BASF Turf & Ornamentals this week announced that it will no longer sell Drive 75 DF herbicide to the professional turf and ornamentals market, effective immediately. Instead, BASF will focus on selling the postemergent herbicide Drive XLR8. The company also says the new product shows improved efficacy over the older Drive75 DF and is easier to handle and mix.

Meanwhile, Arysta LifeScience this week announced EPA approval of its newest fungicide, another product in the Disarm line. Arysta says Disarm M is an advanced premix formulation of fluoxastrobin and myclobutanil that optimizes both ingredient rates to maximize efficient spray application, turfgrass plant coverage and disease control efficacy. The company says that with two modes of systemic, preventive activity, Disarm M protects turf in both the root and leaf. It?EUR??,,????'?????<

The product received EPA approval in June and will be launched at GIE+Expo in Louisville, Ky. this fall.