Aquatrols Corporation of America hired Jutta Pils, Ph.D., as its new director of research and development. Pils earned her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 2005 with a focus on soil chemistry and water resources. She has spent the past nine years working in crop protection with DuPont, leading teams in the United States and abroad while overseeing the launch... read more
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been taking over the nation’s social media platforms, and the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has called upon all of its members to participate. The ALS Ice bucket Challenge requires nominees to pour a bucket of ice water over their heads to raise funds and awareness for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or... read more
FMC Corporation and Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC announced the signing of an exclusive licensing agreement in which FMC will develop and market two key turf and ornamental products, Disarm Fungicide (fluoxastrobin) and Xonerate Herbicide (amicarbazone), in the U.S. and Canada, from Arysta LifeScience. The agreement became effective Aug 12. “This exclusive agreement unites two complementary product lines, expanding FMC Professional Solutions... read more
Dow AgroSciences received federal registration for its Gallery SC specialty herbicide. The product will be available in the marketplace this fall. The liquid formulation provides plant tolerance and long-lasting control of more than 95 species of broadleaf weeds — including chickweed, spurge and oxalis — for six to eight months, depending on environmental conditions. The suspension concentrated formula reduces rinsing... read more
Spring Valley, a manufacturer of professional and retail fertilizers and ice melters, named Chad Fagervik to its sales team. Fagervik brings with him 25 years of experience in professional turf management sales. Fagervik spent the last four years of his career with Agrium Advanced Technologies where he managed municipal and strategic account business. Prior to his tenure at Agrium, he spent seven years as... read more
