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Introducing Humic Coated Ammonium Sulfate (HCAS™)
Posted on September 5, 2023
We are proud to introduce Humic Coated Ammonium Sulfate (HCAS™), the latest innovation to join our CarbonCoat™ line of humic-coated fertility products.
CarbonCoat technology utilizes a patented manufacturing process to bond fertilizer granules with a potassium humate coating, producing HCAS granules (20-0- [...]
DuoCide: Next-Level Grub Control
Posted on July 20, 2023
Grub management can sometimes be challenging. Weather patterns or the routing of preventative applications can cause even the best preventative products not to work to their full potential. Customers added mid-season may not have received a preventative grub control treatment.
Timing is important, both for [...]
Timing Matters: A Grub Control Application Guide
Posted Ben Pease, Agronomist on June 23, 2023
Avoiding damage from grubs is best done on a preventative basis, as it is much easier to target and control the early larval stages of white grubs. Waiting until damage is visible can mean the problem is much worse than it appears. While curative solutions can also [...]
Got Grubs?
Posted Ben Pease, Agronomist on June 23, 2023
Regardless of where your customers are located, one thing is certain: grubs can ruin even the best of outdoor spaces. Knowing what attracts them and how to determine a treatment plan are crucial parts of keeping them at bay. Along with proper application windows, highly-effective products and [...]
Are Your Customers At Risk for Summer Brown Patch?
Posted By Ben Pease, PhD, Agronomist on May 30, 2023
Disease prevention is an important component of client satisfaction during any growing season. Starting a program for disease prevention, however, can seem a bit daunting if you're not familiar with how pathogens work.
To begin, you have to understand the elements that are necessary for disease [...]
Moving Slowly Through the Dog Days of Summer
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on May 30, 2023
The summer months are a critical time for turfgrass growth and health, and the right fertilization program can make all the difference.
Best management practices direct us to only fertilize as necessary during the warmer summer months, when (cool-season) turfgrass growth slows because of reduced [...]
Be Prepared for Summer Lawn Diseases
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on May 10, 2023
Waiting until diseases strike is a recipe for disaster, resulting in unhappy clients and extra repair work.
Preventative control programs act as a preemptive strike, more effectively and economically keeping diseases at bay. Lawn Care Professionals across the country trust Prophesy® DG and Signify [...]
Stop Weeds in Their Tracks
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on March 29, 2023
While spring brings excitement back to lawns and gardens, it also brings the potential for weeds. Preventative applications are key to preventing weeds from taking over landscape beds and turfgrass areas.
Trust our newest granular weed control products to give you the upper hand this spring.
[...]Introducing CarbonCoat™ Technology
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on March 27, 2023
For decades, the industry has faced significant manufacturing challenges in attempting to coat nutrients with humic acid. This has resulted in the reliance on blended fertilizers containing granular or screened humates, or separate applications of fertilizer and humic material.
WITH CARBONCOAT, WE’VE SHIFTED [...]
Conquer Spring Seedings with Fertilizer + Mesotrione
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on March 27, 2023
Tackling your spring renovation or seeding project can feel like an uphill battle against weed competition. New seedlings need help to get started, and that means not having to contend with weeds along the way. This doesn't have to be a fight you face alone.
[...]SmartPhos® DG: Next-Level Phosphorus Control
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on March 27, 2023
Phosphorus products are typically categorized one of two ways — as rock phosphates, which deliver low solubility and low availability but are not prone to tie-up in soil, or as soluble phosphorus, which offers solubility and availability but tends to tie-up in soil.
Struvite combines the best [...]
Introducing RejuvaSoil
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on January 5, 2023
The newest addition to our line of premium soil amendments, RejuvaSoil is an all-natural soil enhancer designed to improve degraded or compromised soil.
RejuvaSoil contains Humic DG™, BioChar DG™, and a beneficial microbial package. These components are designed to add organic matter, increase soil microbial [...]
Reduce Winter Salt & Animal Urine Damage with Black Gypsum DG®
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on November 16, 2022
What do deserts, snowplows, and dogs have in common?
They can all be culprits in creating saline or sodic conditions. In regions where little rainfall occurs annually, saline and sodic soil conditions are common. Frequent applications of effluent or poor-quality irrigation water can lead to [...]
Your Fall Weed & Feed Guide
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist, PhD on September 27, 2022
Fall provides the perfect opportunity to tackle turf's nutritional and weed control needs with a weed and feed program, setting up for a strong finish to the season, preparing for the coming winter and ensuring a strong start the following spring.
BENEFITS OF A FALL WEED & [...]Seed Smarter: Tips for a Successful Fall Seeding Project
Posted By Ben Pease, Agronomist on August 1, 2022
Whether seeding, overseeding, or renovating this fall, many factors can have an impact on the success of your projects. From site prep to irrigation, we’ve organized our top tips to help ensure a strong start. As we get started, let’s make sure we [...]
