Who is the Plant Food Co.? The “soil investigators” of the industry, according to Jeffrey Knapp, director of distributor development for the company. Knapp says that Plant Food Co. has been a hometown company for 74 years, but now it is expanding overseas and across the U.S. Learn more about the company in the video above. (Video still: AT... read more
CPS Distributors opened a branch in Grand Junction, Colo. The western Colorado location will carry a full line of irrigation and landscape supplies, agronomics, golf course products, sports field materials, tools and accessories and other products with a focus on servicing professional irrigation and landscaping contractors, golf course superintendents, sports field managers and other green industry professionals. CPS Distributors’ new Grand... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) confirmed its 2020 board of directors. Jimmy Simpson, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and facilities management coordinator for the town of Cary, N.C., was elected president. Simpson will serve a one-year term. “STMA continually leads our industry forward and has brought together a community of sports field managers spanning generations,” said Jimmy Simpson, newly... read more
Matt Parrott, head groundskeeper of the Charlotte Knights, was recently named Sports Turf Manager of the Year for the third straight year by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Parrott manages BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, N.C., for the Knights, which are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. In honor of his back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018,... read more
The employee-owners of PBI-Gordon named Don Botkin as a sales representative. Based in Dublin, Ohio, Botkin is responsible for PBI-Gordon product sales to golf course and turfgrass management customers in Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. “We are excited that Don Botkin has joined the PBI-Gordon team of employee-owners,” said PBI-Gordon Vice President and General Manager Neil Cleveland. “His deep industry experience,... read more
