Industry - Athletic Turf

AmeriTurf and Performance Nutrition announce distribution agreement

December 17, 2015By AT Staff

AmeriTurf and Performance Nutrition, a division of LidoChem Inc., have announced in a news release a distribution agreement where AmeriTurf will distribute Performance Nutrition’s turf fertility and disease control products to the golf course and sports field industries. “There are certain products unique to Performance Nutrition that provide solutions to issues that our customers face that we were previously unable to address,” said Jordon... read more

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Baltimore Ravens to return to natural grass for 2016 season

December 9, 2015By Joelle Harms

Photo credit: LostBob Photos via Foter.com / CC BY-NC

The Baltimore Ravens will switch from artificial turf to natural grass at M&T Bank Stadium for the 2016 NFL season. read more

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The Padres, Callaway team up to build stadium golf course

November 11, 2015By Grant Gannon

The tee boxes and pin locations for the 9-hole Links at Petco Park. Photo courtesy: San Diego Padres.

Callaway and the San Diego Padres sparked a partnership to create the nine-hole Links at Petco Park, which was open Nov. 5–9 and brought in an estimated 1,600 golfers. The 1,002-yard, par-3 course was originally set to be open Nov. 6–8, but there was so much interest in playing the course that the dates were extended an extra two days to Nov. 5–9, according... read more

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Advanced Turf Solutions and Agro-Logics combine

October 22, 2015By AT Staff

Advanced Turf Solutions has announced in a news release that Agro-Logics will become Advanced Turf Solutions. The combined organization will offer a portfolio of turfgrass, ornamental and aquatic products to the golf, lawn care and athletic field markets. “Agro-Logics and Advanced Turf Solutions have enjoyed working together with mutual suppliers for many years. Uniting these two brands will be beneficial... read more

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EPA names Toro 2015 WaterSense Manufacturer Partner of the Year

October 15, 2015By AT Staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored The Toro Company with the 2015 Manufacturer Partner of the Year award at the WaterSmart Innovations conference on Oct. 8 in Las Vegas. Toro, the first-ever large irrigation product manufacturer to receive the award, according to a news release from the company, was selected for its development of weather-based controllers – many of which are... read more

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