Magazine - Articles by Simon Taylor

The trials of breeding winter tolerant grass seed
6 hours ago - General Sports - Simon Taylor - Issue 40 - Dec / Jan 2012
The UK climate can only be described as variable. I can remember my grandparents talking about the floods in the 1950s, and the winter of 1963. Most of us can remember the summer of 1976 and, more recently, last winter. Simon Taylor, UK Sales and Marketing for Eurograss BV, discusses the characteristics that make good winter tolerant grasses

What has bio-fuel got to do with me?
16 Sep 2011 - Industry - Simon Taylor - Issue 38 - Aug / Sept 2011 - 1 comment
Simon Taylor, UK Sales & Marketing Manager for Euro Grass B.V explains about the increase in bio-fuel crops and the threat to grass seed production

Automatic Mowing - Man or Machine?
8 Jul 2011 - Industry - Simon Taylor - Issue 37 - Jun / Jul 2011
Could automatic or robot lawn mowing be the way forward for maintaining natural turf?

Seeding is believing
3 Jun 2011 - Consultancy - Simon Taylor - Issue 36 - Apr / May 2011
Is it possible to establish a hard wearing sports pitch in just ten weeks from seed? With the right conditions and the right materials, Simon Taylor of Euro Grass, one of Europe’s leading turf grass breeders, certainly believes so

Pratensis, Moi?
10 Dec 2010 - General Sports - Simon Taylor - Issue 33 - Oct / Nov 2010
Simon Taylor, UK Sales and Marketing Manager for Euro Grass BV, talks about the reluctance of UK groundsmen to use Poa Pratensis in their pitches, and its benefits should they ever decide to do so!

What's in the bag?
2 Oct 2009 - General Sports - Simon Taylor - Issue 26 - Aug / Sep 2009
British Seed Houses’ Simon Taylor gives the lowdown on brand awareness, quality cultivars and unscrupulous seed suppliers. With food labelling, you expect your breakfast cereal box to list what it contains - it’s the same for grass seed mixture