SportsTurf provides current, practical and technical content on issues relevant to sports turf managers, including facilities managers. Most readers are athletic field managers from the professional level through parks and recreation, universities.
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Tools&Equipment Long-distance remote from Hunter Industries Hunter's latest product, the Roam XL, is a long distance remote designed to let professionals communicate with multiple controllers from up to two miles away. It features a simple user interface with 128 different programmable addresses, and is sturdier and more water resistant than past models. Its signal is strong enough to go through buildings and still communicate with a controller over a half-mile away. With nothing is in its path, it can function up to two miles from the controller. The compact, high-powered remote is a single unit that can be carried from job to job and used to remotely access any Hunter controller that has a SmartPort connector. Hunter Industries New woven synthetic turf football surface Act Global Sports received a FIFA two star certification at a stadium in Poland for the company's advanced woven turf system. One of the key features of WX50 is the resiliency of the pile. The fibers do not have the pile direction of a typical tufted product and stand up straight before any infill is applied. The distinctive woven technique results in excellent tuft lock, high water permeability and very consistent ball roll. In addition, the product has no PU or SB latex coating, and therefore offers better opportunities for recycling and sustainability. ACT Global Sports TH150 portable soil moisture probe Dynamax, Inc. is launching the new TH150 Portable Soil Moisture Probe. Portable, accurate, and easy to use, the TH150 is intended for use in golf course or sports turf management, irrigation scheduling, or for landscape and greenhouse applications. It is a great tool for determining water content in soils of all types, even in dry conditions, and has built-in calibrations for mineral or organic soils. The TH150 is "ready-to-go" right out of the box and includes everything needed to take portable soil moisture readings. With the press of a button, instantly display soil water content as a decimal or percentage value. Dynamax, Inc Want the latest? Visit FMC Turf Wire blog The world's most beautiful granule, fast fire ant control, 2012's weird weather and a Florida woman's cure-all for doveweed ... all of these and more will be topics on Turf Wire (http://www.fmcturfwire.com/), a new blog from FMC Professional Solutions. Log on to the Turf Wire to learn tricks of the trade from fellow sports turf managers, best practices for tough turf problems, product stewardship advice, regulatory updates and more. Reader comments and suggestions also are welcome. "Our goal is to provide you with tips and tools so you can manage turf more efficiently, while also providing an informal forum for discussing industry issues," said Adam Manwarren, turf product manager for FMC Professional Solutions. FMC Professional Solutions Direct Solutions brings two exclusive new products to market Direct Solutions introduced CISTERN soil surfactant and humectant complex and 4-Speed herbicide as the newest members of the organization's green industry product offerings. CISTERN contains a blend of multi-functional soil surfactants that have been carefully "tuned" so their components work together to address hydrophobic conditions in the soil profile. The unique formulation incorporates a mixture of hydrophilic humectants and hygroscopic compounds that when used in combination with the product's surfactant blend will enhance plant tolerance to water deficit and heat stress. Conversely, 4-Speed herbicide doesn't just protect it eliminates. The post-emergent herbicide was created to eradicate weeds faster, more effectively than other traditional post-emergent herbicides, often in as little as 24 to 48 hours. 4-Speed is labeled for cool and warm season turf and effectively controls more than 100 broadleaf weeds, including dandelion, plantain, oxalis, chickweed and other hard to control species. Direct Solutions Kohler Engines continues expanding Command PRO EFI offering The Command PRO EFI line of engines from Kohler Engines is again expanding with the launch of new 34 and 38 horsepower models. The new additions are expected to be popular among end users seeking higher horsepower in conjunction with the significant fuel cost and maintenance savings, reliable starting, and incredible performance delivered through Kohler's entire EFI lineup. The Command PRO EFI family of products now encompasses 16 different engines ranging from 19 to 38 horsepower to meet the diverse needs of today's green industry professionals. The Kohler closed-loop EFI engines include an oxygen sensor that analyzes the air/fuel mixture in the muffler. If the oxygen level strays from the ideal air/fuel mixture, the sensor triggers adjustments to the amount of fuel injected into the system. Kohler Engines www.stma.org SportsTurf 39