Industry - Athletic Turf

2 Professors honored with Musser Awards of Excellence

April 13, 2015By AT Staff

The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation has selected Joseph Roberts, Ph.D., and Matthew Elmore, Ph.D., as its 2015 Award of Excellence winners. The prestigious award is given to outstanding Ph.D. candidates who, in the final phase of their graduate studies, demonstrate overall excellence throughout their doctoral program in turfgrass research. Roberts, assistant professor of turfgrass pathology at the University of Maryland,... read more

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LidoChem wins long-standing lawsuit against Stoller Enterprises

March 28, 2015By AT Staff

Houston-based Stoller Enterprises Inc., Jerry Stoller and David Alexander were found guilty of violating the Lanham Act by intentionally spreading falsehoods about Hazlet, N.J.-based LidoChem Inc. and its Performance Nutrition products and tortuously interfering with business relationships by a jury trial in the U.S. District Court Western Division of Michigan Southern Division presided by the Honorable Robert J. Jonker. “We... read more

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Reinders celebrates 150th anniversary at 2015 Green Industry Conference

March 25, 2015By AT Staff

Reinders held its 22nd Green Industry Conference, Celebrating Our Past with Our Eyes on the Future, March 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in suburban Milwaukee, Wis. Reinders began to celebrate its 150th anniversary by hanging banners in the show hall depicting significant events in the company’s history. Each morning began with a video presentation (left) which showed how the... read more

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STMA renews 2015 Green Sports Alliance Summit partnership

March 18, 2015By AT Staff

The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has renewed its partnership with the 2015 Green Sports Alliance Summit. More than 800 industry stakeholders, including several STMA members and representatives from 100 professional and collegiate sports teams, will participate in the fifth annual Green Sports Alliance Summit in Chicago June 29 to July 1. The summit will examine environmental practices and solutions to advance... read more

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ProGrass and Act Global align system brands

March 13, 2015By AT Staff

ProGrass and Act Global have consolidated product brands to be named “Xtreme Turf.” The companies have been partners for more than four years, but maintained independent product brands until now. “We want buyers to immediately recognize that when selecting ProGrass, Act Global and Xtreme Turf, they are getting the best on the market,” says Robert Thomas, president of ProGrass. “Our customers have... read more

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