Profile Products has appointed Jim Tanner as president and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2018. Tanner will be taking over for outgoing CEO John A. Schoch Jr. Schoch will transition into an executive chairman role and will remain active in manufacturing operations alongside Tanner.
 
Tanner has over 20 years of industry experience and has been an integral part in growing the value of the Profile brand and business. As a leader within Profile, Tanner has been instrumental on the board and will continue to work closely with them in the future. 

During his tenure, Tanner has held multiple executive sales and marketing positions. Most recently, he served as president and chief operating officer. He’s played an essential role with new product and strategic partnership development, acquisitions and managing industry relationships. His responsibilities have included strategic planning, new business growth and leadership of the company’s sales and marketing, customer service and logistics teams. 

“The employees and ownership of Profile are very fortunate to have Jim at the helm to lead us to the next level of our company’s growth and development,” Schoch said. “We have come a long way in our company development, but it is only the beginning of where we will go. Jim and his team will most certainly lead us to new heights.”

Tanner’s career has also included the executive vice president position at Conwed Plastics, and various sales marketing roles at Kraft General Foods and Milliken & Company. He holds eight U.S. patents and one Canadian patent. Additionally, he is a past board member of the Sorptive Minerals Institute, a member of the International Erosion Control Association and the Sports Turf Managers Association, and a VISTAGE International member. He received a bachelor’s degree in business from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. 

Environmental Science, a business unit of Crop Science, a division of Bayer, has announced its lineup of interactive experiences for golf course superintendents at the 2018 Golf Industry Show. Driven by its “Your Success & Bayer Science” partnership with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Bayer shows how superintendents can grow their expertise headed into 2018 with help from the Bayer people, partnerships and portfolio.

Through the “Your Success & Bayer Science” sponsorship, superintendents can participate in a variety of activities and enter for a chance to win prizes, including a personalized consultation from a member of the Bayer Green Solutions Team, a full registration to GIS 2019 and one case (2x2.5-gallon bottles) of Exteris Stressgard fungicide. 

Events and activities in Bayer booth #6077 include: 

Living Exhibits
Superintendents can see impressive results from Bayer innovations at the newly enhanced Bayer Living Turf Display, featuring Exteris Stressgard fungicide and other Stressgard products. Superintendents can also get an up-close look at live turf treated with Indemnify nematicide. 

Live Superintendent Panel: Advancing Your Career 
Bayer is assembling a group of successful Green Start Academy graduates for an engaging discussion on career advancement and key trends impacting turf management and the green industry. Join the discussion, moderated by David Wells, Bayer Golf Segment Manager, at the Bayer booth at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8.

Talking Turf Trivia
The Bayer Green Solutions Team is hosting Talking Turf Trivia throughout the show. Superintendents can win My Bayer Rewards Loyalty Points while contributing to a great cause. Bayer will donate $10 to the Wee One Foundation for every superintendent who participates, building on the generosity of superintendents, who have converted My Bayer Rewards Loyalty Points to donate over $3,500 to the Wee One Foundation. 

Final Reception
The Bayer GIS experience culminates with an exclusive reception for superintendents from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. Activities include the final drawing for the grand prize giveaways, a performance from renowned magician Jon Petz and complimentary refreshments.  

“Bayer is wholly committed to providing superintendents with the tools they need for a great show experience and a successful season,” Wells said. “It’s an extension of our ongoing promise to develop innovative solutions so that superintendents can live a better life both on and off the course.”

Nufarm will launch an innovative new fungicide, host its EXCEL program debut and showcase its full line of golf course management products at the Golf Industry Show Feb. 7-8 in San Antonio. 

Nufarm will present two Land Rover Experience giveaways valued at $1,500 each. This themed giveaway, plus off-road driving games, learning engagements and other prizes will be highlighted to support the launch of Nufarm’s new dual-FRAC, all-terrain fungicide at GIS. 

The fungicide will help golf course managers save time and gain traction against 19 challenging turf diseases and algal scum. Its unique FRAC combination supports a strong disease resistance management program. It works on contact and systemically within the plant to deliver effective performance on every golf course area, including fairways, greens, aprons and tees. Information about 3336 F, Affirm WDG, Anuew, Millennium Ultra and Pinpoint will also be available at the booth.  

Nufarm’s other GIS activities include:

Land Rover Experience 
GIS attendees should speak with a Nufarm representative at booth #20071 to receive a keychain with an entry key code. The top-10 daily players of the off-road driving game will receive an extra entry. A winning Land Rover Experience code will be chosen via random drawing each show day. Nufarm will also offer beer in the booth from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb 7.
 
The EXCEL Program
Nufarm will welcome the inaugural EXCEL Program class to five days of GIS learning and engagement. The EXCEL Program, offered by Nufarm and GCSAA, provides select winning-applicant assistant superintendents with leadership training in career, community, and industry stewardship to support their position as future leaders in the golf course management industry. 

RightLine will launch six new products at the 2018 Golf Course Industry Show Feb. 7-8 in San Antonio. The company plans to introduce additional products later this year.  
 
“The new products offer a mix of older plant protection chemistries as well as modern technologies,” RightLine national sales manager Tim Zech said. “The RightLine portfolio will afford end users valuable alternatives to control weeds, diseases, insects and nematodes.”

As an example, Zech points out that RightLine NEMAMECTIN 0.7 SC is the first alternative brand Abamectin-based nematicide, recently labelled to control lance, sting and root knot nematodes. 

RightLine is exhibiting at booth #13059. Attendees are invited to stop by to enter for a chance to win time in the Cash Cube and to learn more about RightLine products.