Houston-area systems design and integration firm Covenant Communications has gradually transformed sports audio for the Alvin School District in southern Texas in recent years, installing Technomad advanced audio loudspeakers across baseball and softball fields, a large football stadium and other athletic venues to improve quality and coverage.
Like its predecessor, the ESP-SMTe consists of two key components—a controller chassis with an integrated smart panel and an on-site weather station that includes a temperature sensor with an integrated solar shield and a unique tipping rain bucket for instantaneous rainfall measurement.
Rain Bird has launched a line of durable, versatile valve boxes that fit into almost any budget without sacrificing quality—PVB Professional Series Valve Boxes.
Unlike traditional shock pads or e-layers the AirDrain is 1" high, has a 92% air void and a vertical and lateral drainage rate that cannot be matched by any other product in the industry, says the company.
40,000 cases of lyme disease are documented in the US alone every year and health experts are predicting 2013 to be another bad year. In fact, researchers have already discovered another disease caused by the same tick that spreads Lyme disease – the deer tick.
Netafim USA now features multi-function hydrometers, water-saving devices that monitor irrigation flow rates and use on commercial and institutional sites. The hydrometers provide visible, real-time data to help turf managers evaluate water consumption daily.
Trees are often one of the most expensive landscape investments that both residential and commercial sites make. Unfortunately, up to 20% of newly transplanted trees do not survive beyond 2 years due to water stress, poor drainage or a lack of oxygen in the rootzone. Now, Rain Bird is making it easier to improve tree survival rates by offering newly enhanced 18" and 36" models of its Root Watering Series.
To ensure snow mold – which often appears in the early spring as snow melts – is not an issue, Arysta LifeScience offers five spring suggestions to help control damage from this fungal disease on turf: