TURF INDUSTRY NEWS
SiteOne Acquires Additional Distributors SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (NYSE: SITE) announced in early April the acquisition of Landscape Depot Supply, Inc., a distributor of hardscapes and landscape supplies with three locations in the greater Boston, MA, market. In late April SiteOne announced the acquisition of Fisher’s Landscape Depot, a leading distributor of hardscapes and landscape supplies with two locations in Western Ontario. According to Doug Black, Chairman and CEO of SiteOne Landscape Supply these acquisitions will allow SiteOne to continue to strengthen their hardscape and landscape supply business in these markets.
#PoaDay Event Streamed Live and Now Available Online #PoaDay was held by members of the turfgrass weed science team at the University of Tennessee. Te goals of the event
were to: • Make turfgrass managers aware of the emerging problem of herbicide resistance evolving in turfgrass weeds, particularly annual bluegrass.
• Educate turfgrass managers about the different herbicidal modes of action available for annual bluegrass control.
Tanks to generous support from Aqua-Aid Solutions, #PoaDay was broadcast on Periscope in 2019 instead of being a traditional field day that was attended in person. Tis technology allowed Dr. Jim Brosnan and his team to greatly expand the reach of their research focused on annual bluegrass control. Tose who missed the live broadcast of #PoaDay can now watch the entire event online by going to the website https://
vimeo.com/332017868.
Census of Agriculture Provides Interesting Data A recent issue of Farm Journal’s AgPro E-newsletter published some interesting data gleaned from the 2017 Ag Census. Te U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducted the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Some of the key takeaways reported in the newsletter include: 1. Total number of farms continues to decline (and we’re on track to be less than 2 million farms by the next census), but the largest farms are a growing segment as the number of farms 2,000 acres or greater has never been higher. Total acres of land in farms dropped from 2,215,876 in 1997 to 2,042,220 in 2017. Number of farms greater than 2,000 acres grew from 74,426 to 85,127 in the same period. Te average farm size grew from 431 to 441 acres. 2. Input expenses vary by category from 2012 to 2017 (showing here the top expense category for each.) Farms with chemical purchases over $100,000 in 2012 were 31,870 and 38,033 in 2017. Farms with fertilizer, lime and soil conditioner purchases over $100,000 dropped from 71,716 in 2012 to 55,90. Farms with seeds, plants, vines, and tree purchases over $50,000 increased from 99,382 to 106,609 in the same period.
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3. Te total acres applied with crop protection products was up in all tracked categories. Acres treated to control insects increased from 100,719,008 in 2012 to 112,440,971 in 2017. Acres treated for weeds, grass, and/or brush went up from 285,510,954 to 292,998,284. Nematode treated acres grew just slightly from 14,465,000 to 14,672,861. Acres treated for diseases grew from 35,006,868 to 44,296,251. 4. For the first time, the Ag Census asked about cover crop seed purchases, and from the 2017 numbers 115,954 farms purchased cover crop seed for a total of $257 million. Acres planted in cover crops increased from 10.28 million acres in 2012 to 15.39 million acres in 2017 (these numbers exclude CRP.) 5. Te use of drainage has increased. In 2012, it was reported almost 48.6 million acres were drained by tile; and in 2017, that number has increased to 55.6 million acres. Approximately 230 more farms had some acres drained by tile in 2017 than five years previously. 6. Proportion of farms with irrigation ticked slightly upward from 14.0 percent in 2012 to 14.4 percent in 2017. Te 2017 Census of Agriculture is more than 800 pages of data timestamping the industry’s size, economics, and important geographical trends. It can be found in its entirety at
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/ Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usv1.pdf
OPEI Issues Warning After E15 Year-Round Sales Announcement Te Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has issued the following statement in response to the announcement that E15 gasoline will be available year-round. “We will continue to advise consumers and professional users of outdoor power equipment to ‘Protect Your Power’ as E15 gasoline sales expand to year-round across the country,” said Kris Kiser, OPEI President and CEO. Most outdoor power equipment is not designed, built or warranted to run on fuel containing 15 percent ethanol. “Fuel containing more than 10 percent ethanol can damage or destroy equipment,” said Kiser. Consumers are advised to check their owners’ manuals for guidance on correctly fueling their outdoor power equipment products, but “should be generally aware that only fuels containing 10 percent or less ethanol should be used,” he said. Mid-level ethanol fuels are not for use in non-road products, such as mowers, chainsaws, generators, UTVs, ATVs, boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, and other outdoor power equipment, and cars and trucks built before model year 2001. Earlier this year, the organization issued the results of a study conducted online with Te Harris Poll that showed Americans are confused when it comes to fueling choices. OPEI's research found that only 1 in 5 Americans (20 percent) say they notice ethanol content at a fuel pump, while more than 4 times as many (86 percent) notice price (similar to last year, 20 percent and 85 percent, respectively).
TPI Turf News July/August 20
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