Everris, Fuentes, Nu3, Novapeak and F&C merged to form ICL Specialty Fertilizers, whose turf and amenity brand serves golf courses, sports fields, sod production and municipal landscaping, among others. The newly formed company is dedicated to meeting the needs of its customers in three segments: ornamental horticulture, specialty agriculture and turf & amenity. According to the company, the merger resulted... read more
FMC’s 2015 “Enhance Your Performance Promotion” offers a $15 instant rebate per bottle on QuickSilver herbicide, and will run from April 15 through June 15. Field trials have shown that adding QuickSilver herbicide to postemergence broadleaf herbicide tank mixes speeds up weed control with visible results within 24 hours, according to FMC. “Good things happen when QuickSilver is in the... read more
Underhill International has introduced the Turf Gun Kit, a manual alternative to an automated irrigation system for cleaning and cooling synthetic sports fields. The kit consists of two parts: a portable MTG-180 Turf Gun with specifiable nozzle, and a stainless steel below-grade enclosure with internal mounting assembly. The enclosure includes all necessary quick-connect components and a padlock to prevent unauthorized... 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
Houston-based Stoller Enterprises Inc., Jerry Stoller and David Alexander were found guilty of violating the Lanham Act by intentionally spreading falsehoods about Hazlet, N.J.-based LidoChem Inc. and its Performance Nutrition products and tortuously interfering with business relationships by a jury trial in the U.S. District Court Western Division of Michigan Southern Division presided by the Honorable Robert J. Jonker. “We... read more
