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RISE virtual meeting includes 30-year celebration

August 28, 2020By AT Staff

Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) held its first-ever virtual annual meeting Aug. 24-26. It also coincided with the Washington, D.C.-based association’s 30th anniversary. The meeting focused on the launch of the 2021-2026 RISE Strategic Plan, and featured leaders in the specialty pesticide and fertilizer industry. More than 225 manufacturers, formulators, distributors and other industry leaders attended the virtual... read more

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ASABE unveils new standard for testing soil moisture sensors

June 18, 2020By AT Staff

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently released a new standard for testing soil moisture sensors used to control landscape irrigation. The new standard has been published as ANSI/ASABE S633 Testing Protocol for Landscape Irrigation Soil Moisture-Based Control Technologies. This standard defines a procedure to test a soil moisture sensor and interface device’s response to changes in... read more

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Juniper Landscaping acquires Green Source Landscape & Sports Turf

May 14, 2020By AT Staff

Juniper Landscaping of Fort Meyers, Fla., acquired the assets of Green Source Landscape & Sports Turf in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. GreenSource Landscape & Sports Turf is a field management service and commercial landscape company. This is the second acquisition in the area for Juniper and the third for the company on the east coast of Florida. Terms of the transaction... read more

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SynLawn adds Goat Turf as distributor

April 15, 2020By AT Staff

SynLawn, a large manufacturer of artificial grass in North America, added Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Goat Turf as an official distributor of its products. It will be known as SynLawn of Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. “I am excited to join the global SynLawn family,” said Tyler Burnett, owner of Goat Turf/SynLawn of Tennessee and the Florida Panhandle. “I am committed to making... read more

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BioSafe systems hires, promotes 2 employees

March 19, 2020By AT Staff

BioSafe Systems hired Jon Konya as a technical sales representative in the Great Lakes region. Konya studied botany and forestry in Wyoming and Florida. He has a degree in commercial and industrial photography. He was the sales manager for Twixwood Nursery in Berrian Springs, Mich. He also worked for the Michigan Peat Co. in Sandusky, Mich., as a sales and... read more

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