BASF announces personnel changes
BASF has named Nate Mezera as sales rep for the turf and ornamentals division in the Midwest region and Cozette Hadley Rosburg as strategic accounts manager for SiteOne, Primera Turf, BWI and Ewing Irrigation.
Cozette was formerly the sales representative for turf and ornamentals in the northern Midwest. She joined BASF through the acquisition of Becker Underwood in 2012 and has been in the turf and ornamentals industry for 29 years.
Mezera previously held a similar role as sales representative for the BASF Urban, Rural and Termite control segment in Louisiana and southeastern Texas for BASF. Mezera has been with BASF since 2014 and in the turf and ornamentals industry for seven years.
Ditch Witch launches new skid steer
Ditch Witch recently introduced the construction-grade SK1050 mini skid steer for a variety of demanding landscape, hardscape and irrigation jobs.
Equipped with a 37-hp Tier 4 Yanmar diesel engine, the SK1050 directs 30 hp to the hydraulic attachment, giving operators the power to tackle an assortment of challenging tasks with a variety of hydraulic attachments, including trenchers and augers.
With a hinge-pin height of 83 inches and a load capacity of 1,062 pounds, the SK1050 enables efficient and flexible loading and unloading at a wide range of dump sites. The operator's station includes a spring-supported, 74-square-inch platform and a hands-free auxiliary-control pedal. The machines LCD display includes programming upgrades to provide direct visibility into all engine diagnostics and performance.
Rounds played slip - again - in September
Year-over-year rounds played dropped 2.3 percent in September, according to the Golf Datatech National Golf Rounds Played Report.
With that drop, year-to-date rounds played are up by less than 1 percent, compared with the first nine months of 2015, with the bulk of the nations golf-playing window in the rear-view mirror.
Rounds played for September were up in only 14 states compared to the same month in 2015. Only Georgia, where rounds were up by 11.8 percent, experienced a double-digit increase compared with September last year.
Six states experienced double-digit losses. They were Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, where play was down by 16 percent; Michigan (down 13 percent); Alabama (down 12 percent); and New York (down 10 percent).