Turflux and Raven announce strategic partnership

Agreement will market GPS control systems for sprayers in golf market.

Both private and public golf courses have been under immense pressure to increase the aesthetics / playability of their course, while controlling costs and becoming even better environmental stewards. Now they can do all three by upgrading to proven technology built on equipment manufactured and developed by Raven Industries in their agricultural market.

Turflux is marketing this “one-stop” system for conversions of existing equipment or as an upgrade on new sprayer purchases where the cost of installation is recovered by the reduction in chemicals over a relatively short period of time. The more than 15,000 golf courses in North America now have a one-stop solution to implement highly accurate sub-inch satellite control with one-time static mapping and individual nozzle control to apply chemicals and pesticides only where they are needed.

Raven Industries and Turflux have entered into an agreement to exclusively market these systems using Raven Field Computer and Slingshot RTK technology to golf courses in North America.

“We are excited to partner with Raven Industries given their strength and name recognition in the golf course maintenance market,” said Tim Fitzgerald, President of Turflux. “The systems offered by Turflux are built on proven Raven products and can be game-changing in an industry that is judged by quality but desperately looking for cost control.”

“Raven is proud to have a partner like Turflux that will take our product line into this market,” said Denton Schwiesow, key initiative manager for Raven. “The ROI on adopting this technology on a golf course is, in many cases, much greater than the agriculture industry, due to the high costs per acre associated with turf care products.”