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Why the SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 increases the speed of aeration

Why the SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 increases the speed of aeration Updated

🕔06:05, 19.Sep 2018

The patented SISIS Javelin Aer-Aid 1500 machine greatly increases the speed of the aeration process by directly injection air into the rootzone at a fast working rate, creating thousands of fissures.

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Preventative fungicide treatments excel in STRI research trials

Preventative fungicide treatments excel in STRI research trials Updated

🕔19:41, 18.Sep 2018

Recent STRI research trials prove that preventative disease control programmes outperform curative options when analysed for turf quality, colour and presence of microdochium patch.

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BASIS celebrates its 40th anniversary

BASIS celebrates its 40th anniversary Updated

🕔18:38, 17.Sep 2018

Standard setting, training and auditing organisation, BASIS Registration is celebrating its 40th year of service to agricultural and related industries throughout 2018.

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Dunbar GC finds BLEC Multiseeder creates minimum disruption to course

Dunbar GC finds BLEC Multiseeder creates minimum disruption to course Updated

🕔07:16, 16.Sep 2018

The 18-hole links recently took delivery of a BLEC Multiseeder, allowing the greenkeeping team to increase the frequency of overseeding whilst leaving minimal disruption on the greens.

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How Thorpeness Golf Club replaced its course machinery after a fire

How Thorpeness Golf Club replaced its course machinery after a fire Updated

🕔07:14, 15.Sep 2018

A massive fire in January 2015 saw Suffolk’s Thorpeness Golf Club lose all of its equipment – valued at £355,000. For course manager of 22 years Ian Willett, the replacement of his fleet has been gradual…

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Headingley takes delivery of Cub Cadet INFINICUT® mowers

Headingley takes delivery of Cub Cadet INFINICUT® mowers Updated

🕔05:06, 14.Sep 2018

Cub Cadet INFINICUT® mowers make it a ‘first’ for Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds. The INFINICUT® purchase is a ‘first’ for a rugby club in the UK.

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Why this machine could benefit your golf course

Why this machine could benefit your golf course Updated

🕔06:50, 13.Sep 2018

This summer many courses discovered that plant cell enzymes had been destroyed by the prolonged hot weather. As one club found, a solution is a turf fan.

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Huntercombe Golf Club replaces its irrigation system with Toro

Huntercombe Golf Club replaces its irrigation system with Toro Updated

🕔06:41, 12.Sep 2018

Huntercombe Golf Club has replaced its irrigation system with Toro because according to course manager Grant Stewart “it’s the best on the market” for covering compact tees and vast greens.

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What pump is best for dispensing for petrol?

What pump is best for dispensing for petrol? Updated

🕔20:36, 11.Sep 2018

You’ve decided what size petrol tank you want but what pump is best for dispensing? This guide attempts to answer that question.

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New ‘Innovation Hub’ at SALTEX

New ‘Innovation Hub’ at SALTEX Updated

🕔21:15, 10.Sep 2018

New for 2018, SALTEX visitors can expect to see and experience the very latest groundscare ingenuity in a new area on the show floor which is purely dedicated to innovation and new concepts in grounds management.

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Italian agronomist joins Golf Business International

Italian agronomist joins Golf Business International Updated

🕔19:12, 9.Sep 2018

The Italian Golf Federation’s consulting agronomist and ecology officer, Stefano Boni, has joined the not-for-profit Golf Business International.

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Vertical drainage system to benefit Wandsworth Common

Vertical drainage system to benefit Wandsworth Common Updated

🕔05:27, 8.Sep 2018

A revolutionary vertical drainage system is set to assist with reducing Wandsworth Council’s perennial misery of cancelled football games due to waterlogged playing surfaces on its Wandsworth Common pitches.

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What can golf courses do to prevent disease this autumn?

What can golf courses do to prevent disease this autumn? Updated

🕔16:21, 7.Sep 2018

The low rainfall and high temperatures this summer has meant that turf is even more susceptible to disease this autumn than normal. Bayer technical manager Dr Colin Mumford reports.

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Germinal launches new website

Germinal launches new website Updated

🕔06:21, 7.Sep 2018

The amenity website makes selecting the most appropriate golf grass seed mixtures, fertilisers and wildflowers a doddle.

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Lignano Golf Club installs Aqua Edge synthetic lake edging system

Lignano Golf Club installs Aqua Edge synthetic lake edging system Updated

🕔06:03, 6.Sep 2018

The Italian club has installed the EcoBunker system to replace rotten 20-year-old piles that previously formed the edge of the course’s water features.

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How to renovate your turf surfaces following the hot summer

How to renovate your turf surfaces following the hot summer Updated

🕔16:14, 5.Sep 2018

Peter Corbett and Noel Mackenzie from Rigby Taylor explore how greenkeepers can renovate and protect their turf surfaces following the hot and dry conditions experienced this summer.

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Toro brings out new EdgeMax bedknives

Toro brings out new EdgeMax bedknives Updated

🕔06:33, 5.Sep 2018

Toro brings out new EdgeMax bedknives to bring a crisper cut and less wear to Toro greens and fairway mowers.

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‘Keep your lakes and ponds well aerated to prevent them from becoming stagnate’

‘Keep your lakes and ponds well aerated to prevent them from becoming stagnate’ Updated

🕔20:58, 4.Sep 2018

Weeks of high temperatures in June and July turned golf courses brown and while there was not much to be done to counteract it, lakes and ponds can be prevented from becoming stagnate as long as they are well aerated.

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Major BTME expansion for 2019 unveiled

Major BTME expansion for 2019 unveiled

🕔13:31, 3.Sep 2018

The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has revealed the improvements to the annual BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition (BTME).

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Court orders club to pay £150k over greenkeeper death

Court orders club to pay £150k over greenkeeper death Updated

🕔18:45, 2.Sep 2018

Golf clubs are being encouraged to check health and safety claims of their staff with previous employers after a Leicestershire club was ordered to pay £150k following the death of its course manager.

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Headland Amenity regime makes for improved conditions at Durham Country Cricket Club

Headland Amenity regime makes for improved conditions at Durham Country Cricket Club Updated

🕔07:52, 1.Sep 2018

Through a tried and tested combination of granular and soluble fertilisers, Durham County Cricket Club has sustained a strong, vibrant and healthy plant throughout the season.

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