Jul
29
Superintendent Derrick Chlopecki calls Revolution his "ace in the hole." Opened in 1912, Pine Ridge Golf Club is one of the oldest and most revered golf courses in Winnipeg. Not a particularly long course by today’s standards, Pine Ridge challenges golfers with its famously fast undulating greens. Derrick Chlopecki has...
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Jul
15
Aquatrols will have a strong presence at the 2015 Crops and Chemicals USA Conference set to take place July 21-24 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The innovative conference will bring together key people and organizations that share an interest and passion for agriculture, crops, and chemical innovations. The event will feature...
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Jun
30
Aquatrols is pleased to announce that it has received significant patent protection in Japan for its groundbreaking Seed Enhancement Technology. This is the first patent issued in what is expected to be global intellectual property protection for the Seed Enhancement Technology. The inventor named on the Japanese patent is Dr....
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Jun
18
The Robert A. Moore Endowment Fund, established in the name of Aquatrols’ late founder, is currently financing a two-year study of cultivation practices and products to reduce salinity in golf course fairways. Dr. Joseph Young, Dr. Theophilius Udeigwe, and Masters student Li Li (all of Texas Tech University), are conducting...
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Jun
04
With all of the rain Texas has received in recent weeks, superintendents may be tempted to delay or forgo their soil surfactant program. That would be a mistake. Now that we're entering a drier pattern, it is natural to let things dry out. Ironically, it is this same drying out...
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May
27
Lawrence, Kan. (May 26, 2015) - Aquatrols continued its support of the Aquatrols Robert A. Moore Endowment Fund with a $10,000 donation in honor of its late founder to the Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Moore, who was a...
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May
27
Remove turf only as a last resort! In the midst of continuing drought in California, many golf courses are searching for ways to cut back on water consumption. A major focus in the water conservation discussion - in California and elsewhere - has been the removal of turf. While removing...
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May
15
We have all seen damage from water repellency on a golf course, most often in the form of localized dry spots (LDS). However, how often do we truly consider the cause? If the damage from water repellency was caused by an identifiable disease, the industry would be lining up for...
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May
08
Aquatrols is pleased to announce a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Dr. Matt Madsen and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. The objective of the new CRADA is to further refine and evaluate surfactant seed coating technologies for use in wildfire rehabilitation, turf and pasture grasses, restoration species,...
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May
07
Calcite formation in soils can cause problems with infiltration and permeability. This problem can be exacerbated by a variety of factors, including poor irrigation water quality and prolonged periods of drought or abnormally dry weather conditions. A common test to determine whether a soil contains calcium carbonate is a “Fizz”...
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