Canadian Grant Cantin was working maintenance at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, Australia, when he was offered a summer job working on the crew at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club in London, home of Wimbledon. “I thought that it would be a good summer job,” Cantin says 17 years later. “I thought I’d go over, do it... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is hosting three webinars this summer that will focus on safer sports fields. July 2 at 1 p.m. EDT Dr. Gerald Henry, Athletic Association Endowed Professor from University of Georgia, will be presenting “Enhancing Athletic Field Safety.” Performance testing of sports fields is necessary to quantify surface properties such as hardness and traction. Enhancements... read more
The GPS PrecisionSprayer for the John Deere ProGator line provides professionals with invaluable insight into their application. Designed with customers in mind, operators can now save time by utilizing AutoTrac, a feature that enables the operator’s ability to spray a predetermined area with pass to pass accuracy. Other standout features include an individual nozzle that maximizes control to decrease spraying... read more
Sierra Natural Science and MTC Horticulture Co., organic pest control manufacturer and distributor, respectively, teamed up to develop Weed Rot, a natural herbicide product. “This is the missing piece to the puzzle that will allow anyone to not to have to use a synthetic herbicide,” said Tom Carrasco, president and CEO of MTC Horticulture Co. “Before Weed Rot, it was very... read more
Cool Planet partnered with Denver Botanic Gardens to conduct trials of Cool Planet’s soil enhancement product, Cool Terra, at the Gardens’ York Street location. “This year, we are testing Cool Terra in various types of gardens, such as annuals in sun and shade, annuals in containers, vegetables, perennials in challenging locations and new plantings,” said Sarada Krishnan, director of horticulture... read more
