October 07, 2013 at 3:00 am This year we have seen huge variations in weather from a very wet spring and early summer, to a dry late summer and early fall. Even though it dried up late summer, diseases really got rolling early with all that rain, including bacterial diseases such as fire blight. Fire […]

January 28, 2013 at 9:19 am Winter is a good time to learn about opportunities to bring in new revenue and to find ways to differentiate yourself in the lawn care marketplace.  As a sales and product development manager, one of my objectives at Advanced Turf Solutions is to put together the Winter Education Meetings. […]

March 11, 2012 at 2:47 pm We are all aware that cost per acre of turf products can range from a few dollars to several hundred dollars per acre. The last contact we have with these products are our spray nozzles. With that thought we would be well served to review and select the appropriate […]

January 30, 2012 at 12:00 am January and February is the time to consider your golf course’s accessories needs.  Once March arrives, the volume of orders increases exponentially, as does the chance of having an item on back order.  Traditionally, this is particularly a problem with customized screen print and embroidered flags. Our primary suppliers, […]

October 08, 2012 at 3:00 am The importance of a late fall, or winterizer application, cannot be overlooked.  It is the application that allows your turf to repair itself from the drought damage and heat damage it suffered through this past summer. Just like the leaves change color due to the shortening of daylight hours, […]

December 10, 2012 at 8:13 am Now is a great time to reflect and evaluate your 2012 season. It seems that, in general, most turf professionals had a positive and successful year. We had great March and April weather to kick off our growing season, a severe drought to give us some challenges, and a […]

July 30, 2012 at 3:00 am In an attempt to offset peak and valley production times, our formulators and chemical manufacturers offer incentives to ATS.  By shifting demand to typically off-season production, these suppliers can reduce down time in their facilities as well as generally reduce inventory shortfalls during peak seasons.  Typically these companies offer […]

February 02, 2012 at 9:07 am Now that the groundhog has done his business, it’s time to start thinking about the approaching season.  Chances are you have poa annua on your golf course.  The supposed “annual” grass is a prolific pain and although it gets bad press, most of us would look quite bare if […]

March 25, 2012 at 11:00 pm Although it’s March and only a few days into spring 2012 is off to a fast start!  If you rely solely on the calendar to make applications you could be in for a big disappointment this year.  Crabgrass germinates when soil temperatures are around 60-62 degrees at 1-2 inches […]

May 07, 2012 at 3:00 am Anyone who manages turf understands the need to become more environmentally friendly.  Golfers associate the sprayer with danger, regardless of what’s in the tank.  Over the last several years the EPA has reduced rates on several products and eliminated others entirely.  If you look to agriculture it’s clear the […]

October 20, 2014 at 3:00 am A few weeks ago I gave an account of winterkill in bermudagrass that plagued the transition zone. For some of us, especially for low budget turf venues, the challenge still continues in establishing bermuda back to 100%. If we have another winter like the last, some turf mangers may […]

May 21, 2012 at 3:00 am For thirty years I have been trying to get grass and ornamental plants to grow in crappy soil.  I have fought clay soils on slopes and flowerbeds to no end, pouring the water on them to keep them going.  And then I found wetting agents. Simply put, wetting agents […]

August 13, 2012 at 3:00 am Face it, there is dead turf everywhere out there.  Lawn Care professionals need to be gearing up for a huge over seed and repair program this fall for their customers.  Prime seeding time is August 20 through September 15, God willing that it starts raining. First order of business […]

May 06, 2013 at 3:00 am A customer, Keith Jackson at Hydroseed, Inc. of Osceola, Indiana, shared the following pictures taken on 4/27/2013. Turfgrass was planted in mid-September 2012. On 3/30/2013, the turf pictured above was fertilized with ATS 30-0-4 30% SCU,1% Fe at 1 lb N/ 1,000 sq ft rate. On 3/30/2013, this turf […]

November 13, 2013 at 11:30 am Our very own Sam Huff had the honor of receiving the 2013 Winfrey P Bunton II Kentucky Turfgrass Man of the Year award, presented by Dr. AJ Powell Jr. and Dr. Dwight Barkley at the KTC Conference and Trade Show on Tuesday, October 22.  This prestigious award could not […]

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. […]

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 […]

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.

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.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

June 05, 2015 at 11:19 am Category: Around the Turf Scene  Great relationships are the backbone of success for Advanced Turf Solutions (ATS). By developing a deep trust and rapport with their customers, our two “spotlight” sales employees have created great relationships, which have been the driving forces for their success each year. Tom Fox […]

ATS Custom Application Team & Customers Take Advantage of Warm January Weather January 16, 2012 at 12:00 am Mark Kastenholz Superintendant of the Tipton Municipal Golf Course fought through five floods in 2011.  The standing water left by the floods created large areas of thin and damaged turf to his fairways that required extensive reseeding. […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 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 […]