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SFMANJ opposes sports fields bill in New Jersey

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PENNSVILLE, NJ — The following is a statement released by the Sports Field Managers of New Jersey (SFMANJ). Our primary goals include the improved safety, playability, and appearance of athletic fields at all levels. Since our inception in 2000, SFMANJ members have had the opportunity to achieve these goals through seminars, field days, publications, and networking […]

Eastern Land Management

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This Stamford, CT firm seeks key team players with a desire to learn, earn excellent wages, incentive compensation, uniforms, training and first-rate benefits — all while beginning a superior career path. Established in 1976, ELM has experienced an average annual growth rate of 20% over the last three years, and is listed on INC 5000. EasternLand.com […]

LS Training

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LS Training has released its newest online training videos: Personal Safety, Aerator, and Fertilizer Spreader. This makes for a total of 23 online videos, with online exams in English and Spanish. More than 10,000 landscape workers in North America get their training from LS Training. LandscapeSafety.com CONTACT INFO Company : Landscape Safety Country : United States […]

NFL players say grass still best

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By: Ron Hall NFL players overwhelmingly prefer to play on natural grass, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) “2010 Playing Surfaces Opinion Survey” for 2010 reaffirms. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Almost since the introduction of artificial turf, including the latest generations of turf, professional football players have preferred playing surfaces of natural grass. The players’ concern is […]

Toro introduces edger attachment for Sand Pro 3040/5040

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BLOOMINGTON, MN — New for the Toro Sand Pro 3040/5040 infield groomer, the Sport Field Edger attachment is designed to quickly and easily maintain the grass edge of the outfield on baseball and softball fields by removing overgrown turf and infield lip build-up. “The primary appeal of the Edger attachment is that it eliminates much […]

Grass Stitcher

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The Grass Stitcher lets you inexpensively repair bare spots in your lawn quickly and easily. This revolutionary eco-lawn tool works right through dead grass, and leaving the organic material in place adds beneficial mulch and nutrients. Just add seed and water — and walk away. GrassStitcher.com CONTACT INFO Company : Grass Stitcher Country : United States […]

Parker Hannifin Corp.

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The new Compact Spiral hose offers 5,000- (Model 787TC) and 6,000-psi (Model 797TC) hose performance in a compact design to deliver measurably greater routing, installation, size, weight and service life advantages. Available in sizes -8, -10, -12 and -16, the bend design reduces the total amount of hose needed by up to 55%, depending on […]

Exmark employees donate $10,000+ to local charities

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BEATRICE, NE — Employees of Exmark Manufacturing gave back to members of its community this holiday season through a series of donations to local charities. This announcement comes on the heels of Exmark and the Toro Giving Program’s donation last month to a local Habitat for Humanity project in Gage County. Exmark employees raised nearly $10,000 for […]

QXpress Scheduling Software

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New Version 10 enhancements build on the software’s core compatibility with QuickBooks, including the recently released QuickBooks 2011. A new feature for QXpress Platinum and Enterprise users will make it possible to create “prospective” customers in QXpress without automatically posting those accounts to QuickBooks. Additional Version 10 enhancements include automated reminders for database back-up, auto-refresh […]

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Grasshopper Mower

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Model 226V, part of Grasshopper’s new, cost-effective line of mowers, offers commercial power, a perfect cut, smooth handling and full-size features. Mow up to 5 acres every hour with a 26-hp Professional Series V-Twin engine with Advanced Debris Management System and 12-gal. fuel capacity. It also features a design-matched, commercial-grade Parker pump and wheel motor […]

FMC

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Talstar EZ Granular insecticide featuring Verge granule technology is now available. The clay-based granule breaks down quickly to release the active ingredient and disappear into the landscape, providing long-lasting control of surface-feeding pests such as ants, billbugs, chinch bugs, fleas and ticks. Virtually dust- and odor-free, the new formulation reduces applicator exposure while providing improved […]

Adapt to grow

By Nicole Wisniewski I remember my first months in the landscape industry very well. In addition to writing about the state of the industry, crew sizes, tree transplanting, winterizing irrigation systems, designing landscapes for safety, preemergent herbicide application timing and landscape businesses and their owners, I covered the mergers and acquisitions announcements coming in at […]

The Integra Group, Inc.

