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Tools&Equipment | Products New web-based technologies make product info more accessible Agrium Advanced Technologies has expanded its web-based technology solutions by launching three new websites, www.agriumat.com, www.PolyonThinkGreen.com and the golf-specific www.SpreaditandForgetit.com, in addition to a new Nutri-Graph Blend Calculator. These new technology tools join Agrium Advanced Technologies’ very popular and successful POLYGRAPH® POLYON® Performance Predictor, and are each specifically designed to make purchasing decisions easier for green industry professionals. Industry research shows that customers across each of the agricultural, horticultural, lawn care and golf markets continue to embrace new technology trends, and the evolution of these tools is part of Agrium Ad- vanced Technologies’ commitment to customer service, providing product information and purchasing data across a variety of platforms. www.agriumat.com Calsense Resource Management System The Calsense Resource Management System is easy-to-use computer technology for efficient use of water, labor and money. Each ET2000e irrigation controller is purchased with a built-in, radio remote receiver. Using the hand-held RRe- TRAN with display, station info. can be viewed and edited, ballpark lights turned ON/OFF, NO WATER days programmed, master valve overrides performed, and station flow rates and electrical current monitored in one’s hand. The controller FLOWSENSE option offers software designed to manage the proper operation of valves so pump or system capacities are not exceeded, the water window is decreased and isolated lateral breaks detected. Calsense offers flexible forms of communication options for central control with powerful, software generated water and labor management reports for sys- tem performance. www.calsense.com New pre-emergent herbicide for warm-season turf Specticle is a new pre-emergent herbicide from Bayer Environmental Science for warm-season turf that sets a new standard for control. Specticle provides residual control unlike any other products in the market. Three to four months of control can be achieved by using 40% less active ingredient than other pre-emergents. Specticle offers control of Poa annua, crabgrass, goosegrass and over 60 broadleaf weeds. Specticle is formulated as a 20% wettable powder that is packed in two sizes for ease of use. www.backedbybayer.com Renown fungicide receives registration for use on sports turf Renown fungicide, a broad-spectrum product from Syngenta, has received EPA registration for use on professional turf sites. It is the only product to contain the active ingredients found in both Heritage and Daconil fungicides. By combin- ing proprietary azoxystrobin from Syngenta and finely milled chlorothalonil, Renown provides both systemic and contact modes of action. Its preventive and curative properties help control key plant diseases including dollar spot, brown patch, gray leaf spot, algae, anthracnose and more. Renown is not currently registered for sale or use in all states. Please check with your state or local extension service before buying or using this product. www.syngenta.com John Deere SL Walk Mowers John Deere’s family of SL Walk Mowers features patented Speed Link™ height-of-cut adjustment technology. See the SL in action at http://bit.ly/f8YqIJ. Speed Link allows height-of-cut adjustments from one point without loosening or tightening hardware; the technology translates to a 70% reduction in the height adjustment steps, both in the shop and out. A patented front roller bracket allows crews to quickly change the roller type to cater to changing grounds conditions, providing a more versatile equipment solution. An optional gear driven rotary brush or greens tender conditioner rotates the opposite direction of travel to help stand up the grass before cutting. The new optional out-front push brush in front of the catcher helps stand up the grass while keeping the front-to-back roller distance close for ground following. www.deere.com Phoenix Environmental Care introduces new fungicide and PGR Phoenix Environmental Care’s newest fungicide, Pegasus 82.5 DF, contains the active ingredient Chlorothalonil, which allows the dry, flowable formulation to control a wide range of ornamental and turf diseases, including dollar spot, brown patch, grey leaf spot, anthracnose, dichondra leaf spot and fusarium. In addition to disease control, Pegasus 82.5 DF offers a more consistent particle size, which ensures very little fragmentation of the material and provides for fast dis- persion. Monarch plant growth regulator works to reduce the frequency of mowing and clippings while promoting turf root strength and lateral development. Containing the active ingredient Paclobutrazol (22.3 percent), Monarch slows vegeta- tive growth by inhibiting gibberellins biosynthesis as it moves upward through the xylem of turfgrass. www.PhoenixEnvCare.com Toro Precision ET web service Toro Precision ET is a web-based service for the Toro Sentinel Water Management System. It provides Evapo-Tran- spiration data with a resolution of one square kilometer for any latitude/longitude location in the continental US, Hawaii, and southern Canada. Free with every Sentinel software package, you get daily ET Data for a “weather location” without the hassles of maintaining a weather station. Your Sentinel computer automatically retrieves updated ET data from the Precision ET servers daily via the Internet at a user-designated time. Each Precision ET “weather location” set up in Sen- tinel can have from one to 999 controllers using the ET values for precision irrigation. www.toro.com 46 SportsTurf | March 2011 www.sportsturfonline.com