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 From the News Desk...News and people briefsBASF targets fall release for Honor, TowerBASF Turf and Ornamentals is scheduled to launch two new products this fall. Honor fungicide and Tower herbicide both should be available Oct. 1 through local BASF sales representatives.Honor combines the active ingredients boscalid (the a.i. in Emerald fungicide) and pyraclostrobin (think Insignia) in one formulation that is labeled for control of anthracnose, dollar spot and patch diseases and many other common turfgrass diseases. It will be available in 3-pound containers. Tower is a pre-emergent herbicide features a new active ingredient for the turfgrass industry – dimethenamid-p. Released in 2008 for the landscape industry, Tower is labeled for broad-spectrum control of small-seeded broadleaf weeds, grasses and sedges, including goosegrass and yellow nutsedge. Tower, which is an EC formulation, will be available in 1-gallon and half-gallon containers. In other news, BASF has discontinued sales of its Drive 75 DF herbicide to the professional turf and ornamental markets, and will dedicate its resources to promoting Drive XLR8, the company said. Drive XLR8 is a liquid formulation of Drive 75 DF that was launched in May 2008. As a liquid formulation, XLR8 is rainfast within 30 minutes and has exhibited improved efficacy compared with its older cousin, the company said. With the active ingredient quinclorac, Drive XLR8 is a postemergent herbicide registered for control of many common weeds, including crabgrass, dandelions and clover in cool- and warm-season grasses on golf courses, sod farms, sports fields and residential lawns. It has a use rate of 1.5 ounces per 1,000 square feet and can be tank mixed with other herbicides for control of grassy and other broadleaf weeds. For more information, visit www.betterturf.com . EPA OK’s Arysta’s Disarm MThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently granted label registration to Arysta LifeScience’s Disarm M fungicide.A premix formulation of fluoxastrobin and myclobutanil, Disarm M is provides two modes of systemic and preventive activity to protect turf at the root and leaf. Disarm M is labeled for control of anthracnose, brown patch, dollar spot and summer patch in cool-season turf on greens and fairways. Arysta will officially launch Disarm M at GIE+EXPO, which is scheduled for Oct. 29-31 in Louisville, Ky. For more information, visit www.arystalifescience.com . Briggs & Stratton names new CEOThe board of directors of Briggs and Stratton Corp. on Aug. 12 elected Todd Teske as director.His appointment became effective immediately. Teske also was named as the company’s president and chief executive officer. Currently president and chief operating officer, Teske will take over as CEO on Jan. 1. For more information, visit www.briggsandstratton.com . Toro's Red Iron financing coming soonThe Toro Co. announced the creation of a joint venture with TCF Inventory Finance Inc. that is designed to provide Toro dealers and distributors with floor plan and open account financing under the name Red Iron Acceptance LLC.TCF Inventory Finance is a subsidiary of TCF Financial Corp. As part of the agreement, TCF Commercial Finance Canada Inc., will provide floor plan and open account financing to Toro dealers in Canada. Later this year, Red Iron, which will be headed by Tom Evans, will replace the commercial financing currently offered through Toro Credit Co. and a third-party financing company. For more information, visit www.thetorocompany.com . |
 In other news... Greens of envy Olympic Club members and 2012 U.S. Open reap benefits of converting from Poa annua to bentgrass. Posted: 11/19/2009 Read more » News and people briefs Register now for New England turf show, Toro introduces walk-behind trencher, Sipcam adds to sales staff Posted: 11/19/2009 Read more » A better divot digger Motorized device developed at the University of Arkansas produces uniform damage quickly and could help advance turf recovery research. Posted: 11/19/2009 Read more » Currier moving on from Bethpage Site of this year's U.S. Open to get new superintendent and 15th green. Posted: 11/18/2009 Read more » Economic struggles mean finding more fat to trim Superintendents look for ways to cut due to shrinking budgets. Posted: 11/16/2009 Read more » Complete news index »
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