
Jim NovakAug 14, 2023
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When USA Today ran an article on Aug. 17, 2010 titled, “Out of Fashion: Green Lawns”, Turfgrass Producers International felt a need to draft a Letter to the Editor. At issue was the fact that the article contained…
By: Ron Hall “ Nothing is more useful than water: but it will purchase scarce anything; scarce anything can be handed in exchange for it. A diamond, on the contrary, has scarce any value in use; but a very great quantity…
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