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Time to change
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By Richard Minton (16 Aug 08 8:00)
Imagine a situation where there are no pesticides to spray - no total herbicide for use on hard surfaces such as pavements, highways, car parks etc, no selective herbicides for turf areas, football, rugby and cricket pitches or golf courses - no fungicide for turf diseases - no insecticides for pests. - Read Article
Cricket pitches and gardens blighted by red wet weather disease
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By Press Release (14 Aug 08 8:00)
Cricket pitches and private gardens across the country have been blighted by a wet weather disease that turns them from green to red. - Read Article
Artificial Intelligence
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By Editor (13 Jul 08 8:00)
Pitchcare were recently invited by Campey Turfcare systems to Brockall, home of Blackburn Rovers training ground to look at the Charterhouse range of sweepers and vacuums. - Read Article
Go Dutch with quality not cost
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By Dave Saltman (10 Jul 08 14:00)
Thanks to Campey Turfcare, members of the press were invited on a two-day trip to Holland visiting the company premises and machinery of both Imants and Vredo. Details inside - Read Article
New Sports pitch opened
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By Press Release (03 Jul 08 12:00)
Staff, pupils and parents from St Colman's Primary School in Annaclone have been joined by a range of personalities to officially launch their new sports pitch. - Read Article
Quadraplay - the Swiss army knife!
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By Lynn Hilton (01 Jul 08 8:00) - 1 comment
The popular SISIS Quadraplay began life in the late 1970s as the Truplay. Lynn Hilton charts the machine’s progress into one of today’s most useful pieces of kit in the groundsman’s armoury - Read Article
MJ Abbott strengthens management team
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By Press Release (30 Jun 08 9:00)
Leading sportsturf contractor MJ Abbott Limited has appointed Nigel Pritchard as Purchasing and Direct Sales Manager.
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Agripower – Turnkey Opens Doors
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By Press Release (20 Jun 08 14:55)
In a fragile economic climate sound investment is about minimising risk. Agripower one of the UK’s leading sports turf firms has a 45 year heritage and a long history of delivering projects on budget, on spec and on time. - Read Article
Prizes to be Won
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By Dan Hughes (19 Jun 08 16:45) - 1 comment
Up for grabs this month are turf quality measurement tools; 1 x Prism gauge, 1 x Macroscope and a box of cutting strips.
Our easy to enter competition this month gives you the chance to win these specialist agronomy tools. Closing date 30th June. - Read Article
Protecting water; now a pan European activity
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By Press Release (15 Jun 08 12:00)
TOPPS UK, Harper Adams University College UK spray operators – with the support of the VI – have in the past, and continue to do so much, in preventing pesticides getting into water.
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Volunteers restore 1947 Ransomes Thrashing Machine
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By Peter Driver (15 Jun 08 12:00) - 1 comment
A group of volunteers at the Chiltern Open Air Museum have painstakingly restored a 1947-built Ransomes 54” Tractor Thrasher, which is believed to be the only machine of its type in a UK museum and now sits proudly on display at Newland Park in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. - Read Article
Bats to help measure the UK’s biodiversity
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By Press Release (15 Jun 08 11:00)
From today (International Biodiversity Day), for the first time bat and wintering waterbird numbers will be used to measure the health of the UK’s wildlife.
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Recycling bins in public places
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By Press Release (13 Jun 08 11:00) - 1 comment
People will soon find it easier to recycle when they’re out and about, with a new campaign launched by Defra today. - Read Article
College pioneers new approach to sports facilities
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By Press Release (10 Jun 08 12:00)
Weymouth College is to takeover the town’s local leisure facility, Redlands Sports Centre. The centre, which was built in 1960, is in need of improvement, with out-of-date changing facilities and deteriorating playing fields.
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Worms that do a good turn
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By Clive Pearson (09 Jun 08 15:00)
Using the benefits of worms, without the associated problems, can help create a healthier turf. Clive Pearson of ORM Products reckons they will help in the fight against nematodes. - Read Article
Biofuels - good or bad?
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By Editor (30 May 08 11:00) - 1 comment
Also known as agrofuel, biofuels are mainly derived from biomass or bio waste. These fuels can be used for any purpose, but the main use is in the transportation sector. Most vehicles require fuels which provide high power and are dense so that storage is easier. - Read Article
Don’t let the weeds win!
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By Paul Cawood (26 May 08 10:00)
Spring is a great time of year. It’s when all the misery of winter and the “will it ever end” feeling starts to change to optimism about the season to come, and the hassles and triumphs that it will bring. - Read Article
AAIS to conduct comparison study on one-metre deep aeration
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By Carol Dutton (24 May 08 14:00)
Derek Patch, Director of the Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service (AAIS) is to conduct a comparison study to determine the effects of one-metre deep, compressed air de-compaction treatment on mature trees.
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A spoonful of SUGAR?
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By Editor (16 May 08 13:00) - 1 comment
One of the longest message board threads ever seen on the Pitchcare website, on the subject of grass colour, resulted in a lengthy discussion about the use of sugars to ‘jump start’ the plant. - Read Article
Mountains of molehills across Britain
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By Press Release (11 May 08 9:00)
Moles, the destructive pests that so infuriate gardeners and groundsmen, are on the increase throughout Britain.
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