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Fescue culture: How sustainable is it?
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By Martyn Jones (03 Nov 05 8:00) - 10 comments
Whilst many golf course managers and head greenkeepers might relish the thought of being able to maintain high quality fescue greens, few can actually boast that they have more than a relatively small percentage presence of the species in their greens. More Inside. - Read Article
Harrogate Week 2006 to deliver outstanding training
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By Press Release (31 Oct 05 16:00)
The GTC is encouraging greenkeepers and their employers to get the most out of Harrogate Week 2006, including an impressive education programme. - Read Article
Pesticides Training and Certification – An Update
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By Ian Gower (31 Oct 05 13:00) - 1 comment
The new Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Plant Protection Products which replaces the old “Green Code” is due for publication early on the new year. A separate amenity leaflet is to be prepared to assist in the communication of the new Code of Practice to amenity users. More Inside. - Read Article
BIGGA award CPD credits for NTF Conference, Blackpool 2005
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By Martyn Jones (28 Oct 05 15:00)
BIGGA members registered on the Continuing Professional Development Scheme and working towards Master Greenkeeper status can claim their CPD credits for attending all or part of the comprehensive programme on offer at the National Turfgrass Foundation ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’ Conference to be staged at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, 5th to 8th December 2005 inclusive. More Inside. - Read Article
New lecturer appointed at Myerscough College
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By Jennifer Stocks (28 Oct 05 10:00)
The Sportsturf team at Myerscough College welcomes a new addition to the teaching team this month. Dr. Andy Owen has joined the College from the Sports Turf Research Institute-details inside - Read Article
Influx of diseases
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By Laurence Gale MSc (28 Oct 05 6:00)
Autumn is a time of the year when we usually see a greater influx of disease’s in turfgrass swards. This is mainly due to a combination of factors prevailing at the same time. Diseases of turf grasses result from infection by living organisms such as a fungus, bacteria, virus or nematode. A susceptible plant, favourable environment and a plant disease causal agent must be present over a period of time for a disease to occur. - Read Article
LDCA Drainage Day at Bisham Abbey
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By Laurence Gale MSc (24 Oct 05 11:55)
Well over 50 delegates attended the recent Land Drainage Contractors Association (LDCA) Drainage Day held at Bisham Abbey’s National Sports Centre in Buckinghamshire.
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Pitch Quality – a case of fine tuning
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By Marke Jennings-Temple (17 Oct 05 16:35)
Managing natural turf winter sports pitches is a challenge and one that many Groundsmen around the UK rise to every day. As the emphasis on a science-based approach increases, and the solutions that are put into use become ever more complex, there is a need to ensure that research is directly linked to something that will aid the Groundsman (or woman) in their battle to produce a pitch that looks good, can support play throughout the wet winter months but is also safe. - Read Article
Daniel gets Industry boost.
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By Press Release (17 Oct 05 12:05)
A Warwickshire College student who was never interested in school has won an award after taking an apprenticeship in greenkeeping at a local golf course.
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Cranfield Master Class enlightens principles of drainage
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By Laurence Gale MSc (04 Oct 05 10:00)
Professor Dick Godwin of the National Soil Resources Institute welcomed a number of turfgrass professionals and fellow academics to the latest Master Class seminar to be held at Cranfield University Silsoe. - Read Article
7th Slovenian Educational Conference
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By Editor (29 Sep 05 14:00)
Details of the forthcoming education seminars in Slovenia, where 80 GCSAA education points are on offer for attending this event. Registration and seminar details inside - Read Article
Ross hits new heights through GTC Training
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By Press Release (28 Sep 05 10:10)
Troon golf enthusiast Ross Page has reached the highest levels in greenkeeping - thanks to Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) approved training centres.
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Essential Management Skills – Course details announced
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By Ellie Tait (20 Sep 05 14:00)
Later this year, Pitchcare will run its first ‘Essential Management Skills’ course, delivered by trainer and careers counsellor Frank Newberry. Frank has trained Groundsmen and Greenkeepers for more than 15 years and this new course is aimed at helping those in a supervisory or management position to acquire a range of vital management skills and put them into practice successfully in the workplace. - Read Article
Japan Beckons as Askham Bryan students win national award
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By Press Release (15 Sep 05 11:00)
Tim Lancaster, of Guiseley, Leeds and Keith Chapman of Bedale, North Yorkshire won the 2005 UK Landscape Skills Competition and now have the opportunity to try for the world title at the competition in 2007. - Read Article
Essential Management Skills training from Pitchcare
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By Ellie Tait (02 Sep 05 17:00) - 5 comments
Later this year, Pitchcare will run its first ‘Essential Management Skills’ course, delivered by trainer and careers counsellor Frank Newberry. Frank has trained groundsmen and greenkeepers for more than 15 years and this new course is aimed at helping those in a supervisory or management position to acquire a range of vital management skills and put them into practice successfully in the workplace. - Read Article
Work based training courses available
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By Jonathan Knowles (15 Aug 05 17:35)
Myerscough College is the leading land based college in the country, providing high quality education and training. Presently we are expanding nationally. Giving you the opportunity to take advantage of our highly qualified team. We offer work based NVQ’s: Levels 2 to 4 in Sports Turf-full details inside - Read Article
MSc fills the gaps in Sports turf knowledge.
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By Editor (27 Jul 05 15:05)
Stephen Prinn began his career in the sports industry as a greenkeeper 25 years ago. He moved onto construction and design, before beginning as a teacher of Sportsturf at Askham Bryan College in York 10 years ago, where he is now deputy section leader for Horticulture, Sportsturf and Arboriculture. More Inside. - Read Article
The future of turf grass education?
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By Phil Sharples (07 Jul 05 16:00) - 8 comments
After spending the past 9 years working in the sports turf education arena at instructor, lecturer and head of department levels, and spending 5 years previous to this being educated in sports turf (both full and part time), I now feel in a strong position to make informed comment on the current state of affairs within education. Both positive and negative! - Read Article
Managing Earthworm castings in Low-Cut Golf Course turf
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By R. Chris Williamson, Ph.D. and Seung (Steve) Hong (24 Jun 05 17:15) - 1 comment
In the spring of 2002 University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists initiated a comprehensive study to investigate the effectiveness of abrasive aggregates for potential suppression of earthworm casting production in low-cut golf course turf when applied as a topdressing amendment. - Read Article
Looking deeper into Cricket Topdressings
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By Alan Lewis (24 Jun 05 13:00) - 4 comments
Topdressing has become an automatic operation with the autumn renovation of a cricket square, but with changes in scarification over the last few years, is it time we looked in more detail at the process of top dressing, and more importantly, the materials used? More Inside. - Read Article
