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ICL Introduces Trophy XL®

January 16, 2025/in News, Press Release/by Admin

ICL Introduces Trophy XL®: ICL is pleased to announce the launch of Trophy XL®, a new turf herbicide from Corteva Agriscience that combines established herbicide technology with the innovative active ingredient Arylex™. Designed for managed amenity turf, Trophy XL offers targeted control of broad-leaved weeds, including challenging species like Plantain and Clover. Why Trophy XL? […]

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

January 15, 2025/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor: It’s been a great start to 2025 for the team at Celtic Manor who, following the introduction of numerous new sustainability initiatives, have received GEO certification on The Twenty Ten Course. Part of the overall project saw the establishment of new wildflower areas to bring much-needed food and habitat […]

ICL Introduces Trophy XL®

January 16, 2025/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

January 15, 2025/in News, Press Release/by Admin

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ICL Introduces Trophy XL®

January 16, 2025/in News, Press Release/by Admin

ICL Introduces Trophy XL®: ICL is pleased to announce the launch of Trophy XL®, a new turf herbicide from Corteva Agriscience that combines established herbicide technology with the innovative active ingredient Arylex™. Designed for managed amenity turf, Trophy XL offers targeted control of broad-leaved weeds, including challenging species like Plantain and Clover.

Why Trophy XL?

ICL Introduces Trophy XL®

Trophy XL is formulated to support turf professionals in managing persistent weed issues effectively. Its advanced combination of active ingredients ensures robust control of a wide range of broad-leaved weeds, across various climatic conditions.

Key Features

Selective herbicide: Broad spectrum for extensive weed control
Effective against persistent weeds: Rapid and effective control of Plantain, Clover, and more.
Cool-weather application: Robust control of actively growing weeds in cooler weather
Single treatment per year: Designed to fit into standard maintenance schedules.
Low-odour formulation: More pleasant application experience

Product Details

Trophy XL is an EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate) containing 280 g/L fluroxypyr, 12.5 g/L halauxifen-methyl (Arylex), and 12 g/L cloquintocet-mexyl as a safener. It is a post-emergence herbicide suitable for newly established or mature turf areas.

Pack Size: 1 litre
Coverage: 1.67 hectares per pack
Application Rate: 0.6 L/ha (maximum 1 application per year)
Use Period: 1st April to 30th September

Integrated Weed Management Plans

For extended weed control, ICL recommends integrating Trophy XL into a sequential programme with Praxys®, another selective herbicide. Used together, these products provide consistent weed suppression throughout the season, supporting healthy, competitive turf.

Availability

Trophy XL will be available through ICL distributors starting in March. Please note that applications should not begin until April, in accordance with label restrictions. For more information or advice, contact your ICL representative or visit our website.

Notes

Always read the label and product information before use. “Trophy XL, Praxys, Arylex and Corteva are Trademarks of Corteva Agriscience and its affiliate companies” with “Trophy XL®, Praxys® and Arylex™ are Trademarks of Corteva Agriscience and its affiliate companies.

Please contact ICL on 01473 237100 or visit www.icl-sf.co.uk or www.icl-sf.ie if you are in Ireland.

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Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

January 15, 2025/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor: It’s been a great start to 2025 for the team at Celtic Manor who, following the introduction of numerous new sustainability initiatives, have received GEO certification on The Twenty Ten Course.

Part of the overall project saw the establishment of new wildflower areas to bring much-needed food and habitat for pollinators and other insects, along with high visual impact for players and staff alike – all achieved using mixtures from the DLF ColourBoost collection.

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

Overseeing the conservation projects across all three Championship courses is Environment and Ecology Stewardship Manager Gary Connell, who has been at the resort for over 25 years. Having worked in head greenkeeping roles on both sites, he is well placed to develop and diversify both the habitat and native wildlife in this new role. “We’ve always supported a broad range of insects, birds and other fauna here at Celtic Manor but, like most golf clubs, we recognise we can do more” Gary says. “Working closely with local wildlife groups we have added more bird and bat boxes, introduced bug hotels and even established our own resident honeybees! Introducing wildflowers promised to further support the success of these initiatives as well as bring visual interest to lesser managed areas of the site.”

With little prior wildflower experience, Gary consulted with DLF Regional Technical Manager Ian Barnett on the best and most suitable mixtures for the project. “Our resort and land provide almost limitless opportunities for wildflowers, but we wanted to focus our efforts on a few areas which could be sustainably implemented, maintained and monitored. Ian identified an area near the main entrance and recommended Floral Carpet from the ColourBoost range.”

Floral Carpet is one of nine ColourBoost mixtures, each designed to bring maximum visual impact by incorporating both wild flower and garden flowering species. For situations where final growing height is important Floral Carpet is ideal, using lower growing season annuals to provide rich blooms throughout the season.

“Our objectives were to bring high impact colour at the resort entrance, provide invaluable insect habitat and a source of pollen and nectar, and I’m pleased to say we achieved all three. We saw a wide array of flowers which attracted honeybees, butterflies and some different moth species. We then let the seed heads drop and supplemented this with some additional seeding with ColourBoost Carnival which should result in earlier flowering in the spring. We also did some ‘seed bombs’ in areas including an embankment in The Twenty Ten car park to boost presentation.”

While mother nature hasn’t necessarily been on side for all of the club’s projects, Gary is optimistic on the potential in the coming year. “We sowed some DLF ProFlora 3 & 6 on the Roman Road course which will complement the existing native grasses and flowers we have on the 15^th fairway and behind the 14^th green. The rain dampened its full potential during the summer however we were all pleasantly surprised to see this surviving into the winter, which bodes well for what we can expect come the spring.” He concludes, “This work will continue as we work towards GEO certification for the Roman Road and Montgomery courses, collectively known as The Championship courses, to our recent successes on The Twenty Ten.”

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ICL Introduces Trophy XL®

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

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Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

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ICL Introduces Trophy XL®

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor

Wildflower from DLF helps Celtic Manor: It’s been a great start to 2025 for the team at Celtic Manor who, following the introduction of numerous new sustainability initiatives, have received GEO certification on The Twenty Ten Course.

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