COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. – Helena Chemical Company introduces On Deck, a new herbicide designed to maintain turf grass appearance with broadleaf weed control. On Deck controls tough broadleaf weeds in a variety of environmental conditions with a concentrated formulation of dicamba and 2,4-D acids. This “dual-acid” product features lower volatility and produces far less odor than…
Overwhelmed with requests for turf replacement rebates, the Metropolitan Water District says it is temporarily out of money for its cash-for-grass program. And as Southern Californians rush to remove thirsty lawns amid the lingering drought, the agency says it is considering new limits on turf replacement rebates. The water district board plans to vote…
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) will present its School of Grounds Management Summer Conference in Sacramento, Calif. from Aug. 3-5, 2015. Attendees to the PGMS event will go on behind-the-scenes tours of the University of California, Davis campus, a 4-star landscape management and operations accreditation campus, Raley Field, home of…
The Weathermatic Board of Directors has elected Malcolm S. Morris as its chairman of the board. Morris currently serves as chairman of Stewart Title Guaranty Company. He is also vice chairman of Stewart Information Services Corporation. Morris is a member of the American Bar Association, member of the State Bar of Texas and the…
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – John Deere Landscapes announced today the acquisition of AMC Industries. AMC Industries has nine locations in Texas and Oklahoma. “The acquisition of AMC Industries allows John Deere Landscapes to increase our presence in the Texas and Oklahoma markets. AMC has been providing high quality irrigation and domestic water systems to contractors…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republicans on Tuesday voted to block government rules that would clarify which streams, tributaries and wetlands should be protected from pollution and development under the Clean Water Act. The rules proposed last year by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have fueled political anger in…
Aquatrols Corporation of America is pleased to announce a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Dr. Matt Madsen and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. The objective of the new CRADA is to further refine and evaluate surfactant seed coating technologies for use in wildfire rehabilitation, turf and pasture grasses, restoration species and…
Jim Huston It was 3:08 a.m. and a few degrees below zero when I drove out of Jackson, Wyo., in late January. The day before, I had just wrapped up facilitating a brainstorming meeting for 18 landscape companies from all parts of the U.S. It was a diverse group comprised of commercial installation and maintenance,…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Porous Pave has introduced eight custom colors for Porous Pave. An eco-friendly green building product made in the U.S.A., Porous Pave is a highly porous, flexible and durable pour-in-place surfacing material. Porous Pave XL consists of 50 percent recycled rubber chips and 50 percent stone aggregate with a urethane binder. Porous…
Aqua Cents Water Management was recognized by the SBDC-UC Merced Network, representing 14 counties in CA’s Central Region. The Technology Business of the Year Award was presented during Small Business Week, and recognized the company’s innovative technology providing water savings in urban landscapes (turf) of up to 50 percent for sustained periods of five to…
