John Deere launches golf irrigation

Atlanta – John Deere Golf and Turf One Source launched John Deere Golf Irrigation, a full line of state-of-the-art heads, valves and control, sensing and communications systems available to One Source customers this spring at the Golf Industry Show.

“We’re pleased to offer this new product line to our golf customers,” says Gregg Breningmeyer, director of sales and marketing. “Until this point, One Source distributors only had access to irrigation products in specific regions. With this introduction, all 44 North American One Source distributors are now able to provide a full range of John Deere golf irrigation products.”

Capitalizing on both companies’ expertise, John Deere and Signature Control Systems, Inc. have entered an exclusive strategic alliance to jointly research, create and distribute water management products and solutions for the golf market.

“We have a wealth of resources at our disposal,” says Dave Truttmann, national sales manager, One Source. “Signature Control Systems (formerly Thompson Manufacturing) has been an industry innovator in the design and manufacturing of intelligent irrigation controllers and site management systems since 1907. Signature recently purchased the golf irrigation assets of Bear Irrigation, giving Signature additional expertise in sprinklers. And our colleagues at John Deere Agricultural Services have been creating resource management solutions like the GreenStar System with great success.”

John Deere will also draw expertise from its One Source partners, including AMS, AquaMaster, Liquigistics, Profile Products and others who provide water management-related products.

The launch of John Deere Golf Irrigation is the initial phase in the creation of a water management initiative – a comprehensive program that will extend beyond irrigation products to help customers address a wide range of water issues, including quality, consumption, ground water, plant/soil hydrology, erosion control and application efficiency.

“Golf course management isn’t just about turf care and quality of cut,” Breningmeyer explains. “It’s about superior management of all resources. John Deere Golf Irrigation and our water management solutions initiative are being developed to answer the needs we’ve heard from our customers. These programs are based on and will enhance the core value of what John Deere One Source is really all about – helping the superintendent do his or her job more efficiently and more effectively.”