BASF Turf Talk http://www.basfturftalk.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 en Postcards/Telex from Tom Hill—Special offer Nov. 4, 2009 Webinar: Understanding the Chemical Registration Process http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/0I2iEJL_68o/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/11/03/postcardstelex-from-tom-hill%e2%80%94special-offer-nov-4-2009-webinar-understanding-the-chemical-registration-process/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:39:20 +0000 thill1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/11/03/postcardstelex-from-tom-hill%e2%80%94special-offer-nov-4-2009-webinar-understanding-the-chemical-registration-process/ Superintendents and turf professionals. If you haven’t yet sampled the TurfNet webinar platform and would like to do so for free then use coupon code: BASF110409 (case sensitive).

Dr. Toni Bucci will discuss how state and federal laws influence the chemical registration process and ultimately product availability. Her presentation includes discussion of federal regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Food Quality Protection Act and Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, and how public and political pressures can influence the chemical registration process.

WEBINAR DETAILS:

  • Presenter: Toni Bucci, Ph.D., BASF Business Manager
  • Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
  • Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST
  • Registration: CLICK HERE
  • Cost: Free to TurfNet members and staff (coupon required: CLICK HERE).  $25 for non-members (credit card required). Pre-registration encouraged.
  • GCSAA Education Points: approved for .1 point
]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/11/03/postcardstelex-from-tom-hill%e2%80%94special-offer-nov-4-2009-webinar-understanding-the-chemical-registration-process/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/11/03/postcardstelex-from-tom-hill%e2%80%94special-offer-nov-4-2009-webinar-understanding-the-chemical-registration-process/ Follow BASF T&O news, insights and team updates on its streamlined Twitter page at BASFTurf_us http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/G00IPfWp1UU/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/27/follow-basf-to-news-insights-and-team-updates-on-its-streamlined-twitter-page-at-betterturf_us/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:50:10 +0000 thill1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/27/follow-basf-to-news-insights-and-team-updates-on-its-streamlined-twitter-page-at-betterturf_us/ Follow us on Twitter and tweet turf maintenance!

Connect with the BASF turf team via our streamlined Twitter page to get news, tips and updates from the field on turf maintenance. Follow us here.

Join the conversation and tweet us questions or comments about pest issues and events in your region.

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]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/27/follow-basf-to-news-insights-and-team-updates-on-its-streamlined-twitter-page-at-betterturf_us/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/27/follow-basf-to-news-insights-and-team-updates-on-its-streamlined-twitter-page-at-betterturf_us/ Visit the new BASF Turf Talk YouTube Channel for material that helps you be a better professional. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/fUDDhks-EJk/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/21/visit-the-new-basf-turf-talk-youtube-channel-for-material-that-helps-you-be-a-better-professional/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:28:47 +0000 thill1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/21/visit-the-new-basf-turf-talk-youtube-channel-for-material-that-helps-you-be-a-better-professional/ BASF YouTube Channel now a video resource for turf professionals

The new BASF Turf Talk YouTube Channel compiles job-enhancing footage for time-constrained turf pros. Tune in and virtually attend pest control presentations from university and BASF experts and catch up with the BASF sales team with their video updates.

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Videos will cover:
- Chemical and cultural controls for turf disease
- Identifying and controlling pests
- Regional turf issue updates
- Coverage of industry events
- University research and BASF trial updates
- Information on new products

We encourage you to view, rate and comment on what you see.

]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/21/visit-the-new-basf-turf-talk-youtube-channel-for-material-that-helps-you-be-a-better-professional/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/21/visit-the-new-basf-turf-talk-youtube-channel-for-material-that-helps-you-be-a-better-professional/ Register for Nov. 4 TurfNet Webinar – BASF’s Dr. Toni Bucci: ‘Understanding the Chemical Registration Process’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/DtRoBshXyCQ/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/14/register-for-nov-4-turfnet-webinar-%e2%80%93-basf%e2%80%99s-dr-toni-bucci-%e2%80%98understanding-the-chemical-registration-process%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:25:45 +0000 hmueller1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/14/register-for-nov-4-turfnet-webinar-%e2%80%93-basf%e2%80%99s-dr-toni-bucci-%e2%80%98understanding-the-chemical-registration-process%e2%80%99/ Earn GCSAA credit for the Nov. 4, 2009, Webinar: ‘Understanding the Chemical Registration Process’
bucci.jpgRegister now for the TurfNet University webinar featuring Toni Bucci, Ph.D., BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals business manager, at 2:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 4, 2009.

Dr. Bucci will discuss how state and federal laws influence the chemical registration process and ultimately product availability. Her presentation includes discussion of federal regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Food Quality Protection Act and Pesticide Registration Improvement Act, and how public and political pressures can influence the chemical registration process.