Introducing PCHCU™ and HCAS™
Posted on June 1, 2022
From groundbreaking nutrient delivery systems and coated technologies to next-generation soil amendments, innovation is at the heart of everything we do.
Featuring our patented Humic Coated Urea (HCU™) as a base, Polymer-Coated Humic Coated Urea (PCHCU) offers a significantly extended release profile and [...]
Checkmate, Brown Patch!
Posted on May 31, 2022
In this case study, learn how one Ohio LCO worked to overcome the early onset of brown patch brought on by a hotter and wetter-than-normal spring.
Jared McIntosh takes a great deal of pride in the lawns of his customers. As Operations Manager for TurfMan, [...]
Send Pests Packing with GrubOut and GrubOut Plus
Posted on May 26, 2022
Pests can ruin even the best of outdoor spaces. Send pests packing this summer with the GrubOut family of products, designed to tackle damaging sub-surface pests and pesky surface feeders alike.
GrubOut (imidacloprid) provides season-long control of white grubs, aphids, root weevil, Japanese beetles, [...]
Prepare with Prophesy: Preventing Summer Disease
Posted By Ben Pease, Agronomist on May 9, 2022
Waiting until diseases strike is a recipe for disaster, resulting in unhappy clients and extra repair work.
Preventative control programs act as a preemptive strike, more effectively and economically keeping diseases at bay. Lawn Care Professionals across the country trust [...]
Seed Smarter: Tips for a Successful Spring Seeding Project
Posted by Ben Pease, PhD on April 5, 2022
Whether seeding or overseeding this spring, many factors can impact the success of your projects. From site prep to irrigation, we’ve organized our top tips to help ensure a strong start.
Seeding versus OverseedingSeeding typically refers to the establishment of new turfgrass [...]
Organic Fall Restore Program
Posted by Ben Pease, Agronomist on September 23, 2021
After a stressful 2021 growing season, lawns are ready to be safely restored using The Andersons line of organic, OMRI-Listed products. These products, Biomend® 5-5-5, Biomend 10-0-6, and Humic DG™ CharX™, deliver the organic nutrients and soil-boosting ingredients perfect for fall lawns.
[...]Fall Restore Program
Posted By Ben Pease, Agronomist on September 23, 2021
After a stressful 2021 growing season, lawns, athletic fields, and parks are ready to be effectively restored using The Andersons line of fertilizers featuring Humic Coated Urea (HCU®).
These innovative products, 9-12-6 with HCU and 22-0-4 with HCU, enhance nutrient efficiency through coating [...]
Next-Level Fall Lawn Care Nutrition
Posted By Ben Pease, Agronomist on September 13, 2021
Fall fertilization is one of the best tools for promoting recovery from summer stress as the turfgrass plant stores much of its carbohydrate supply during this time, rather than consuming it for shoot growth. Nitrogen fertility applied in the fall has a positive effect on turfgrass growth [...]
INTRODUCING Foltec LQ
Posted on July 12, 2021
The Foltec LQ line of foliar nutrition products includes two distinct product groups. While the FOLTEC LQ ULTRA products include value-added ingredients like amino acids, sea plant extracts, phosphites, and micronutrients for premium turfgrass, the FOLTEC LQ CLASSIC products deliver time-proven formulations for a variety [...]
The Andersons Hires Agronomist Ben Pease for Turf and Specialty Business
Posted on May 19, 2021
The Andersons, Inc. announces the addition of Ben Pease to serve as agronomist for the Turf and Specialty Business. Pease will provide product and technical support to the business and serve as a resource for distributors and customers in the golf, sports turf, and lawn care [...]
Never Settle on Your Spreader
Posted on November 2, 2020
Turf Managers around the world are familiar with the quality and dependability that has made the 2000 SR Rotary Spreader an industry staple. Designed with accuracy, strength, and durability in mind, the 2000 SR continues to outperform and outlast.
Helical Cone TechnologyThe 2000 SR Rotary Spreader utilizes our [...]
The Andersons Hires Clint Formby as Territory Manager
Posted on April 29, 2020
MAUMEE, OHIO, April 3, 2020 – The Andersons, Inc. announces the addition of Clint Formby to its Plant Nutrient Group to serve as territory manager for the professional turf business. Formby will manage the distribution of the business’ turf and ornamental products in the southcentral region [...]
Explore Our Line of Organic Solutions
Posted on March 2, 2020
Environmental sustainability is an integral part of our company mission at The Andersons.We understand our customers’ innate desire to have products which contain effective, natural, and above all, safe ingredients. We believe in creating beautiful outdoor living spaces while minimizing our impact on the planet. For [...]
Are Your Customers At Risk for Summer Lawn Diseases?
Posted on May 1, 2018
Starting a program for disease prevention can seem a bit daunting if you're not familiar with how pathogens work. To begin, you have to understand the elements that are necessary for disease to occur.
For disease to occur, you must first have a susceptible plant host. [...]
