United Turf launches azoxystrobin fungicide
United Turf Alliance recently introduced ArmorTech ZOXY 2 SC, a new liquid formulation fungicide.
ArmorTech ZOXY 2 SC, with the active ingredient azoxystrobin, is labeled for the control of many turfgrass diseases on golf course greens, tees and fairways, as well as residential, commercial, recreational and sports turf. The highly concentrated liquid formulation contains 2.08 pounds of active ingredient per gallon. It is a water-based product offering low odor and easy tank mixing.
ArmorTech ZOXY 2 SC is available in 4x1-gallon and 4x1-quart cases. One quart treats approximately 1 acre of turf at the standard use rate.
Engage reaches deal to market fungicide/animal repellent
Engage Agro USA has reached a distribution agreement with Taminco U.S. Inc. to be the exclusive U.S. distributor of Defiant fungicide and animal repellent.With the active ingredient tetramethylthiuram disulfide, Defiant is a dry flowable Thiram formulation for preventive control of several turf diseases, including dollar spot, brown patch, fusarium patch and pink snow mold.
Defiant also thwarts many species of animals, including deer, rabbits, rodents and migratory birds, and prevents the damage they can cause.
Bayer names Batisky as sales manager
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, named Darrin Batisky as area sales manager for the North American turf and ornamentals business.
In his new role serving the Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Central and Southern Ohio markets, Batisky is responsible for the growth and maintenance of user relationships and initiating buyer opportunities.
A former golf course superintendent for 15 years in New York and Pennsylvania, Batisky also has a strong background in golf industry sales, having most recently served as a territory sales manager for Jacobsen.
Batisky is a graduate of Ohio State where he also served as a turfgrass research assistant while attending school at the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Research Center.