WEBINAR DETAILS:

  • Presenter: Toni Bucci, Ph.D., BASF Business Manager
  • Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
  • Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST
  • Registration: CLICK HERE
  • Cost: Free to TurfNet members and staff (coupon required: CLICK HERE). $25 for non-members (credit card required). Pre-registration encouraged.
  • GCSAA Education Points: approved for .1 point

Note — Webinar will also be available online after Nov. 4
If you are unable to attend the live Nov. 4th webinar broadcast, visit TurfNet University’s ‘Webinar Archives’ page here to learn about the chemical registration process and earn the education credits at your convenience.

]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/14/register-for-nov-4-turfnet-webinar-%e2%80%93-basf%e2%80%99s-dr-toni-bucci-%e2%80%98understanding-the-chemical-registration-process%e2%80%99/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/14/register-for-nov-4-turfnet-webinar-%e2%80%93-basf%e2%80%99s-dr-toni-bucci-%e2%80%98understanding-the-chemical-registration-process%e2%80%99/ NEWS: More-economical packaging from BASF: 110-gallon Pendulum® AquaCap™ herbicide & 36-pound Insignia® fungicide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/MhiWoTrotEQ/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/12/news-more-economical-packaging-from-basf-110-gallon-pendulum%c2%ae-aquacap%e2%84%a2-herbicide-36-pound-insignia%c2%ae-fungicide/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:52:16 +0000 byork1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/12/news-more-economical-packaging-from-basf-110-gallon-pendulum%c2%ae-aquacap%e2%84%a2-herbicide-36-pound-insignia%c2%ae-fungicide/ BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals is now offering new, larger packaging options for two key products. Pendulum® AquaCap™ herbicide is available for a limited time in a 110-gallon drum and Insignia® fungicide is now available in a 36-pound drum.

The Pendulum AquaCap 110-gallon drum is only available during the BASF Early Order Program dates, which began Oct. 1 and will end on Dec. 11, 2009.

Click here to download the EOP order form.

The 36-pound Insignia fungicide drum can be purchased with greater cost savings during the BASF Early Order Program and the new size will be offered year-round.

Pendulum AquaCap herbicide offers preemergent weed control of more than 40 broadleaf and grassy weeds and is labeled for use on golf courses, residential and commercial lawn and landscape areas, field and container nurseries, sod farms, athletic fields, Christmas trees and other forest tree nurseries and non-cropland areas.

Broad-spectrum Insignia fungicide is labeled for use on golf course, residential, commercial and industrial turf, sod farms, recreational areas and cemeteries, commercial greenhouses, shadehouses, lath houses, outdoor container or field-grown nurseries and other similarly maintained areas.

Learn more about this announcement here.

]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/12/news-more-economical-packaging-from-basf-110-gallon-pendulum%c2%ae-aquacap%e2%84%a2-herbicide-36-pound-insignia%c2%ae-fungicide/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/12/news-more-economical-packaging-from-basf-110-gallon-pendulum%c2%ae-aquacap%e2%84%a2-herbicide-36-pound-insignia%c2%ae-fungicide/ NEWS: New Honor™ fungicide and Tower® herbicide help golf superintendents control broad-spectrum pest pressures. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/tz1Mqiapfto/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/05/news-new-honor%e2%84%a2-fungicide-and-tower%c2%ae-herbicide-help-golf-superintendents-control-broad-spectrum-pest-pressures/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:30:58 +0000 thill1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/05/news-new-honor%e2%84%a2-fungicide-and-tower%c2%ae-herbicide-help-golf-superintendents-control-broad-spectrum-pest-pressures/ BASF launches new Honor™ fungicide and Tower® herbicide
BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals today announced its launch of Honor™ fungicide, a combination of two industry-leading active ingredients, and Tower® herbicide, which features dimethenamid-P, a new active ingredient for the turf market. Both products give golf course superintendents broad-spectrum control to help them optimize applications.

honor.jpgGolf course superintendents can benefit from additional savings up to 8 percent through the BASF Early Order program, on now through Dec. 11, 2009. Click here to download a PDF order form.

Honor fungicide combines boscalid, the active ingredient in Emerald® fungicide, and pyraclostrobin, the active ingredient in Insignia® fungicide. Ideal for greens, tees and fairways, Honor’s two modes of action deliver playability to greens and control of diseases, including patch diseases, anthracnose, dollar spot and leaf spot.

tower.jpgTower herbicide provides preemergent control of more than 50 small-seeded grassy and broadleaf weeds and sedges including goosegrass and yellow nutsedge. Tower can be applied to cool- and warm-season turfgrass on tees, fairways, roughs and other amenity turfgrass around common areas on the golf course. Tower is also labeled for use on residential and commercial ornamental landscape and grounds maintenance. For added weed control, Tower is an ideal tank-mix partner with Pendulum® AquaCap™ herbicide.

Learn more about this announcement here.

