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Knowledgeable Management is the Key to Reducing Nitrogen Leaching
15 Sep 2006 -
Training -
David Nickson
- 1 comment
Much has been written over recent years about the overall influence nitrogen leaching has on our environment. The formation of blue-green algae on waterways and the increased concentration of nitrogen sources in ground water can often be attributed to poor nitrogen use. Agricultural run off and the lack of appropriate effluent treatment plants near rivers and waterways are prime sources of nitrogen contamination.
Autumn Renovations, Kill or Cure
8 Sep 2006 -
Training -
Laurence Gale MSc
- 21 comments
The success of your end of season renovations will be governed by many factors and the end result will inevitably dictate the performance of your pitch / facility next year.
The extent of the renovations will be wholly dependent on the current condition of the facility and any future objectives of the club to up grade their facilities.
Lowering Soil pH
25 Aug 2006 -
Training -
Ieuan Dafydd
- 2 comments
For many years the application of urea buffered sulphur, or similar, to fine turf in an effort to lower the pH of a soil was commonplace. The received wisdom seemed to be cast-iron in its assertions: finer grasses thrive in a slightly acidic soil, sulphur lowers pH, ipso facto sulphur is great for fine turf areas, golf greens particularly.
The Greenkeepers’ Training Committee (GTC) technical committee appoints new chairman
24 Aug 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
The Greenkeepers’ Training Committee (GTC) technical committee has a new chairman with the appointment of Nick Bisset.
Writtle College Sports Turf Mechanics Course
18 Aug 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
Writtle College are now enrolling for the second intake on their 15 week Sports Turf Mechanics course for September 2006, after its successful launch in March 2006 following consultation with the industry.
Fundraising
18 Aug 2006 -
Training -
Dan Hughes
You would be hard pushed to find a sports club that would not benefit from an extra cash injection for machinery, equipment, and projects. So, when the grants have been spent and the kitty is left bare what options are there for clubs to gain further funding?
Two Colleges added to GTC List
18 Aug 2006 -
Training -
David Golding
The Greenkeepers’ Training Committee (GTC) has added two new colleges to its list of centres which work with the sector and within the awarding bodies’ criterion to deliver sports turf qualifications.
Noise
16 Aug 2006 -
Training -
Sean Whitaker
A Medical Research Council survey for 1997 to 1998 suggested that over half a million workers in the UK suffer some level of work-related hearing damage
Three 'Best of both worlds' seminars
4 Aug 2006 -
Training -
Lynn Hilton
Natural turf or synthetic? Both have their place, and to prove the point, seven companies are jointly sponsoring Seminar/Demonstration Days in the South East of England, offering an opportunity to talk to the experts and learn the secrets of creating and maintaining quality playing surfaces
The Full Motty
27 Jul 2006 -
Training -
David Goodjohn
- Issue 7 - Jun / Jul 2006
The Adams and Stewart soil binding test (ASSB) or Motty test as it is commonly known is still a very good method for measuring soil strength. Particularly in that it can be simply done at home without the need to use specialist equipment.
Badger damage- What can be done?
25 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Editor
Badgers and their setts are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, which makes it illegal to kill, injure or take badgers or to interfere with a badger sett.
Interference with a sett includes blocking tunnels or damaging the sett in any way.
Charged water particles mimic Sun’s long wavelength energy
24 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Dave Darragh
Science continues to push the boundaries, providing another growth extension aid for Groundsmen and Greenkeepers. It is a unique, environmentally friendly process, which boosts the energy level of ordinary water, by using electro-magnetic (EM) energy.
The 6th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, the Conference of Ideas!
19 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Andrew Mcleod
Along with a number of colleagues from Cranfield University, I attended the 6th conference of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) located in the Olympia Park in Munich and organised by SportKreativWerkstatt.
Imminent water restrictions offer new challenges
19 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Gordon Jaaback
The need to conserve water now becomes a reality - shortly we could face drastic water restrictions and rising costs as a result of low rainfall this winter. Capacities of stored water reserves are much reduced and restricted pumping rights from rivers will present the same concern. On the other hand there is the challenge to reduce our water losses from run-off and control our water use. Monitoring will become a necessity. It is in times like these we need to become more informed of actual water losses, the rainfall that is effective and the minimum irrigation need. In essence, keeping track of the balance of available water supply in the root zone seems logical yet vital.
Danish Greenkeepers Conference 2006
18 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Press Release
Danish Greenkeepers Conference 2006
Dollar Spot Disease
16 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Dr Kate Entwistle
Dollar spot is a fungal disease that appears to be increasing in occurrence across the UK. Historically in the UK, dollar spot has been recorded as a disease of fine-leaved fescues but, over the last five years, we have seen a steady rise in the number of outbreaks of this disease developing on Poa annua swards.
Nematodes
15 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Dr Kate Entwistle
- Issue 5 - Feb / Mar 2006 - 1 comment
Nematodes are a large and diverse group of non-segmented, microscopic roundworms that can inhabit both the rootzone and the turfgrass plants themselves. There are three main types of nematode but it is only the plant parasitic nematodes that have the ability to cause damage or disease to the turf.
Reaseheath Show 2006
13 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Laurence Gale MSc
- 13 comments
Reaseheath Show 2006
Every cloud has a silver lining
9 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Peter Hollingsworth
The subject of the weather is always high on the agenda of most groundsmen and greenkeeper. Not a day passes without some reference to the weather. A dramatic change can severely influence the condition and performance of the playing surfaces.
Water resources for sports turf: passing the Environmental MOT
8 Jul 2006 -
Training -
Dr Jerry Knox
- Issue 7 - Jun / Jul 2006
Changes in the way the Environment Agency assess time-limited licenses will impact on all sports facilities dependant on direct abstraction for irrigation.
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