Sports Field Holdings, based in Pawnee, Ill., has signed two contracts for a combined value of $1.7 million with Dean College in Franklin, Mass., and St. Joseph by the Sea School in Staten Island, N.Y. Sports Field Holdings will refurbish the schools’ athletic facilities with the company’s Replicated Grass turf, which mimics the high blade density of natural grass. “We’re... read more
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
Aquatrols has made an agreement with Andrea Carminati, Ph.D., and the University of Göttingen (Germany) to acquire its soil-plant-water research. Carminati is the junior professor of soil hydrology in the department of crop sciences at the university. He and his team are conducting research focused on the rhizosphere, the narrow region of soil directly influenced by root deposition. Under a... read more
The Toro Company has been selected by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) to provide golf course maintenance equipment to help maintain nearly 50 golf facilities at installations worldwide. The contract award renews a relationship with the U.S. Army that began in 2009. “We are extremely honored to have been chosen by the U.S. Army to continue providing turf... read more
Holganix has announced a partnership with Illinois-based Pearl Valley Farms‘ Healthy Grow fertilizer line to produce an organic-based granular fertilizer: Holganix Granular with Healthy Grow. Holganix manufactures a line of organic bionutritional products that contain living biology and other ingredients to promote plant, turf and tree health. Pearl Valley Farms is one of the country’s only self-sustaining egg farms, and a... read more
