Tower® herbicide unveiling drummed up excitement at the Golf Industry Show
The 2009 Golf Industry Show was a success once again. Specifically, golf course superintendents were curious about the large Tower® herbicide logo in our BASF booth which led to a few "what's that" conversations and one possible product demo. BASF Turf Jeopardy really drew a crowd, as well as the turf textbook signings with Dr. L.B. McCarty and Dr. Joe Vargas. And, the BASF Blues Bash party was a hit once again. Our DSR customers and VIP golf course superintendents really did enjoy themselves.
BASF welcomes Indiana golf course superintendents to FarmLinks
I attended FarmLinks the week following the Golf Industry Show where we hosted golf course superintendents from Indiana along with Harrells staff from central Indiana. We changed the schedule slightly because of the weather and it worked out perfectly. We arrived and completed Toro and BASF presentations that afternoon, played golf the next morning followed by the "On the Course Tour" and then finished with Agrium the last morning prior to departures. We had great attendees with lots of questions and interaction. Lastly, BASF FarmLinks Project Leader Brian Thompson did an excellent job educating the group about BASF product innovations and research. Brian’s background in Indiana, as well as his relationships, really added tremendous value to BASF’s session. Thanks to Brian also for welcoming a few of his old friends down from northern Indiana. Keep up the good work B.T.
Golf Course Superintendents talk diseases at Kentucky Turfgrass Council show
The Kentucky Turfgrass Council Short Course and tradeshow was this past week in Louisville, Ky. This event is well attended every year by turf professionals in the region. Dr. A.J. Powell from the University of Kentucky is the main facilitator of this event along with Dr. David Williams at UK and support from Eastern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University. The program lasts all week with the tradeshow running Tuesday through Thursday. This program is unique in that golf course superintendents are asked to present on specific topics that they’ve had experience with that year. For example, billbugs in zoysia and Audubon certification, etc. Industry representatives were asked to speak as well.
Overall, I spent some good quality time with several distributors and golf course superintendent customers. Everyone is anxious for spring. The topic consumed small talk conversations along with everyone’s favorite other small talk conversation… the econ… I can’t bear to spell it out anymore.
That’s it for now. Talk to you soon on BASF Turf Talk.
- McGee
Posted at 3:05 pm
About the Author
McGee Poole
McGee Poole is a sales specialist for BASF Professional Turf & Ornamentals and is based in Lexington, Ky.
