Landscaping News

Set within Scotland’s Golf Coast, the 18 hole links course at Dunbar Golf Club demands accuracy and judgement as play follows natural contours and a rocky shoreline. Currently in the middle of a sward conversion programme, Course Manager Paul Armour recently took delivery of a BLEC Multiseeder, allowing him to increase the frequency of overseeding whilst leaving minimal disruption on the ...

Aug. 8, 2018

By Charterhouse Turf Machinery Ltd

Culturally vital, ecologically unique, and economically valuable, the yellow cedar’s fate is closely tied to snow I am in the middle of the most pristine forest in North America; in all likelihood no one has stood where I stand for hundreds of years. And I am surrounded by dead trees. Huge, monolithic individuals, three feet across and over a hundred feet tall – and the vast majority ...

Jul. 22, 2018

By Earth Island Institute

THE UK seafood industry has been urged to unite if it wants to boost fish consumption. The call has come from Seafish, the public body supporting Britain’s £6 billion seafood sector, as it publishes its new three-year corporate plan. This focuses on the UK government’s advice that people should more fish. Recent research conducted by Seafish revealed that 72 per ...

Apr. 30, 2018

By FISHupdate

BioSafe Systems announces the availability of AXXE Broad Spectrum Herbicide across Canada. AXXE is a non-selective herbicide designed for the control or suppression of grass and broadleaf weeds, such as (but not limited to): crabgrass, pigweed, amaranth, carpetweed, and liverworts and for contact spray control or burndown of weeds and grasses for ornamentals, turf, landscapes, interiorscapes, ...

Jan. 15, 2018

By Conic System S.L.

Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is launching its newest edition of the annual Future Landscape & Playspaces Abu Dhabi Conference on 29-30 January 2018, in Abu Dhabi. For the 4th year in a raw, this event will focus on improving urbanism and livability through sustainable landscaping and innovative playspaces. Abu Dhabi’s efforts ...

Dec. 10, 2017

By Advanced Conferences & Meetings FZ-LLC

Researchers of Wageningen University & Research, BU Greenhouse horticulture, developed weeding machines which are able to do intra-row weeding. Our experts in robotics were responsible for the detection of weed based on camera images. This development brings great advantage in weed control on the field, improving crop size and quality. When growing organic vegetables on the field, one of the ...

Oct. 29, 2017

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Pesticide use and subsequent damage to neighboring crops is an ongoing problem for producers across the country this year. For example, farmers in Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois have sued biotech companies specifically over dicamba damage. (The dicamba herbicide is used to control weeds in genetically modified cotton and soybeans). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently  ...

Oct. 20, 2017

By The National Agricultural Law Center (NALC)

Irritec will participate to the Indagra exhibition 2017, that will take place from October 25th to 29th at Romexpo Center in Bucharest, in Romania. Indagra is an established international exhibition for agriculture, food industry, viticulture, animal husbandry and gardening equipement and products. Irritec will show drip irrigation systems and new irrigation technologies, but also ...

Oct. 8, 2017

By IRRITEC SpA

Alaska is the topic of two important presentations at this year’s Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL. The meeting is sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America. Media are invited to a showing of “Between Earth and ...

Sep. 6, 2017

By American Society of Agronomy

Cotton is up and this grower is out spot spraying pigweed with his 20 year old LEE Spider Classic is in east Lubbock county! Pigweed, an escape weed technically known as palmer amaranth, is a serious problem for farmers worldwide. It needs to be addressed early so farmers vigilantly clear out any instance they find in their crops. ...

Jun. 25, 2017

By LeeAgra, Inc.

The new WET (Water Efficient Technology) Centre, based at NIAB EMR in East Malling, Kent, will be officially launched at Fruit Focus 2017 on the 19th July 2017. The Centre is being developed by NIAB EMR alongside the project’s commercial partners; Delta-T Devices, Berry Gardens Growers, Netafim UK, New Leaf Irrigation and CocoGreen, with further strategic support from Meiosis, Kent County ...

May 31, 2017

By Delta-T Devices Ltd.

What should you look at Pet Cremation as your next business adventure? ...

Mar. 27, 2017

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

High efficacy fungicide for the turf and ornamental market AgBiome announces today Zio™ fungicide has been approved by the EPA. This new biological fungicide will be marketed by SePRO and was developed by AgBiome, Inc.  “SePRO’s knowledge of the turf and ornamental market and expertise in commercializing products make them the perfect partner to bring our first ...

Mar. 19, 2017

By AgBiome, Inc.

With your crop on the line you need durable farm equipment. At LeeAgra we pride ourselves on building the most durable products on the market today. In recent years growers have struggled with resistant weeds that can’t be controlled by spraying over the top of the crop. Farmers want a small spot sprayer similar to the ones we built in the 1990s. With 15in. tires and wheels, durable ...

Feb. 23, 2017

By LeeAgra, Inc.

Walki has developed a new fibre-based soil mulching solution that is completely biodegradable. This organic mulch type, which is used for weed control and to optimise soil conditions and crop yield, is the first of its kind on the market. Walki, a leading global producer of technical laminates and protective packaging materials, has developed the first-ever organic mulching solution ...

Feb. 7, 2017

By Walki Group Oy

Amenities related to the single-location consolidation of Wagner Equipment and Wagner Rents included an outdoor gazebo area for employee use. In the arid New Mexico landscape, lawns require considerable resources to maintain. Owners were looking for a durable but attractive alternative to easy-to-shape turf grass. ...

Jan. 31, 2017

By Nilex

This Massey Ferguson restoration is long overdue. The MF35X has spent the last few years being used for towing a tipping trailer and moving logs to and fro from the log store into the house. More recently being commandeered for demonstrating machinery at the smallholding and when hosting open days. It doesn’t do as much mowing nowadays either, the ride on mower covers the lawns and we have ...

Jan. 29, 2017

By Farm Tech Supplies Ltd.

Companies around the world are responding to government, investor, and customer pressures by implementing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) management plans.  A key challenge in the implementation of these plans is identifying a strong business case in order to justify the costs entailed, and to ensure that the approach can be sustained financially in the long run. As I will discuss in detail during the ...

Jan. 29, 2017

By SCS Global Services

Steve Joice was raised on the farm in Kansas. It was on the farm that he began working with trucks and tractors at an early age. In 1977, Steve began his electrical career with IBEW (545), and became a journeyman after completing a four-year apprenticeship. Steve came from a service, commercial, motor and motor control background. In 1983, work slowed down and Steve and his family moved to ...

Jan. 20, 2017

By Goulds Water Technology - a Xylem brand

The Utah Nursery and Landscape Association (UNLA) Green Conference is an annual gathering of green industry professionals with talks covering a variety of topics related to landscapes, irrigation, design, nursery and greenhouse management, turfgrass and arboriculture. Come visit Nilex to learn about our erosion control and water management products and services. January 24-25, 2017 Booth #103 ...

Nov. 28, 2016

By Nilex