December 19, 2014 at 11:10 am Category: Product News Advanced Turf Partners with FMC Corporation Advanced Turf Solutions is excited to announce our partnership with FMC Corporation, which means we will continue to offer DISARM Fungicides and XONERATE Herbicide while also offering the full portfolio of FMC professional turf products. FMC Corporation is an innovative […]

August 27, 2014 at 3:00 am Category: Product News Advanced Turf Solutions is excited to introduce the newest product in the Foliar-Pak lineup.  Foliar-Pak MKS Turbo is a proprietary formulation built on a patented technology that allows the magnesium, potassium, and sulfate molecules to remain available to the turf and not be tied up by […]

August 15, 2014 at 3:00 am Category: Product News If you have been talking to bulk salt suppliers, you probably know by now that things are looking uncertain. There is a projected bulk salt shortage in the United States of 3 to 6 million tons, depending on who you ask. To compound the shortage issue, […]

September 25, 2015 at 11:02 am Category: Around the Turf Scene  Growing companies are full of new challenges, and it’s the employees who must shoulder the changing tasks within it. Working in the Hilliard warehouse, which is the second biggest warehouse in Advanced Turf Solutions and is the hub to the eastern section of the […]

In the northern regions of the country, we are always getting ready for some season. Whether it is putting patio furniture away or getting our cars checked out for winter, we have to prepare for the upcoming season. Your athletic field is no different. We need to prepare the field to handle the harsh conditions […]

January 18, 2016 at 8:59 pm Agro-Logics is now Advanced Turf Solutions – and it is still your one stop shop for nearly every aspect of turf, ornamental, aquatic, and athletic field maintenance. In January 2016, Agro-Logics joined the growing team of Advanced Turf Solutions to expand and provide even more for our valued customers. […]

January 18, 2016 at 8:28 pm With February just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking spring. Here are four key items you should consider this spring: Concerns and issues from the prior season to prevent them from recurring this season. Selection of pre-emergent this spring with or without fertilizer for turf and landscape […]

January 14, 2016 at 3:17 pm Our sales team, vendors, and industry experts gathered in Florida for the 2016 sales meeting this week. The meeting was packed full of fun, education, and camaraderie. Thank you to all of our vendors for supporting this event and us by presenting new product information and attending our trade […]

January 06, 2016 at 9:02 am This is the time when Advanced Turf Solutions offers a series of educational seminars for our golf course and lawn and landscape customers. These seminars are presented to you as a continuing effort to present new ideas, technologies, and products that can increase your efficiency and provide new revenue […]

January 14, 2015 at 3:00 am After an early false start, it appears that winter is finally here.  It is time to reflect on the past year and take advantage of education opportunities to fine tune your program for next season.  Advanced Turf Solutions is again offering a series of turf and ornamental, as well […]

April 14, 2014 at 3:00 am Not only did I personally experience this problem, but I have also received numerous calls about what to do with poor seeding results from last fall.  Let’s face it, last winter was very tough on plants, and seedling grass was no exception.  Late September to early October seedings did […]

December 23, 2013 at 2:59 am Wow. Winter has come early, and many of you have already been out managing snow and ice for your customers. Even though it looks to be a busy winter, it still is a good time to gain new knowledge and ideas to promote and grow your business. Advanced Turf […]

April 27, 2015 at 8:22 am Category: Around the Turf Scene In my blog post from late summer of 2014, I promised I would give an update on the vegetative bermuda fairways interseeded with Turf Blue HGT last fall. So, here is the update: John Ramsey, from Shady Hollow Golf Course, interseeded Turf Blue HGT into 9 […]

November 16, 2015 at 10:12 am Category: Around the Turf Scene  At about this time of year, when I was a golf course superintendent myself, I began looking forward to winter weather and a much-needed break from the sun and heat that makes the summer seem to drag at times. Mother Nature has granted us […]

November 10, 2015 at 4:33 pm Feature Photo Credit: Paul Koch, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison You’d think golf course superintendents in my territory would get a break during winter months. After all, weather in the North Central Region can be brutal from November through March. But there’s one thing they have to prepare […]

August 11, 2014 at 3:00 am Category: Product News Let me ask a simple question. What would you rather spread, 2000 lbs per acre or 550 lbs per acre for pH adjustment? What about 1000 lbs per acre or 250 lbs per acre for pH maintenance?  I think we can all agree that we would […]

April 22, 2013 at 9:42 am Category: Product News Since joining Advanced Turf Solutions’ management team four years ago, one of my main objectives has been to find and evaluate products that are more, shall we say, “green.” It just makes sense to find products that are more sustainable, and in the case of soil […]

March 11, 2013 at 6:34 am Category: Product News Advanced Turf Solutions is excited to announce Foliar-Pak SYNTRYX, a new product which contains a unique combination of pigments and adjuvants. SYNTRYX masks plant injury or discoloration while improving the performance of its tank mix partners and enhancing turf aesthetics. SYNTRYX is the only turf pigment containing SYNC fungicide […]

New Year’s Resolution for the Turf Manager: *Stress Management* December 31, 2011 at 11:59 pm Now that we have all survived another year, it’s hard not to look back on the last year and reflect a little.  And for those of you who are turf managers, that reflection on 2011 will probably take place with […]

December 26, 2011 at 12:00 am Though our winter is off to a slow start, it isn’t too soon to plan your snow mold recovery applications.  The mild weather pattern has allowed turf to continue to grow after many of you have applied the appropriate prevention products.  That being stated, many in NE Ohio may […]

Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show December 15, 2011 at 8:09 am Ohio Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show Summary  The weather cooperated and OTF had yet another successful conference and trade show celebrating 50 years of “turf innovation”, serving the Turf Industry in Ohio and throughout the Mid West.  Over 100 hours of educational seminars […]

December 19, 2011 at 12:00 am Folks, there’s a problem when you finish with a snow event and there’s still salt laying around all over the cleared pavement.  Salt should be applied at a suggested rate due to the circumstances. We have a product available you can order in bulk called Thawrox.  Thawrox is bulk […]

December 11, 2011 at 12:01 am Once the ground hardens up in late November or December, get that grass seed in the ground.  There is virtually no weed competition, and you won’t have to worry about disease or insect pressures. The soil isn’t too wet to use equipment, and labor isn’t an issue because generally […]

December 04, 2011 at 12:00 am In the world of ice melters, the hundreds of suppliers, brands, and performance blends being offered can confuse one.  Add to that the differences in pricing, and you can add even more confusion.  But as with many things in life, you usually get what you pay for. Let’s be […]

January 12, 2012 at 11:56 am ATS Winter Education Series For many turf enthusiasts, the long winter months are a good time to expand your knowledge of turf management. To assist you with this pursuit, Advanced Turf Solutions would like to invite each of you to our Winter Education Series. This two part series will […]

January 08, 2012 at 11:59 pm Winter is the time for annual equipment maintenance and replacing bed knives on reel mowers is an important part of this process.  Advanced Turf Solutions is proud to now be an authorized dealer for JRM, American manufactured, bed knives.  In late 2002, JRM began research and development to engineer […]

November 30, 2011 at 12:00 am It is crucial to the over all health and vigor of an athletic field playing surface to receive the proper winterization, although depending on the surface you are dealing with the timing may differ.  Football and soccer fields for instance may have play well into November which will have […]

January 22, 2012 at 12:01 am One of the challenges I’m often faced with each growing season is how to grow and maintain turf in the shade.  Planting a good shade seed blend is not enough.  Usually a season or two after a shady lawn is established, I get a phone call asking me what […]

February 03, 2012 at 1:29 pm It is with a sense of pride I look forward to this weekend’s Super Bowl. Being a lifelong Hoosier there have been times when I have felt Indianapolis was slighted on the national or international scene. The preparation and implementation by the Super Bowl committee and its many volunteers […]

March 18, 2012 at 11:00 pm You wouldn’t go to the Doctor and say “just give me drugs”.  Well maybe you would depending how you feel, but my guess is the doctor is going to give a thorough once over.  Heck, I bet they will even poke and prod you if something’s been ailing you […]

November 15, 2012 at 12:45 pm Category: Product News We are excited to formally announce the rebrand of Foliar-Pak products. You may have seen the teaser ads containing the new Foliar-Pak logo or noticed a glimpse of the new packaging in last month’s newsletter. You will see much more of this in the coming months […]

January 26, 2012 at 11:33 am Category: Product News Now Offering Barvette HGT, Barenbrug’s Newest Kentucky Bluegrass Variety Advanced Turf Solutions is excited to offer our customers Barenbrug USA’s newest Kentucky bluegrass variety, Barvette HGT.  HGT stands for Healthy Grass Technology, a tough and disease resistant Kentucky bluegrass.  Barvette HGT was developed in harsh climatic […]

January 03, 2012 at 1:40 pm Category: Product News In the summer of 2011 Rutgers University tested ArmorTech ALT 70 against the industry leading pythium pesticides. It’s clear in their research ArmorTech ALT 70 ranked the highest for overall turf quality and showed the least amount of disease occurrence. All ArmorTech products are 100% guaranteed by the UTA and their […]

November 18, 2011 at 8:52 am Category: Product News ArmorTech line provides tebuconazole fungicide to the golf and ornamental markets Advanced Turf Solutions is proud to announce the introduction of ArmorTech TEB 360, a foliar fungicide containing the active ingredient tebuconazole, to its chemical line up. Traditionally used in the agricultural market, the United Turf […]

November 18, 2011 at 8:50 am Category: Product News Optimizer Green Shade: New pigment spray additive from United Turf Alliance optimizes protection, color, accuracy Optimizer Green Shade is a green pigment spray additive and the latest addition to the line of turf and ornamental products offered by Advanced Turf Solutions, a distributor of United Turf […]

October 10, 2012 at 10:01 am Category: Product News Advanced Turf Solutions has partnered with Holganix to offer customers a cost-effective, environmentally friendly lawn care solution. Holganix, (whole-gan-x) a proven 100% organic bio-nutritional product, promotes strong plant health by naturally increasing resistance to disease and insect damage through significant root and cell wall development.  It […]

September 04, 2012 at 7:18 am Category: Product News September is here and with it comes longer cooler nights, aerification and the dream of a snowy winter!  September is also the time ATS starts the early order-buying program.  As a 100% independent and employee owned distributor ATS reacts quickly to what customers want and need.  […]

August 20, 2012 at 9:34 am Category: Product News We are all hearing about future price increases and shortages for seed this fall.  We recommend ordering your seed now, and Advanced Turf wants to help make this easier by extending our fall seed promotion through August 31st.

April 05, 2012 at 2:55 pm Category: Product News This morning we received a revealing market update from a key fertilizer supplier on raw material pricing.  In an effort to help our customers plan future pricing, we would like to pass this information on to you today. Right now Urea pricing in the words of […]

Winter Education Series – Lawn Care & Landscape *UPDATED* January 26, 2012 at 9:14 am For many turf enthusiasts, the long winter months are a good time to expand your knowledge of turf management.  To assist you with this pursuit, Advanced Turf Solutions would like to invite each of you to our Winter Education Series. […]