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Aquatrols Europe appoints new distribution

Aquatrols Europe appoints new distribution: Aquatrols Europe Ltd is pleased to announce that we have entered into a strategic agreement with Grashobber, who operate in Germany and Austria. Effective 1st October 2024, Grashobber has been appointed to distribute our EU portfolio of of soil surfactant and nutritional products within the German and Austrian turfgrass market.

“Grasshobbers beliefs, mission statement and commitment to their marketplace perfectly aligns with how we at Aquatrols like to position our product portfolio. We are confident that this long-term partnership will help to provide easy access to Aquatrols products in both Germany and Austria.” – Graham O’Connor, Director of European Business at The Aquatrols Company.

Aquatrols Europe appoints new distribution

Aquatrols Europe appoints new distribution

“Finding solutions has been our mission for many years. But we haven’t had such a diverse range of wetting agents so far. With Aquatrols, we now have a partner at our side who has the most experience in this topic, which will become increasingly important in the future.

We are proud of this and look forward to offering our customers the best product solutions in the field of soil moisture management solutions.” – Heiko Remmel, Founder & Managing Director of Grashobber GmbH

Grashobber finds sustainable solutions for the variety of challenges faced by greenkeepers and turf managers, accompanies customers and advises on their implementation in practice. Since its foundation in 2007, Grashobberhas stood for nature-conscious turf care that uses less nitrogen and, if possible, does not require any plant protection measures.

Grashobber’s customers are greenkeepers and managers of sports turf surfaces, those responsible for public greenery and private lawn professionals. The Grashobber mission: sensible, resource-saving lawn care, in harmony with nature.

More than 60 years ago, Aquatrols introduced the world’s first commercially available soil wetting agent. Since creating an entirely new product category to address water management challenges and opportunities, the company has remained a top innovator and producer of high-performance soil surfactants and related technologies. Aquatrols is the world leader in the development of cutting-edge soil surfactants and other specialty technologies used in the professional turf, ornamental, and agricultural industries. Aquatrols has committed itself to changing the way the world grows by developing and supplying innovative products and solutions for sustainably managing soil, water, and plant interactions.

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Aquatrols Company Registers Premium Wetting Agents

Aquatrols Company Registers Premium Wetting Agents: The Aquatrols Company is delighted to announce that six of their premium wetting agents are now fully registered under the latest EU Fertilising Product Regulations (FPR) 1009/2019.

Revolution, Aqueduct, Dispatch Sprayable, Fifty90, Primer Select and Firmway have all recently been awarded certification.

Aquatrols Company Registers Premium Wetting Agents

Aquatrols Company Registers Premium Wetting Agents

These soil surfactant products have been taken through the stringent regulatory certification process and shown to be fully compliant. The new FPR 1009/2019 compliant product labels identify the changed registration status of these soil surfactants with the CE mark now present.

The use of Aquatrols soil surfactants within sports and amenity turf programmes is well-established with turf managers employing these products year-round to improve turf surface performance. In spring and summer soil surfactants improve water-use efficiency, drought resilience, water and nutritional uptake by grass plants and the uniformity of moisture held within the soil profile, thereby maximising the benefits of any applied water – be this irrigation or rainfall.

At wetter times of year, Aquatrols soil surfactants can be employed to improve surface infiltration rates and rates of water movement though the soil profile to ensure that turf surfaces are performing optimally.

Aquatrols strongly believe we should all take responsibility to protect our soil and water environment. By ensuring compliance with the EU Fertiliser Product Regulations, Aquatrols visibly demonstrates commitment to delivering high performing, safe and environmentally responsible soil surfactant products for our end users, distributor partners and the wider community.

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Attain by Aquatrols

Attain by Aquatrols: Attain is a highly refined proprietary bio-nutritional formulation containing both compost and kelp solution bio-extracts.

Specifically designed for professional turf managers, Attain is the future of organics, derived from natural sources. This unique bio-extraction process promotes optimal plant and soil health for all turf types, including greens, tees, fairways and sports turf.

