Golfdom, January 2013
Bernhard and Co Bernhard and Co isnt introducing any new products this spring but Chairman Stephen Bernhard says the company has taken a major step in its training and education efforts The New Iron Works factory dedicated to education and training has recently opened and Bernhard said he is thrilled with the results We started our business way back in the early 1800s and its grown year on year in the same group of ancient Victorian buildings in the town We really had to expand the manufacturing space and upgrade the facilities The training and education side of our business is growing all the time so we needed a dedicated area for that as well as a demonstration area for user and staff training GIS Booth 5230 Arysta LifeScience Xonerate from Arysta Life Science is a new tool to battle Poa annua It is available as a water dispersible granule and offers selective removal of Poa annua in many cool and warm season turfgrasses including creeping bentgrass and bermudagrass Research shows that Poa dies quickly in warm weather leaving areas of golf courses bare until permanent turf grows and fills in said Doug Houseworth technical services manager Arysta LifeScience Bentgrass provides conditions ideal for Poa annua growth including high moisture nitrogen high traffic areas and fungicide use In turn Xonerate eliminates the Poa with little to no disruption to the growth of bentgrass Xonerate works as it is absorbed by plant leaves and roots where it inhibits photosynthesis in sensitive plants With Poa annua the weed loses its green color and becomes brown GIS Booth 1710 Golfdom com Continued on page 36 5 5
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