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THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS
 
 
JUNE 18, 2021
 
  IN THE SPOTLIGHT
 
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Great Lakes Turf adds Jud Hudnut as GM
 
Jud Hudnut joined Great Lakes Turf as general manager after having spent the past five years as a territory manager for Prime Source.
 
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SiteOne offering green industry training in Spanish
 
SiteOne Landscape Supply will offer a series of bilingual initiatives to support the green industry, starting with four Spanish-taught courses during SiteOne University next month.
 
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Nufarm adds vice president of marketing
 
Nufarm appointed Tracy Rich as vice president, customer and brand marketing. Rich’s experience spans more than 20 years, most recently as director of communications at Nufarm where she led brand and communications in North America.
 
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Nichino appoints CEO, commercial vice president
 
Nichino America Inc. promoted Jeffrey Johnson to CEO, Dustin Simmons to commercial vice president and Lydia Cox, Ph.D., to vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs.
 
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Learn why fertilizer prices are on the rise
 
Industry experts explain what caused the fertilizer price increase and share a few ways sports turf managers can offset the rising costs.
 
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  ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX
 
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  PRODUCT NEWS
 
 
Amsoil intros 15W-50 synthetic small-engine oil
 
The new Amsoil 15W-50 Synthetic Small-Engine Oil joins the 5W-30, 10W-30 and 10W-40 viscosities in this commercial-grade product line.
 
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RightLine launches Prohex 27.5 WDG plant growth regulator
 
RightLine entered the turfgrass plant growth regulator market with the launch of Prohex 27.5 WDG. The new product is the first alternative source of the active ingredient prohexadione calcium.
 
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Vexis herbicide granular approved for use in New York
 
Vexis herbicide granular from PBI-Gordon recently received registration by the State of New York Department of Pesticide Regulation for use in the state of New York and is now available for purchase.
 
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FBSciences debuts turf product line
 
FBSciences' FBS Turf is a comprehensive product line with 12 initial products to address critical issues such as stress mitigation and recovery.
 
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Harrell’s Polyon makes it to second stage of EPA challenge
 
Harrell’s Polyon control release fertilizer moves to Stage 2 of the Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers: Environmental and Agronomic Challenge.
 
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