Discovery Education and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)'s Education Foundation has announced the Grand Prize winner and two runners-up of TurfMutt's second annual national "Spruce Up Your School" sweepstakes.
The national TurfMutt program, named after Lucky, a real-life rescue dog, is a dynamic digital curriculum that encourages kids and their families to protect and foster...
In an effort to share best practices in snow removal, and help companies better prepare for organizing, issuing and reviewing the results of Snow RFPs, Ferrandino & Son will broadcast a "Snow Removal Best Practices" Webinar on Thursday, June 13, 2013, from 1-2 p.m. EST.
These best practices will be addressed in this free, one-hour webinar:
Best Practices for Running a Snow RFP; from Timeliness...
HERNDON, Va. - The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), headquartered here, presented David Snodgrass with its Lifetime Leadership Award. PLANET honors individuals who have improved the green industry and inspired others throughout their careers with their pioneering spirit and demonstrated inventiveness.
Snodgrass is a former president of both the Oregon Landscape Contractors Association and...
MOBILE, Ala. - Bayer CropScience plans to construct a world-scale glufosinate-ammonium herbicide production plant near here, estimated to create about 180 jobs. The company said its new facility will contribute significantly to the company's target of more than doubling global production capacity for its crop herbicide.
The start-up of the new plant is anticipated for the fourth quarter of 2015,...
SGK Landscapes, Inc. has joined the LandOpt Contractor Network, becoming the first LandOpt Contractor in the state of Mississippi and further expanding the national landscape contractor network's burgeoning southeast region.
Starkville-based SGK was established in 2002 by owner Michael Everett who has grown the company to become one of the leading landscape service providers in the Golden Triangle...
In an effort to increase the amount of power equipment technicians for our industry, the Equipment & Engine Training Council has recently accredited El Campo High School in El Campo, Texas. This brings the number of accredited outdoor power equipment training programs to 73 throughout North America.
"We are very excited to become an accredited training program with the EETC," said Larry...
Hardscape North America is now accepting entries for the 6th Annual HNA Hardscape Project Awards to be presented during HNA 2013 Awards Breakfast being held on Friday Oct. 25, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Louisville in Louisville, Ky.
The HNA Hardscape Project Awards recognize a contractor's ability to create outstanding hardscape projects. Twenty-four award categories include residential and commercial...
Mud Monsters Pond and Landscape Supply, based in Albuquerque, N.M., has been sold to Randy Kindrick. Kindrick has been managing Mud Monsters for the past four years and acquired the business from Savio Engineering owners Keith and Valerie Steele. The Steeles have decided to solely concentrate efforts on Savio Engineering and recently expanded their business opening a second east coast location in...
The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) is pleased to announce that the association is now accepting applications for 2013-14 scholarships. The scholarship program is funded by the NJLCA, along with a portion of the proceeds of the NJLCA/IANJ Annual Golf Challenge each September.
This scholarship fund was established by the NJLCA to: 1) aid outstanding students who would not...
On May 14, RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment) joined Lyme disease survivors and other stakeholder organizations to share knowledge and build awareness of the importance of tick-borne illness prevention at the 2013 CT Lyme Disease Seminar and Health Fair. The free, public event was hosted by the Ridgefield Lyme Disease Task Force on the campus of Western Connecticut State University.
RISE...
Kay Ledbetter
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Scientists with Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research had a unique opportunity to compare recent patterns of drought-induced woody plant mortality on the Edwards Plateau in Texas to the extended drought of the 1950s.
Dr. Bill Rogers, an associate professor in the Texas A&M ecosystem science and management department, said it is important to understand...
Ron Hall
The significance of sustainability in the landscape industry varies widely from region to region within the United States and Canada. Where I live in a rural northwest Ohio discussions about sustainability in relation to the landscape/lawn service industry don't come up very often. It's not that we're backward. It's mostly because the region is dominated by thousands of acres corn and soybeans, and...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-The ServiceMaster Company, one of the world's largest residential service networks, today announced preliminary unaudited first-quarter 2013 results, including operating revenue of $608 million, a decline of 7.1 percent compared to the same period in 2012. The company reported first-quarter 2013 operating income of $20 million, a decline of 63.2 percent compared to the same period for...
Bobcat Company has officially broken ground on its $20 million renovation and expansion to create the Acceleration Center in Bismarck, N.D. When complete, the Acceleration Center will be a modern complex for advancing innovation where professionals utilize technology and modern design to ensure the position of Bobcat as the leader in the compact equipment industry.
The project includes expansion...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.- Bayer CropScience celebrated the opening of its new Development North America facilities and laboratories this past week. These facilities boast 40,000 square feet of space in which nearly 70 scientists will conduct crop protection and environmental science research, including pest and turf and ornamentals management.
The renovations and remodeling, a combined investment...
