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Google Engineers Develop Remote Controlled Irrigation System
Leverage the power of Android, Arduino, and the internet to build a home irrigation system that can be controlled from your smartphone. A couple of the engineers at Google, J.J Barrons and Joe Fernandez, have put together a method for controlling a home lawn or garden irrigation systemusing Android, Arduino, Python, Dart and the Google App Engine, and they’ve opensourced it, so you can build your own.
April 2, 2013
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Tree Donation to Revitalize New Orleans
Resource Environmental Solutions, founded in Baton Rouge, a national ecological restoration company, with operations in Louisiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, is donating 2,500 trees throughout Louisiana including Orleans and surrounding parishes, announced CEO Elliott Bouillion.
April 2, 2013
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Vermeer Introduces Pedestrian Trencher
Vermeer has introduced a new model into its popular pedestrian trencher product line. The RTX250 is a rubber-tracked, steerable pedestrian trencher that is designed for the needs of rental businesses and utility contractors.
April 2, 2013
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Built by Association
Savvy landscapers interested in taking their businesses to the next level realize there’s strength in numbers. For the cost of what you probably spend on take-out coffee every year, you could gain a trusted business partner that brings to the table a range of benefits: continuing education and professional certification programs, access to hundreds of business peers eager to share knowledge and advice, a marketing edge over competitors and valuable information about trends and legislation that affect your business.
April 2, 2013
Business
Morbark Introduces Boxer Compact Loader
Morbark has produced its first Boxer compact utility loader. After acquiring Boxer Equipment at the end of 2012, Morbark was able to produce its first 320 compact loader unit in a factor in Winn, Michigan.
April 1, 2013
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A Boston Palace Where Greenery Ties Old to New
Before Isabella Stewart Gardner died, in 1924, she made it clear that the permanent collection in the Venetian palace she had built along scenic swampland here was never to be significantly altered. With the exception of the 13 works of art removed by thieves in the 1990s, this has been the case.
April 1, 2013
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Project Seeks to Harvest Fog for Irrigation
The man-made mist is part of an effort to help slum-dwellers in Peru harvest moisture from the air. With a small grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, UW students and professors are building and testing fog catchers – and hoping to reel in a bigger grant to mount a full-scale operation in Lima. “It’s like a cold sauna in here,” UW ecologist and civil engineer Susan Bolton said recently, ducking into the plastic “hoop house,” where industrial-grade misters spewed out a cloud of fine water droplets. A noisy exhaust fan drew the cloud through a drape of black plastic netting.
April 1, 2013
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What’s up with Sprinter?
A lot, as it happens. Following the disillusion of the Daimler-Chrysler merger in 2008, Sprinter has flown under the radar a bit here in the States. But the distinctively styled Mercedes vans remain available at select Freightliner dealerships. Moreover, according to Claus Tritt, vice president of operations for Daimler Vans, Mercedes is actively growing its portion of the business, which he describes as being distinctly different from a “typical” Freightliner customer.
April 1, 2013
Business
Sister Magazine, ProPickup, Giving Away ‘Big Red’
Time is running out for professional contractors to enter our sister magazine’s ProPickup “Big Red” project giveaway. Register to win! Big Red is a fully customized 2008 GMC Sierra 3500HD Crew Cab SLE Dually 4×4 powered by a tuned 6.6L Duramax diesel. All entries for the ProPickup Magazine Big Red sweepstakes must be received before April 1, 2013.
March 29, 2013
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Houzz Survey Shows Homeowners Wanting to Renovate
Significantly more U.S. homeowners are moving forward with renovation projects compared to this time last year, according to the second annual Houzz & Home survey that garnered more than 100,000 responses from the Houzz community of 14 million monthly unique users.
March 29, 2013
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Gas with Ethanol Can Make Small Engines Fail
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved gasoline with 15 percent ethanol for use in cars year 2001 or newer, yet it prohibits its use in mowers and other power equipment, stating it may cause damage. A Department of Energy study found that E15 caused hotter operating temperatures, erratic running, and engine-part failure. But even gas with the usual 10 percent ethanol (E10) could help destroy small engines.
March 29, 2013
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Peco Introduces Brush Blazer
Featuring a 48-inch cut width, the Peco Brush Blazer produces enough power to tackle trees up to 4 inches in diameter. The Brush Blazer can clear underbrush and trees, performing trail maintenance, cleaning retention ponds or clearing right-of-ways.
March 28, 2013
Business
Safety for Temporary Employees: Whose Job Is It?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2011 there were just over 2.8 million temporary workers in the U.S. — about 2.3 percent of the workforce that year. “Temps” are classified by BLS under Temporary Help Services (NAICS 56132).
March 28, 2013
Business
Harvest Landscape Calculator Designed for Landscapers, Gardeners
Harvest Power has released a new mobile app designed for gardeners and landscapers. The Harvest Landscape Calculator works by calculating how much soil, mulch or stone is needed for by using the garden dimensions.
March 28, 2013
Business
Can a Hybrid Cut Your Lawn? Here’s One That Can
A Toyota Prius is many things, but a convenient lawn mower isn’t one of them. Useless, right? Luckily, it is now possible to buy a hybrid lawn mower, known as the Raven MPV-710.
March 27, 2013
Business
XL Hybrids Expands Ford Upfit Offerings
XL Hybrids will offer a hybrid-drive powertrain for Ford E-Series vans beginning in the third quarter of this year. This addition to the company’s lineup of retrofit/upfittable hybrid drive system marks the seventh Ford model platform the company’s system can be fitted to.
March 27, 2013
Business
PLANET Announces Come Alive Outside Series
The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) has partnered with JP Horizons to offer five Face-to-Face events this year at different landscape company facilities across the country.
March 27, 2013
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Last Chance to Enter!
Today marks the end of the RZ Mask Giveaway. Enter to win one of five RZ Masks, which are made from neoprene material and equipped with an active carbon filter. The mask filtrates 99.9 percent of dust and allergens, while absorbing odors.
March 27, 2013
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