Aquatrols taps Albert for eastern Canada
Aquatrols, a maker of soil surfactants and related technologies, has named Jonathan Albert as the company's territory manager for eastern Canada.
A former golf greenkeeper, Albert will be responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing initiatives in that region. Albert joins Aquatrols from Bayer, where he worked in product development and trial testing as a field development representative and in sales as a territory manager.
Prior to his roles at Bayer, Albert worked in Montreal as an assistant superintendent at Windmill Heights Golf Course.
Rain Bird names new regional manager in SE Asia
Rain Bird recently named Mark Donohue as regional manager for the company's Southeast Asia market.
In his new role, Donohue will manage the development of Rain Bird's golf, landscape and agriculture sectors in the Southeast Asia region.
Donohue joined Rain Bird as a regional manager for Canada in 2016. Since then, he built a high-performing landscape sales team, expanded and improved the company's distribution network and delivered outstanding business results. In recognition of his efforts, Donohue received a 2020 Rain Bird Achievement Award for Long Term Growth Orientation.
Before joining Rain Bird, Donohue spent five years as the national sales manager for ITW Construction Products, Canada in Markham, Ontario. In 2015, Donohue received his professional certification from the University of Innovative Distribution at Purdue University.
BASF brings first insecticide for golf to market
BASF recently introduced Alucion 35 WG insecticide, the company's first specifically for the golf course market. This new dual-action, non-restricted use product provides golf course superintendents with a solution for controlling a wide range of surface-feeding insects.
With the active ingredients alpha-cypermethrin and dinotefuran, Alucion 35 WG is labled for control of pests such as nuisance ants, chinch bugs, cutworms and annual bluegrass weevil.
According to BASF, Alucion 35 WG insecticide is the only pyrethroid-containing insecticide for golf courses with a non-restricted use label.