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  • Curalan® EG fungicide
  • Emerald® fungicide
  • Honor™ fungicide
  • Insignia® fungicide
  • Trinity® fungicide
  • FreeHand® 1.75G herbicide
  • Pendulum® AquaCap™ herbicide
  • Tower® & Pendulum AquaCap herbicide combo

Click here for program details and an order form. The earlier you order the more you save.

Contact your BASF Turf & Ornamentals sales representative here for more information.

]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/02/savings-during-the-basf-early-order-program-available-now-through-dec-11-2009/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/10/02/savings-during-the-basf-early-order-program-available-now-through-dec-11-2009/ Husemann’s Musings—Superintendents are finalizing fall herbicide applications to manage grassy & broadleaf weeds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/-zq4qVMgodM/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/28/husemann%e2%80%99s-musings%e2%80%94superintendents-are-finalizing-fall-herbicide-applications-to-manage-grassy-broadleaf-weeds/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:47:13 +0000 jhusemann1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/28/husemann%e2%80%99s-musings%e2%80%94superintendents-are-finalizing-fall-herbicide-applications-to-manage-grassy-broadleaf-weeds/ Family matters – Take a moment to thank them for supporting our work
rings.jpgSince the last update, my wife and I celebrated our 20-year wedding anniversary. We took a one-week vacation to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. We found a comfortable secluded cabin in the hills of Pigeon Forge near Gatlinburg to spend some quality time together. Many of my friends and customers feel my wife deserves an award for putting up with me for 20 years.

On a side note – My grandson is a celebrity!
baby.jpgOur grandson, who is almost 12-months-old, is now officially a celebrity. His picture can be viewed on this Evenflo product package. He was used as a model for a product called the ExerSaucer Splash that will be on sale this holiday season. But back to the business of turf …

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]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/28/husemann%e2%80%99s-musings%e2%80%94superintendents-are-finalizing-fall-herbicide-applications-to-manage-grassy-broadleaf-weeds/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/28/husemann%e2%80%99s-musings%e2%80%94superintendents-are-finalizing-fall-herbicide-applications-to-manage-grassy-broadleaf-weeds/ Hello transition zone turf professionals - with a report from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville Field Day, it’s me, Kathie Kalmowitz. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/qWwwXUXUX_s/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/14/hello-transition-zone-turf-professionals-with-a-report-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-field-day-its-me-kathie-kalmowitz/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:42:02 +0000 kkalmowitz1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/14/hello-transition-zone-turf-professionals-with-a-report-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-field-day-its-me-kathie-kalmowitz/ BASF is working with the entire turfgrass team at UT in various research areas.  Among the trials that were on tour were fungicide work showing Emerald ® fungicide on bentgrass greens for control of dollar spot, and a suggested BASF fungicide rotation program for bentgrass greens management as compared to turfgrass quality throughout the summer from  the best UT Program and other companies.  Results from an on golf course trial for zoysia patch control was talked about with Trinity ® fungicide applied with two applications in the fall as the best management program for that disease and product. Herbicide work was evident in both warm and cool season grasses with work on Virginia buttonweed in bermudagrass  with sequential applications of Onetime ® herbicide as one of the stops creating some interest.  Crabgrass and goosegrass control was shown with many products including the new BASF product Tower ® herbicide.

For those of you who could not attend the Field Day this year, check out this short video created by the UT staff recapping the event here. One of the first shots is of Wayne Ducote, Senior Sales Specialist for BASF -  he’s the handsome guy standing with yellow shirt on.

Talk to you soon.
Kathie

]]> http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/14/hello-transition-zone-turf-professionals-with-a-report-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-field-day-its-me-kathie-kalmowitz/feed/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/14/hello-transition-zone-turf-professionals-with-a-report-from-the-university-of-tennessee-knoxville-field-day-its-me-kathie-kalmowitz/ Still haven’t seen the “Judge Fales: A Club Without Honor�? video? Check it out now. Click it, view it, rate it. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BasfTurfTalk/~3/mNxuLBHp2wU/ http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/08/still-haven%e2%80%99t-seen-the-%e2%80%9cjudge-fales-a-club-without-honor%e2%80%9d-video-check-it-out-now-click-it-view-it-rate-it/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:47:42 +0000 thill1 http://www.basfturftalk.com/2009/09/08/still-haven%e2%80%99t-seen-the-%e2%80%9cjudge-fales-a-club-without-honor%e2%80%9d-video-check-it-out-now-click-it-view-it-rate-it/ Tell Us What You Think about the “Judge Fales: A Club Without Honor�? video

honor-vid.jpgEver had a course interaction with a golfing customer like Caddyshack-inspired Honorable Judge Fales (pictured left)? Click here to watch the humorous 80-second clip.

Defend your turf’s health with Honor™ fungicide
Honor fungicide’s formulation gives superintendents a pre-mix of two active ingredients with two modes of action to keep tough diseases like dollar spot, anthracnose, patch diseases (brown, take-all and summer), leaf spots and many others from overruling your turf.

Click here to read more about Honor fungicide.

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