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Buying the right tractor
31 Jan 2005 -
Consultancy -
Laurence Gale MSc
- 3 comments
Today's sports turf Industry offers tractor manufacturers a wide market to operate in. The combination of site diversity and the growing needs of the Groundsman/Greenkeeper to be able to operate efficiently has brought about a revolution in tractor design and performance. More inside.
JCB Groundcare and Swan Plant Services join land forces
31 Jan 2005 -
Industry -
Nicola Jones
Swan is pleased to announce that it is expanding its range of specialist grounds equipment for hire by partnering with JCB. read inside for this and other Swan news
Robert is BTME prize draw winner
31 Jan 2005 -
Industry -
Ellie Parry
The winner of the North Staffs Irrigation prize draw held at BTME is Robert Needham.
Unsung heroes rewarded at BTME
31 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Carol Dutton
Karl Fulford, Head Groundsman of Abbeydale Sports Club, Sheffield and Mike Symons Head Greenkeeper of Bovey Castle Golf Course on Dartmoor in Devon were awarded as Unsung Heroes at BTME.The awards are mounted and financed by Terrain Aeration and sponsored by Turf Professional Magazine and Pitchcare-full details inside
Lloyds mowers out in front
31 Jan 2005 -
Industry -
Editor
The latest developments in front mounted hydraulic gang mowers from Lloyds & Co Letchworth Ltd. were launched at this year’s BTME as well as a full re-design of the Lloyds Paladin handles has resulted in a safer machine with more operator comfort-details inside
New range of carbon power foliar feeds
31 Jan 2005 -
Industry -
Carol Dutton
Floratine have launched a revolutionary new range of liquid foliar feed products, specifically designed to improve nutrient up-take in cooler temperatures-details inside
Wayne's World
31 Jan 2005 -
Cricket -
Wayne Lumbard
When I first started at Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council some 7 years ago, I was told in my interview that the County Ground sometimes/or it has been known to flood but nothing much. 7 years later and 17 floods later I’m still here to tell the tale. More Inside.
John Deere hybrid greens mower is Industry first
31 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Steve Mitchell
Seen for the first time at BTME 2005, the new John Deere 2500E is the golf and turf industry’s first hybrid greens mower, combining conventional diesel power with electric motors to produce a quieter, more environmentally friendly machine.Advanced technology has eliminated 102 potential hydraulic leak points-full details inside
New WRAP research demonstrates potential member loyalty
31 Jan 2005 -
Golf -
Catherine Graham
At this year’s BTME event, WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) has launched the findings of research into golfers’ attitudes towards the use of recycled products and materials on golf courses-full summary inside
Heritage set to take all
31 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Editor
New fungicide Heritage has gained an additional on-label approval against Take-All disease. Heritage has already proved highly popular with turf managers since its launch-details inside
Scotts Re-Act to weed control needs
30 Jan 2005 -
Everris News -
Press Release
A product launched at BTME this month is set to enhance both sports and amenity turf quality and turf manager’s budgets. Scotts Re-Act is new selective turf herbicide combining a powerful triple active ingredient formulation with high concentration
Scotts best sellers
30 Jan 2005 -
Book Reviews -
Editor
Make sure that you keep up to date with developments in the Scotts turfcare and landscape ranges by securing copies of the latest editions of Scotts’ comprehensive product brochures-details inside
Bill Beaumont praises natural grass
28 Jan 2005 -
Rugby -
Dave Saltman
- 3 comments
Bill is quoted " I could not imagine playing on an artificial surface, although I can see the need for it’s use as a training aid and for some high wear local authority venues. As a player I played on some awful as well as some excellent surfaces, but in more recent years, in my capacity as a TV pundit, natural grass pitches have clearly improved beyond anything we were lucky enough to play on”.-details inside
Ransomes Jacobsen blaze a sales trail
28 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Peter Driver
Jim Read, head Greenkeeper at Hunstanton Golf Club, affectionately known as ‘the Augusta of the UK’ because of its super fast greens, has taken delivery of more Ransomes Jacobsen turf maintenance-full details inside
Reinstating the gallops on the Barbury Castle Estate
28 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Peter Driver
One of the latest and quickest deep aerators, a Terra Spike XF from Wiedenmann, is being used to help reinstate the training gallops on the Barbury Castle Estate.Situated in rolling downs on the edge of Marlborough in Wiltshire, the Barbury Castle Estate is a 4,500 acre equestrian centre featuring a Point to Point racecourse, extensive racehorse training facilities, training gallops including the famous Barbury Mile-details inside
Give us a voice!
28 Jan 2005 -
Editorial -
Noel MacKenzie
- 3 comments
Noel MacKenzie, B.Sc.(Hons), MBPR, Principal Consultant at Sports Turf Consulting gives us a thought provoking article on where the Industry is perhaps misguided and unrepresented-full details inside
IOG drainage course
28 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Mike Beardall
A special course on sports surface drainage to be run on Thursday February 17 at Milton Keynes Sports Club.
New Chafer grub control announced by Bayer
28 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Nick Harden
Amongst a range of new products launched by Bayer is the imminent release of a new Chafer grub control, that will be pleasing news for the Industry-full details inside
Legacy of Simplicity is lower price
28 Jan 2005 -
Industry -
Lance Bassett
Claymore Grass Machinery has announced lower retail prices for their Simplicity Diesel Legacy tractors. The commercial quality Legacy tractors are available in two-wheel or four-wheel drive-details inside
GreenFactory release additional on-line tools for management software
28 Jan 2005 -
General News -
Derek Marriott
GreenFactory Productions has released an online tine tool to help Greenkeepers specify aeration jobs. The tool lets the Greenkeeper specify the size and the spacing of tines, and produces a list of calculations, and even a visual graphic for the aeration task