TURF INDUSTRY NEWS
SiteOne Opens New Atlanta Agronomic Sales Center SiteOne Landscape Supply has opened a new agronomic sales center for the Atlanta area in Doraville, GA. Te 30,000-square-foot facility officially began operations in late February. Te new facility will enable SiteOne to stock up to 880 tons of bagged agronomic material to serve customers who frequently purchase large quantities of fertilizer and control products. Tis facility also offers a wider assortment of these products. Landscape tools and supplies, irrigation equipment, landscape lighting and golf course accessories are also available.
Susana Milla-Lewis Named University Faculty Scholar Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis was recently selected as a 2017-18 University Faculty Scholar. Tis prestigious university program recognizes and rewards emerging academic leaders who turn research into solutions to society’s most pressing issues. Recognized faculty are dedicated to serving the university community and their respective fields through scholarship, research and engagement. Dr. Milla-Lewis has established an outstanding turf grass breeding and genetic program at NC State University. Her principal research interests are in germplasm characterization and development of breeding populations, as well as the utilization of new technologies in association with conventional breeding methods for turfgrass improvement.
Ohio State Releases Fungicide Guide Te latest edition of "Families of Fungicides for Turfgrass" was released in January by Te Ohio State University Department of Plant Pathology. Te plant pathology team of Joe Rimelspach, PhD, Todd Hicks and Francesca Peduto Hand compiled all the information. Te guide includes information such as the name of the active ingredient, FRAC code (Fungicide Resistance Action Committee), trade names, mode of action, and concerns about resistance on dozens of fungicide products, including chlorothalonil, iprodione, mancozeb, new products like mandestrobin, and more than 30 others. Te single greatest concern surrounding fungicide use, besides efficacy, is the threat of resistance. Te latest version of the OSU guide includes information on combination fungicide products, as well as FRAC codes for each, to help those who need to know make more informed decisions. "Tis way, people can quickly know what families are in those combination products," said Rimelspach. "Te guide can help them understand things a little better and make better choices. Tey can manage rotation to help manage resistance, so they're not using the same family of product over and over again. Te guide can be found at https://
turfdisease.osu.edu/sites/turfdisease/files/imce/Fungicide%20 chart%2012918.pdf
TPI Turf News May/June 2018
University of Arkansas video summarizes earthworm management research for turfgrass industry Earthworms are an important part of soil health, but their habit of pooping on the soil surface, commonly called casting, has made them a difficult-to-manage nemesis for turfgrass managers. Lack of study on this issue had created somewhat of a vacuum of best management practices in this area, according to Mike Richardson, PhD, University of Arkansas professor of horticulture and turfgrass expert. However, in her graduate studies at UA, Paige Boyle examined how sand topdressing affects worm cast, or vermicast, production. She’s now continuing her ecological studies with a Presidential Dissertation Research Fellowship at Utah State University. Boyle’s Arkansas findings are documented in a new video produced by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, with support from the United States Golf Association at:
https://youtu.be/AZbVKtd9MsU.
Bayer Expands Marketing Team Environmental Science, a business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer, appointed Kayla Brugman to T&O product manager and Alison McFee to herbicide product manager. “We’re thrilled to welcome Kayla and Alison to our team,” said Glenn Rougier, head of marketing for the Bayer Turf & Ornamentals business. “With extensive backgrounds in customer analysis and strategy, as well as deep industry expertise, both are uniquely positioned to understand core customer needs and lead short- and long-term marketing plans that deliver the best possible value to our customers.” Brugman will manage ongoing collaboration with the broader product management team in the conceptualization, planning and implementation of strategic marketing plans that effectively address the evolving needs of Bayer customers. Brugman joined the Crop Science division of Bayer in 2014 as a member of the Commercial Excellence Leadership Program where she led projects and completed rotations in customer strategy, marketing communications and product management. Brugman earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from Iowa State University. McFee will collaborate with product development, regulatory, supply chain and customer service teams to harness customer insights and develop comprehensive marketing plans for the herbicide portfolio. In her five years with Bayer, she most recently served as programs and incentives manager for the Bayer Crop Science division. In this role, she ensured implementation and optimization of local pricing strategies to meet strategic business objectives. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing with a minor in communications studies from the University of Iowa.
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