Tag: weed control
A Wonderfully Wild And Crazy Business
Ron Hall reflects on his experiences in the green industry over the past 31 years.
Dow AgroSciences Refutes WHO Claim 2,4-D Possibly Carcinogenic
The World Health Organization added 2,4-D to its list of potential carcinogens, reports Bloomberg.com. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a Lyon, France-based...
UGA Extension develops turfgrass-related apps
Summertime is synonymous with cooking outdoors, taking a dip in the pool and cranking up the lawn mower to begin the arduous task of...
ArmorTech ALT 70 and Viceroy 70DF Fungicide Products Recalled
Information from a letter by David Cassidy, NovaSource TKI group vice president, notifying customers of the voluntary product recall for ArmorTech ALT 70 and Viceroy 70DF.
SynTelus Brings Jeff Pritchard as President/COO
CARY, N.C. – Industry veteran Jeffrey Pritchard has joined SynTelus LLC as president and chief operating officer. SynTelus, a CSE Life Science Company, is...
University Seeks Monetary Damages From Lawn Care Misapplication
FINDLAY, Ohio — More than 300,000 square feet of turfgrass on The University of Findlay campus in northwest Ohio died after a lawn care...
European Chafer Grub Species Found In Indiana
ROME CITY, Ind. - A new species of white grub has infested and damaged turf in Gaff Park and the grassy turf on the...
Monsanto’s Bid To Buy Syngenta Another Strand In The Spaghetti?
It looked as if someone had tossed a plate of freshly cooked spaghetti onto the screen on the wall of the darkened golf course...
FMC Announces QuickSilver “Enhance Your Performance” Promotion
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Turf professionals receive a $15 per bottle instant rebate on QuickSilver herbicide through the "2015 QuickSilver Enhance Your Performance Promotion" this...
Weeds On The Move
Weeds are the bane of lawn care operators (LCOs) whose livelihoods depend on providing customers with expanses of uniformly green, weed-free turfgrass. When weeds...
FMC’s Bobby Walls Honored with Southern Weed Science Society’s Highest Award
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Bobby Walls, Ph.D., product development manager for FMC Professional Solutions, recently received the Southern Weed Science Society's highest award: the...
New England Grows Off to Strong Start
BOSTON - New England Grows 2015 got underway, today, Wednesday, Feb. 4, in a big way. And what a morning it was in Bean...
Summer Grassy & Broadleaf Weed Control
Help comes in the form of newer herbicides, combo products.
2014 Turf Weed Control for Professionals Available
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The revised 2014 edition of Turfgrass Weed Control for Professionals publication from Purdue University Extension is now available.The 96-page publication...
5 Tips To Enhance Broadleaf Weed Control
Here, we highlight five of the most important tips for controlling broadleaf weeds.
Fall Is Weed Control Time
Just taken over a new lawn and landscape? You're bound to be struggling with weeds with new accounts — grassy weeds, broadleaf weeds, weird-looking...
Pesticide Bans In Canada
What if you woke up tomorrow morning to find out a law had been passed prohibiting you from spraying synthetic pesticides on any lawn...