Turfco has rolled out the larger-capacity, midsized CR-8 Topdresser. The CR-8 Topdresser is designed for tow-behind use with minimum 30-horsepower tractors. The CR-8 comes equipped with a 2-cubic-yard capacity, self-cleaning, galvanized steel hopper and patented Turfco WideSpin technology for precision-controlled edge-to-edge spread, light to heavy and wet or dry, up to 45-feet in width. The CR-8 was designed with... read more
FMC Professional Solutions is accelerating the issue of rebate checks to end users enrolled in the FMC True Champions program. Lawn care companies and golf course end users who earned a rebate for participating in the 2019 FMC True Champions Program and/or the FMC 2019 Early Order Program will now receive their full rebate checks by May 30. These checks were... read more
Michigan State University Extension has offered some guidance on reduced or minimal maintenance on athletic fields due to COVID-19. “We are all clearly in unprecedented times as this is the time of year when turf management is usually busy with activity preparing turf for the coming season,” said Kevin Frank, a turfgrass specialist with Michigan State University Extension. “Stay safe, we’ll... read more
John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding Group in Moline, Ill. Deere employees will initially produce 25,000 face shields to meet the immediate needs of health care workers in several of its U.S. manufacturing communities. Materials and supplies are ordered... read more
A study conducted by Purdue University and EnP Investments provides evidence that amino acids exogenously applied to turfgrass foliage can be rapidly absorbed and serve as stable sources of precursor molecules to be integrated into the metabolism of the plant. The data also suggests that intact amino acids are taken up by turfgrass foliage rather than being mineralized into other... read more
