August 2012 (Page 1)

Grandfather rights to end in 2015

Grandfather rights

The Sustainable Use Directive has announced the following Certification of Sprayer Operators guidelines

in Industry News - on 31/8/12

RedLeafSpot

Watch out for Leaf Spot

Autumn is the period when leaf spot can become prevalent. Dr Kate Entwistle offers some advice on diagnosis and prevention

in Consultancy - on 31/8/12

Dulwich College 7700 mower A

The reliability and precision of a John Deere mower have proved essential qualities in the turf maintenance programme of historic Dulwich College in south...

in Industry News - on 31/8/12

DaveSaltman09

Sport for all

It’s the current debate, the Olympics still fresh in many people’s minds, what sporting legacy will be left behind? There has been a fascinating thread...

in Industry News - on 31/8/12

GM Jolliffe Ltd with AFT Wizz Wheel at Brentwood Prep School (77)

Replacing his excavators with a purpose-built AFT Wizz Wheel 75 trencher has resulted in significant savings for Kent based contractors GM Jolliffe Ltd....

in Industry News - on 30/8/12

National Action Plan for the Amenity Sector

Amenity Forum launches campaign

in Industry News - on 30/8/12

Syngenta to acquire DuPont Professional Products business

Syngenta announced today that it has agreed to acquire the DuPont Professional Products insecticide business, a leading supplier of innovative products...

in Industry News - on 30/8/12

RunningDeere

John Deere's 175th

Members of the turfcare press were invited to the USA to celebrate John Deere’s 175th anniversary. The company has achieved iconic status in America,...

in Industry News - on 30/8/12

stuart 17

After four days of pushing three Ransomes pedestrain mowers one hundred and thirty plus miles, Tim Johnson and his team finally crossed the finish line...

in Industry News - on 29/8/12

Bernhard & Co have joined the GTC’s Quality Assured Scheme.

The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) is pleased to announce that Bernhard & Co have joined the GTC’s Quality Assured Scheme.

in Industry News - on 29/8/12

Peel 009A

Peel Golf Club is a picturesque course situated on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Established in 1895, it was opened to help establish the town’s...

in Industry News - on 29/8/12

PR4045 Surrey Sports Park2

Surrey Sports Park, part of the University of Surrey in Guildford, has invested in a new Toro Reelmaster 7000-D wide-area-cut mower to tend to its world-class...

in Industry News - on 29/8/12

Zontek

Stanley J. Zontek, the director of the USGA Green Section’s Mid-Atlantic Region, passed away Aug. 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 63 years...

in Industry News - on 29/8/12

lost mower

A Ride-on lawn mower and pitch-marker used by a football and cricket club has been stolen, leaving a junior club thousands of pounds out of pocket.

in Football - on 28/8/12

New Major Website

Major Equipment Ltd has announced the launch of their new multi-lingual website.

in Industry News - on 28/8/12

PR4046 golf greens booklet

Specialist grass seed breeder shares findings of groundbreaking trials on best grass seed solution for golf greens in new booklet.

in Industry News - on 28/8/12

SteveGreen

Dixie Grammar School

After nearly twenty-five years working in top-flight professional football, Stephen Green has become the new Head Groundsman at the Dixie Grammar School...

in Schools & Colleges - on 28/8/12

SugarcaneBeetle

Hunting billbugs

Addressing the Emergence of Two New Turfgrass Insect Pests in the United States. Report by Diane E Silcox, Terri Hoctor Billeisen, and Rick L Brandenburg,...

in Industry News - on 27/8/12

 Sunderland accused after Reading game called off

Sunderland’s decision to host a series of pop concerts over the summer will be questioned after they were forced to call off their opening home game...

in Football - on 27/8/12

TechnicalSurfaces

Artificial pitches

Nick Harris of Technical Surfaces Ltd outlines some of the works that can - and should - be completed during warm, dry weather, and why the temptation...

in Synthetics - on 27/8/12