Attain by Aquatrols

Attain by Aquatrols

KEY BENEFITS

  • Powered by AquaVitaTM Technology, Attain promotes optimal plant and soil health for all turf types
  • Supports consistent and sustainable root growth
  • Improved presentation with minimal inputs
  • Maximises the benefit of existing nutritional elements
  • Extended longevity
  • The bio-extracts compliment and supplement any existing soil biology; replenishing the soil with much needed metabolites
Attain by Aquatrols

Attain by Aquatrols

Achieve strong, healthy turf and superior, high-quality surfaces whilst also making cost savings. Contact your local Aquatrols distributor or visit: EU.Aquatrols.com/Attain

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Aquatrols Turf Action Plan

Aquatrols Turf Action Plan – Planning for all weathers: Aquatrols Technical Support and European Account Manager, Michael Fance,  shares his thoughts on how to work with the weather with a well thought out Turf Action plan.

‘’Throughout my European travels, the only consistent trend I’ve observed regarding the affects of the weather on sports turf maintenance is its inconsistency!’’ Michael says.

Aquatrols Turf Action Plan

Michael has spent his thirty-six year career advocating a proactive approach within an integrated turf management programme but using his experiences, and the extensive database of research acquired throughout Aquatrols sixty plus years of R&D in the industry his thoughts have been refined to a more tailored approach.  Whilst still recommending working to a programme, there is more emphasis now to make reactive decisions within the ‘Turf Action Plan’ to help mitigate the unpredictability of the weather.

The Proactive Approach:

The first approach suggested is that of carrying out a simple water drop penetration test (WDPT Letey, 1969). “If the soil cores exhibit a low level of repellency, or if it is discovered that moisture levels are greater than ideal at the surface, an application of Dispatch Sprayable can be very beneficial as well as economical as its patented formulation facilitates the infiltration and penetration of water’’ says Michael.

If rootzones are identified as highly water repellent an application of Aqueduct Liquid can be used as a pre-treatment tool to address the problem before starting a regular preventative programme.

Michael continues that irrespective of prevailing weather conditions, starting Revolution or Zipline programmes early will help optimize air-to-water ratios in the rootzone for a better growing environment and healthier turf. Both formulations have the ability to perform well in extremes of wet or dry weather in a wide range of soil types.

2018 saw many situations that required investment in curative applications and renovations that could possibly have been avoided. Zipline and Firmway both have variable rate options which provide the turf manger with a proactive, economical approach that will help to mitigate any challenging conditions thrown up by the weather.

If the site-specific issue relates to low moisture retention capabilities, then a proactive wetting agent approach would be advisable. Primer Select is the preferred technology Michael advises as it creates a matrix flow – a uniform wetting front to prevent the development of water repellent conditions.

Reactive moisture management options:

In wet conditions, Dispatch Sprayable can be very useful, however, trials of low rate applications of Fifty90, have also proven to significantly increase water penetration times and therefore retain playability of sports surfaces in extremely wet conditions.

Having discussed the merits of Aqueduct Liquid within a proactive strategy, the product is more often referred to as the “fire extinguisher” of curative soil surfactants for treating hydrophobic soil.  Its use enables many turf managers to rehydrate soil and therefore induce turf recovery when heat and drought have taken their toll.

Healthy turf for all seasons:

In addition to a well managed Turf action plan for water management, Michael also advocates ensuring that turf is kept healthy at all times.  Recently launched Attain containing AquaVita Technology (which is also contained in Zipline) has been proven in independent trials to improve a number of aspects of turf health and performance. Unlike traditional biostimulants, this biocatalyst technology is not compromised by soil temperature or chemistry issues therefore helping as part of a turf action plan to mitigate the weather.

Michael summarises by saying ‘’ I feel that the inclusion of reactive strategies within an overall proactive programme is the best way for managers of natural turf surfaces to prepare for whatever the weather throws at them.’’

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