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Myerscough College Trial Canadian Machine
Training - By Press Release (23 Dec 06 13:00)
Myerscough College’s Sportsturf department have recently taken delivery of an AerWay Sportstine aeration machine. - Read Article

One Day Cricket Seminar Series for 2007 From STRI
Training - By Anne Wilson (23 Dec 06 12:00) - 2 comments
STRI is holding a series of one day cricket seminars throughout 2007. The topic ‘Advances in Cricket Performance Management’ looks at the future of cricket management and new innovations, including STRI’s recently launched A.S.H.E.S. a performance testing service for cricket. The programme will interest all those who manage cricket facilities at all levels. - Read Article

Industry Specific materials play key role
Training - By Press Release (21 Dec 06 11:55)
Industry specific training materials developed by the GTC played a key role in valuable management training offered to greenkeepers earlier this year. - Read Article

Pruning for Effect
Training - By Paul Thornton (16 Dec 06 16:00) - 1 comment
There are a lot of good reasons for pruning plants and most are for fairly practical objectives. - Read Article

Sports Facility Construction Exhibition and Seminar held at Sandown Park Racecourse.
Training - By Press Release (11 Dec 06 13:00)
For those who could not the attend the excellent day, SAPCA have very kindly provided the majority of the presentations on their website, click on the following link to access presentations. - Read Article

BTLIA courses now available on day-release basis
Training - By Ellie Tait (07 Dec 06 16:00)
When to irrigate and how much water to apply are two of the most difficult decisions that turf managers have to make. The decision-making process is complex and, in most cases, demands an integrated approach – a coupling of common sense and science-based principles. The greater the scientific understanding; the more effective is the common sense element. - Read Article

Frost Explained
Training - By Karl Danneberger (06 Dec 06 15:00) - 4 comments
Frost is an interesting process that occurs on clear cold nights when turfgrass plants reradiate heat (exothermic reaction). As the plant loses heat to the atmosphere the plant leaf cools. If the plant temperature is cooler than the air temperature then moisture from the atmosphere will condense on the leaf. - Read Article

Plants to Give Fragrance to Winter
Training - By Paul Thornton (06 Dec 06 14:00) - 1 comment
We are as far away from summer as it is possible to be right now, but thankfully there are several plants that just don’t care! They just get on with producing flowers anyway, and because the passing pollinating insects are so scarce they emit a stronger scent than many of their summer flowering counterparts, giving gardeners a real winter treat! - Read Article

Bolstering work based training programmes
Training - By Press Release (06 Dec 06 10:00)
The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) is being supported by a major Government funding body in a joint initiative intended to improve the quality of work-based training and assessment. - Read Article

Secretary of State visits Plumpton College
Training - By Press Release (29 Nov 06 13:00)
Plumpton College in East Sussex recently hosted a visit by David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as part of his visit to Sussex to see various rural activities. - Read Article

Mapping soils
Training - By Laurence Gale MSc (24 Nov 06 11:00)
In my role as editor and consultant for Pitchcare I often come across many horror stories about poorly constructed and maintained pitches, which in the main arise from the fact that inappropriate surveys have been carried out to ascertain the existing soil physical properties and structure make up of the site, coupled with the fact that to save money there is often a compromise on imported materials. Particularly on lower budget projects where quite often sub standard local imported subsoil and topsoil materials are used. - Read Article

Sports Facility Construction - Exhibitions and Seminars
Training - By Press Release (21 Nov 06 16:00)
Forthcoming Event: Tuesday 28 November: Sandown Park Racecourse, Surrey. - Read Article

Plant Maples for Brilliant Autumn Colour
Training - By Paul Thornton (21 Nov 06 8:00)
This has been the best year we have seen for autumn colour in a long while mainly due to a dry and sunny October. - Read Article

Biggest ever turf conference in Denmark a great success!
Training - By Press Release (17 Nov 06 8:00) - 2 comments
Søren Nicholson (DGA Board Member) reports from Denmark’s biggest ever turfgrass event: The Danish Greenkeepers Association’s International Conference 2006. - Read Article

Strike One
Training - By Peter Hollingsworth (12 Nov 06 15:45)
THERE are, on average, about 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any one time around the world with 100 lightning strikes every second. A lightning bolt travels at about 14,000mph and heats up the air around it to 30,000°C - five times hotter than the surface of the sun. The chance of being hit by lightning is about one in three million. - Read Article

Health and Safety Briefing Notes: An Overview of Safety at Sports Grounds
Training - By Sean Whitaker (04 Nov 06 16:00)
Nowadays organisers of public events have to be scrupulous in reducing the risk of injury to players and public, and protecting themselves from litigation should an incident arise. Ultimately, it is the management of a sports ground who bears responsibility for safety. - Read Article

SportSURF Launch New Conference
Training - By Press Release (03 Nov 06 13:00) - 2 comments
This is the first of a new biennial conference for those interested and involved in sport surfaces. Its inception is borne out of the successful SportSURF network, bringing together many academic disciplines and industrial parties to discuss and formulate research needs for sport surfaces of the future. - Read Article

The Low-Down on Chemical Constituents
Training - By Tim Butler (28 Oct 06 10:00)
Many turfgrass professionals are often confused by the constituents of the products that they are using, be they fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. Terms such as fillers, carriers and inert materials are common components of many product labels. - Read Article

Mike is awarded 2006 TORO Student Greenkeeper Prize
Training - By Lucy Ohsten (27 Oct 06 12:25)
Assistant Greenkeeper at St Augustines Golf Club wins top Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award. - Read Article

3rd SportSURF workshop on the 22nd November 2006
Training - By Press Release (27 Oct 06 12:00)
This is a polite reminder for the 3rd SportSURF workshop on the 22nd November at the University of Exeter. Dr Darren Stefanyshyn from the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary will give the keynote presentation titled; Player Surface Interactions: Injury and Performance. This is an excellent opportunity to see some of the latest research findings from one of the worlds most prestigious biomechanics research groups. The workshop will focus on player-surface interactions and there will be numerous opportunities to get involved during the day. - Read Article

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