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Summit, Ball Team Up On Biodegradable Pots
Summit Plastic Co. and Ball Horticultural Co. are partnering to make biodegradable, compostable pots. Summit will be the exclusive distributor this new Ball product, Circle of Life pots. This product supports a sustainable horticultural program and will make “going green” easier for growers.
The Circle of Life pots are made of rice hulls and are available in six sizes: 3.5 in. (9 cm), 4 in. (10 cm), 4.5 in. (11 cm), 5 in. (13 cm), 6 in. (15 cm) and trade gallon. They can be branded as part of the Circle of Life program or be plain without a brand and there are matching filling trays for each size available. To make faster, more economical shipping, there are two distribution locations in the U.S.: Akron, Ohio and Seattle, Washington.
For more information, call (800) 814-3496.
Clothianidin Agreement Announced By Arysta And Valent
In mid-July, Arysta LifeScience and Valent U.S.A. Corp. announced they reached a supply and marketing agreement in the United States for the active ingredient, clothianidin.
Per terms of the agreement, Valent has the rights to brand names Arena, Clutch, Celero and Belay. In September, Valent will enter the crop and ornamental markets with clothianidin. By the end of November, Valent will enter the professional turf market.
Arysta plans to continue marketing clothianidin in premixtures for use in the granule and sprayable segments under the brand name Aloft, in the professional turf market. Registration is expected before the end of November 2007.
For more information, visit www.arystalifescience.com or www.valent.com.
SRA Wins TOCA Awards
At the 2007 Turf Ornamental Communicators (TOCA) competition in Savannah, Ga., Swanson Russell Associates (SRA) received two “Best in Show” awards in this national competition. The “Best in Show” awards and two first place awards were for the company’s work on Shindaiwa’s 25th anniversary video and for West Coast Turf’s white paper, “Artificial Turf: Separating Fact from Fiction.”
SRA was awarded additional first place awards for Project EverGreen’s “GreenCare for Troops Mission Kit,” the National Arbor Day Foundation’s tree-planting events, Rain Bird’s 2006 interactive media kit, Rain Bird Golf’s “Smart Pump Challenge” microsite, Shindaiwa’s web-site redesign and Turfco Manufacturing’s 2006 Golf Industry Show press kit.
For more information, visit www.sramarketing.com.
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