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What\u2019s Trending at Toro<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Have you ever wondered what new technologies Toro is working on for the future? Are you curious about where we get our inspiration for new products and features? You may be surprised to find out we have a whole team dedicated to supporting and facilitating research and development, and we\u2019re always evolving right along with our customers and markets.<\/p>\n

Today, that team is known as Toro\u2019s Center for Technology, Research and Innovation (the TRI-Center). The name is new, but our commitment to development goes back to The Toro Company\u2019s beginnings in 1914. That\u2019s why this story about the future wouldn\u2019t be complete without a look back at our past.<\/p>\n

True to Our Roots
\n<\/strong>Finding better ways to solve customers\u2019 challenges has always been part of the fabric of Toro\u2019s culture. An important chapter in that legacy started in 1952, when turf industry legend James R. Watson, Ph.D., joined The Toro Company as director of agronomy.<\/p>\n

Around that time, Dr. Watson began leading a team of researchers in conducting studies on a variety of grasses and soils to ensure best management practices in fertilization and water usage, as well as approaches for controlling unwanted grasses, disease and pests. (Fun fact: The area where these studies took place was once the only research center of its kind in the world. It\u2019s now known as the \u201cDr. James R. Watson Research and Development Proving Grounds\u201d and it is still being used today at Toro\u2019s world headquarters in Bloomington, Minn.)<\/p>\n

During his 46 years at Toro, Dr. Watson was a pioneer in turf and water management research, and he used the results of his studies to educate Toro personnel and the industry at large. Dr. Watson was more than an agronomist, he was a customer advocate \u2014 and golf courses, parks and sports facilities around the world frequently sought his advice whenever they faced difficult turf challenges.<\/p>\n

Expanding Our Focus
\n<\/strong>Building on Dr. Watson\u2019s groundbreaking research, an advanced engineering group emerged within Toro\u2019s commercial division in the 1980s. Over time, this team expanded to include both residential and commercial equipment, as well as irrigation, evolving into the Center for Advanced Turf Technology in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n

Since then, Toro\u2019s product offering has grown substantially \u2014\u00a0and our research and development efforts have evolved to match. Although turf science and agronomy are still very much a part of our work, we have broadened our efforts to include other non-turf areas that impact our customers. Today, the TRI-Center is a resource for every Toro business, from underground directional drilling to snow and ice management to micro-irrigation for agriculture.<\/p>\n

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What Is the TRI-Center, and What Do They Do?
\n<\/strong>You can learn a lot about the Center for Technology, Research and Innovation simply by looking at the name. Each keyword captures an aspect of their work at Toro:<\/p>\n