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
Jacobsen‘s products are being used to maintain stadium fields and training facilities at the FIFA World Cup Brazil. The venues using Jacobsen, a Textron Company, equipment include the Arena de Baixada in Curitiba, Arena de Sao Paulo, Arena Pernambuco in Recife—which will host USA’s final Group G game against Germany on June 26—and Estadio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte. The Maracanã stadium in... read more
The Dow Chemical Company’s Adhesives & Functional Materials business launched its new HYPOD 1000 and HYPOD 2000 Polyolefin Dispersions for artificial turf backing in October at the K 2013 fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. These new grades combine the performance of high-molecular-weight thermoplastics and elastomers with the application advantages of high-solids waterborne dispersion, offering artificial turf manufacturers improved pitch performance and recyclability... read more
