The TURN™

In this special April 2026 Turf’s Up Radio industry update, we break down the latest business moves, market trends, and growth opportunities shaping the green industry. This episode covers the current state of lawn care, landscape, irrigation, and outdoor living, including: major acquisitions and market consolidation workforce hiring and retention trends leadership and crew culture strategies sust...

IN BUSINESS NEWS, THE SENSKE FAMILY OF COMPANIES CONTINUES ITS NATIONWIDE EXPANSION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF HUERTER LAWN CARE IN THE KANSAS CITY REGION. THE MOVE STRENGTHENS SENSKE’S FOOTPRINT IN THE MIDWEST AND FOLDS HUERTER’S 35-YEAR REPUTATION FOR PREMIUM LAWN SERVICE INTO SENSKE’S GROWING PRO TURF & PRO PEST SOLUTIONS DIVISION. COMPANY CEO NATE HURST SAYS IT’S ALL ABOUT SCALABILITY WITHOUT...

IN THE NEWS BUSINESS MOVES AND STRATEGIES The latest from the green industry shows firms are positioning for growth by honing in on efficiency and scaling intelligently. In the fall 2025 outlook featured by a major industry title, companies are urged to leverage fleet‑management data, sharpen workforce planning, and embrace service diversification to weather margin pressures. There’s a clear tacti...

BUSINESS MOVES AND STRATEGIES IN RECENT Green Industry Pros COVERAGE, THE BIG MOVE IS THE LAUNCH OF  EarthaPro  — A NEW BACK‑OFFICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BUILT FOR SMALL LAWN CARE AND LANDSCAPE BUSINESSES. EarthaPro WAS NAMED THIS YEAR’S EDITOR’S CHOICE IN THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CATEGORY. IT OFFERS TOOLS FOR JOB MANAGEMENT, CUSTOMER CRM, SCHEDULING, ESTIMATING AND INVOICING — ALL DESIGNED TO GET OP...

BUSINESS MOVES AND STRATEGIES. WORKWAVE IS MAKING LEADERSHIP CHANGES, BRINGING ON ARJUN RAMCHANDRAN TO LEAD POST-SALES OPERATIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, LAWNPRO PARTNERS CONTINUES ITS RAPID EXPANSION, ACQUIRING GREEN MACHINE LAWN CARE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SEACOAST TREE AND TURF IN NEW ENGLAND. BOTH BUSINESSES WILL KEEP THEIR EXISTING TEAMS IN PLACE, SHOWING HOW LOCAL COMPANIES CAN RETAIN THEIR IDENTITY...

Welcome back to Turf’s Up Radio News, your source for the latest green industry updates. This week, industry experts are keeping a close eye on supply chain challenges impacting landscaping equipment availability. Demand for certain power tools and replacement parts remains high, causing delays and price increases across multiple brands. In other news, Project Evergreen recently announced new comm...

You’re listening to The Turn ... Turf’s Up Radio News. Brought to you by Green Industry Pros... Lawn & Landscape Magazine... and Landscape Management. Because without you — the pros — there is no industry. Let’s take a quick walk through what’s making waves in the world of landscaping, lawn care, and green innovation this week. INDUSTRY ACQUISITION: BRIGHTVIEW EXPANDS AGAIN BrightView has acqu...

"FROM THE GREENSCAPE TO THE BOARDROOM, THIS IS THE TURN , TURF’S UP RADIO NEWS — I’M SAM PARKER, AND HERE’S WHAT’S MAKING HEADLINES THIS WEEK ACROSS THE GREEN INDUSTRY." "IN OUR TOP BUSINESS HEADLINE — SAFE & GREEN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS OFFICIALLY ACQUIRED THE COMPOSTING AND GREEN-WASTE ASSETS OF RESOURCE GROUP , MARKING A MAJOR LEAP IN SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. THE DEAL IN...

THIS IS VIRGINIA DRUMMOND WITH TURF’S UP RADIO NEWS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY GREEN INDUSTRY PROS — YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE FOR WHAT’S DRIVING THE GREEN INDUSTRY FORWARD. IN THE NEWS — WOMEN ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN LANDSCAPE-RELATED BUSINESS, AND THE INDUSTRY IS BETTER FOR IT. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WOMEN ARE OWNING AND OPERATING COMPANIES IN LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION, TURF MANAGEMENT, HARDSCAPING, AND TREE CARE....

THIS IS SAM STONE WITH TURF’S UP RADIO NEWS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY TOWA TOOLS ANY BRAND. ANY TIME. ANYWHERE. FROM TEN TO ONE HUNDRED BATTERIES, WE CAN CHARGE THEM ALL. IN THE NEWS — LANDSCAPERS ARE WINNING MORE CLIENTS BY PLAYING TO THEIR STRENGTHS. RATHER THAN OFFERING A LONG LIST OF GENERIC SERVICES, MORE CONTRACTORS ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT THEY DO BEST — LIKE DESIGN-BUILD INSTALLS, NATIVE PLANT LANDSC...

TURF’S UP RADIO NEWS THIS IS SAM STONE WITH TURF’S UP RADIO NEWS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY GREEN INDUSTRY PROS — YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE FOR THE LATEST IN LANDSCAPING TECH, TOOLS, AND INDUSTRY TRENDS. IN THE NEWS — ROBOTIC MOWERS ARE REVOLUTIONIZING LAWN CARE. THE LATEST MODELS FROM HUSQVARNA, EGO, AND OTHERS USE ADVANCED GPS, OBSTACLE DETECTION, AND APP-CONTROLLED MAPPING. THESE UNITS CAN NOW MANAGE COMPLEX...

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TURF’S UP RADIO NEWS IN THE NEWS UPDATES FROM DAVEY TREE, DIAMOND MOWERS, ECHO AND MORE: DAVEY TREE EXPERT COMPANY’S OWN BRADY HOLKO HAS BEEN NAMED THE OVERALL “UP & COMER” IN THE PRESTIGIOUS CHAMPION OF WOMEN IN STEM AWARDS. HOLKO, A BOTANIST AND LAB TECHNICIAN WITH THE DAVEY INSTITUTE, EARNED HER BACHELOR’S IN BOTANY FROM KENT STATE IN 2020 AND IS NOW PURSUING A PLANT‑HEALTH MANAGEMENT MASTE...

Updates from Harrell's, TYM and More: Green Industry Roll Call https://greenindustrypros.com/22918776 Harrell's Names New CEO and Chairman Employee-owned Harrell’s appointed current Harrell’s President and COO Jack Harrell III as its new CEO and chairman of the board, in addition to his current title of president of the company. Jack Harrell III succeeds his father and former CEO and chairman of t...

Regulatory Commentary: Neonicotinoid Insecticide Bans https://greenindustrypros.com/22915957 In recent years, continuing calls for neonicotinoid insecticide bans sparked intense debate and stirred concerns across industries reliant on effective pest management solutions. As public interest groups advocate for these product bans, ripple effects are particularly felt within the lawn care and landsca...

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