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Golf Cart Transforms into Electric Snow-Blower
Canadian eco-enthusiast Dan Baker is at it again, pimping a golf cart into an electric snow-blowing machine. Last year Baker home built the Firefly solar-powered boat from scratch and this winter he’s determined not to be snowed in.
January 30, 2013
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Panel of Experts Gives Insight at Water Summit XIII
Turfgrass, environmental and water conservation experts gathered at Michigan State University for a panel discussion examining the science and application sides of turf management in a water sensitive environment at Rain Bird’s Intelligent Use of Water Summit XIII: “Play on! Water Issues in Today’s Sport Turf Environment.”
January 30, 2013
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Preview Bauma Equipment
Check out the equipment, like Kaiser’s and Cat’s excavators, that is being featured at the pre-Bauma show in Munich, Germany. I’m here in Munich at a series of press conferences being referred to as “pre-Bauma” in a windy and cold city. The event is allowing equipment manufacturers to preview what they’ll be display and talking about at the big show in a couple of months.
January 30, 2013
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Is the Dry Season Over for Briggs & Stratton?
Too little water, and then too much. That’s a very abbreviated description of the conditions in the United States that tugged at Briggs & Stratton (IW 500/350) in 2012. For the outdoor power equipment company, drought and then flooding had very different results.
January 29, 2013
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Monrovia Hosts Cruisin’ California Tour
Monrovia is ready to open its doors. On March 8 and 15, Monrovia will be hosting a “Cruisin’ California” tour for landscape professionals to come and have a round-trip, full day tour to Monrovia’s growing grounds in Visalia, California.
January 29, 2013
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Snow-Removal Companies Missing Snowfall
As January nears its end, many miss the winter staple of fluffy white snow. But for some, the longing is much more than nostalgia — it’s business.
January 29, 2013
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Groundcovers Can Replace Sod
While the Southwest Florida Water Management District is encouraging residents to skip a week of irrigation during the winter months, some area residents are taking it a step further. Some residents select ornamental groundcovers that require virtually no watering.
January 28, 2013
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NexTraq Releases Job-Tracking App
A new app developed by NexTraq has been designed to better the communication between office and field employees.
January 28, 2013
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PERC Approves Ventrac for Incentive Program
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has qualified Ventrac’s 4500Z bi-fuel ready tractor for the Propane Mower Incentive Program.
January 28, 2013
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New Kind Of Concrete Gives Regular Buildings Living Walls
Buildings covered in vegetation aren’t just beautiful. They also capture CO2 and provide insulation–you just have to deal with the fact that they need support structures that stress building walls and require lots of maintenance.
January 25, 2013
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Semco Outdoor Hosts Unique Luncheon Event
Semco Outdoor entertained CENTS show attendees Monday and Tuesday with a unique milk can grill and shrimp boil at their location in Gahanna, Ohio.
January 25, 2013
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Rooftop Oasis
As you walk toward the fanciful New World Center in Miami Beach, take a moment to look up. “It looks like a forest up here,” says Raymond Jungles, the Miami landscape architect who designed the center’s rooftop garden.
January 25, 2013
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Snow Means Big Business for Some Companies
Not all bad weather is bad for business. Some stores and companies in our area really look forward to winter weather. Local landscapers and employees of a hardware store told us about how snow, for them, shovels in the cash.
January 24, 2013
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Who Gets the Most Snow?
In Syracuse, the forecast calls for shoveling. New York’s fifth-largest city gets the most snow in the U.S., with 103 inches per year, according to AccuWeather. Erie, Pa., comes in second at 101 inches, and Flagstaff, Arizona, ranks third at 100 inches.
January 24, 2013
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48th National Farm Machinery Show Set for February
From exhibits to demonstrations and free seminars to the Championship Tractor Pull, visitors will be able to see it all at the 48th National Farm Machinery Show. From Feb. 13-16, visitors will be able to view the nation’s largest indoor farm show at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
January 24, 2013
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Intelligent Use Of Water Summit to Appear Live
Rain Bird will provide the opportunity for a global audience to view and participate in the upcoming Intelligent Use of Water Summit XIII: “Play on! Water Issues in Today’s Sport Turf Environment” through a LIVE Webcast from Michigan State University beginning at 8 a.m. EST on Jan. 24.
January 23, 2013
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Yardsmart: The Potager Garden
Romans were major gardeners in a time when most cultures were still hunting and gathering. But when the Roman Empire declined, much of Rome’s agricultural development vanished.
January 23, 2013
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Tracking undercarriage wear on compact excavators
Compact excavators are often workhorses on jobsites, spending the day digging trenches or picking and placing materials. In these applications, or even in more demanding work, such as demolition, the excavator has the advantage of sitting in one place, letting the swing of the machine’s house and movement of the boom and arm do the work.
January 23, 2013
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