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BOSS LM PRO is designed especially for small to medium landscape firms intent on keeping things simple and overheads low. Based on BOSS LM Enterprise, BOSS LM PRO is the foundation for entrepreneurs with a vision for profitable, managed growth. In addition, sibling product BOSS LM Mobile is a ruggedized, vehicle-mounted unit for automated field […]

Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Arizona Apricot’

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Benary’s Gaillardia ‘Arizona Apricot’ is an AAS Flower Winner for 2011. Judges noted the apricot flower color of the 3 to 3 1/2 in. daisy-like flowers, described as lighter in color than traditional gaillardia. Blooms have yellow edges that deepen to a rich apricot in the center. The compact 12 in. tall plants offer bright […]

LebanonTurf

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LebanonTurf has reintroduced its line of Roots iron chelated products as part of a comprehensive approach to improved turf health. Following a routine EPA regulatory review, Fe-8, ironROOTS, Lawnplex, AGRIplex, Total Tree, ironROOTS with mycorrhizae and 1>2>3 Premix Plus are now available. The cost-effective products contain a unique iron chelate formulation that provides efficient nutrient […]

Nobody asked me, but . . .

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By: Ron Hall Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The incidence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008, similar to the prevalence of obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 19 years. Fully one third of young people (adults too) are […]

Moving to a surgical approach to landscape irrigation

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By: Andy Smith, CIC, CID, CLIA It wasn’t that long ago when the terms LEED, WaterSense and Sustainable Sites weren’t in the vocabulary of the landscape industry. Now they are (and may become) the driving forces of “green” construction and landscaping. It wasn’t that long ago, of course, that green implied a color choice and happened […]

Industry’s so-far-so-good attitude to irrigation doesn’t cut it

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By: Ron Hall If we don’t do better with landscape irrigation we’re going to lose it, or at least as we’ve practiced it to this point. The we in this case are homeowners and those of us who offer professional irrigation design, installation and maintenance. I use the word “professional” broadly because there are way too […]

Water Wise 2010: Part 3

Prepare for opportunities in water With challenges come opportunities. In terms of water use, the choices facing the Green Industry are that stark: discovering and capitalizing on opportunities in the face of challenges. There are many challenges. In the short term the biggest challenge is the anemic economy, which has taken a big bite out […]

Project of the Month: Tyler Arboretum’s Sustainable Gardening Learning Center

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Designed by: Jules Bruck, PhD, APLD, Jon Cox, and a University of Deleware team of graduate and undergraduate students Over the past several months, Bruck, a UD faculty member, and Cox, a UD instructor and former Tyler Arboretum gardener, have worked on a collaborative design project to create a comprehensive master plan for a three-acre Sustainable Learning Center […]

Underhill International

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A new custom-designed, stainless steel Turf Box houses the company’s long-throw Mirage-125 sprinklers, typically installed around the perimeter of synthetic sports fields to cool down and clean artificial track and field surfaces before practice or competition. The enclosures sit 18 in. below grade and measure 15×18 in. wide. Artificial turf is laid up to the […]

Water Wise 2010: Part 2

As water becomes scarce, irrigation certification may be the sales edge that eliminates the competition. And for lessons on using water more efficiently and reclaimed water as a resource, look to California and Arizona.   Certification: The professional edge As water use becomes a bigger issue, certification may be required. A california landscape company placed a bid […]

Dixie Chopper, Weed Man celebrate anniversaries

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There are a few companies who will be at the GIE+EXPO on Oct. 28-30 in Louisville, KY, who are celebrating milestone anniversaries this year. Stop by their booths and wish them well. DIXIE CHOPPER TURNS 30 – Booth# 7214 It was 1980. And in an old dairy barn on a small farm east of Fillmore, […]

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