Performance Nutrition names Rider as regional sales manager
Performance Nutrition recently named Randy Rider as regional sales manager for its turf and ornamental product division.
A division of LidoChem Inc., Performance Nutrition is a producer of environmentally sustainable fertilizers, soil amendments, crop protection products, micronutrients and specialty products for agriculture, turf and ornamentals.
A former golf course superintendent, Rider has worked for Performance Nutrition for five years as a territory manager. In his new role, Rider will consult with turf and ornamental dealers and oversee sales efforts in the Eastern and Midwest states.
Rider is based in New Holland, Pennsylvania.
Aquatrols seed technology gets OK in Australia
Aquatrols, a leader in soil surfactant technology, has been granted patent protection in Australia for its seed-enhancement technology.
This is the second patent issued for the technology in 2015. Aquatrols received a patent in Japan earlier this year and expects global intellectual property protection for the technology in the near future. The inventor named on the Australian patent is Matt Madsen, Ph.D., research ecologist at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service and long-time Aquatrols cooperator.
Aquatrols seed-enhancement technology has shown to improve seed establishment under deficit irrigation conditions and aid seed germination in water-repellent soils. The technology is expected to have widespread applications in the turfgrass, agricultural and native seed markets.
OnGolf names VP of sales
OnGolf, a comprehensive golf course management platform, named Manda Koss vice president of sales.
Koss, who will be responsible for all OnGolf sales initiatives, has extensive experience building inside and external sales teams with early stage technology companies. She previously served as the global vice president of inside sales at ThingWorx, a division of PTC Inc. based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Prior to ThingWorx, Koss established instrumental marketing sales strategies for Advanceon, a leading systems integrator in Exton, and served as senior account for the Advance Healthcare Network in King of Prussia.
OnGolf was founded by Walt Norley and Matt Shaffer in 2014 to create a golf course management platform so golf course superintendents and course operators can manage the entire course in one place. The software platform provides easy-to-use data analytics programs for optimizing playing conditions while developing efficiencies in key aspects of the operation including water and labor management and best agronomic practices.
The OnGolf solution was built on the foundation of strategic partner OnFarm, a Fresno California-based software company that serves the agricultural industry.
BASF seeks Section 2(ee) recommendations for two fungicides
BASF has issued FIFRA Section 2(ee) recommendations expanding the application profiles of two Xzemplar and Lexicon Intrinsic fungicides in California and Texas.The FIFRA Section 2(ee) recommendations address the use of Xzemplar fungicide against fairy ring, leaf spot caused by Bipolaris spp., and Rhizoctonia leaf and sheath spot; and the use of Lexicon Intrinsic brand fungicide against spring dead spot.
Offering both preventive and curative properties, Xzemplar fungicide delivers quick knockdown and long-lasting protection against dollar spot and other tough diseases found on fairways, tees and greens.
Lexicon Intrinsic brand fungicide is one of the newest innovations from BASF, providing disease control and plant health benefits. Lexicon Intrinsic brand fungicide is a broad-spectrum fungicide registered for control of 27 diseases and has long-lasting residual of up to 28 days.
Lexicon Intrinsic brand fungicide enhances growth efficiency, resulting in deeper, denser roots and increased tolerance to mechanical or environmental stresses.
TurfMax expands product portfolio
TurfMax has added five new products to its portfolio of turf colorants and turf protection products.
TurfMax, a maker of environmentally friendly turf enhancement and protection solutions, added a defoamer and four new dyes to its product line.
New are TurfMax Blue Tracking Dye, TurfMax Green Tracking Dye, TurfMax Blue Pond Dye, TurfMax Black Pond Dye and TurfMax Defoamer.
For more information, visit turfscreen.com.