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...anyone with limited knowledge is able to produce a smart looking business card and tack on ‘Consultant’ after their name”
JEFF PERRIS, STRI
THIS ISSUE When the heat is on 8
Inside
Preparing for the POMS
Ashes fever is back; the Aussies are out for revenge; a world record attendance of 97,000 is expected on day one of the MCG Test.
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A SECRET OF SUCCESS In the heart of the Danish countryside, surrounded by 72
hectares of test fields, resides the main research and development site of DLF Trifolium
THE ENVIRONMENT AND GOLF Increasingly joined up thinking is helping agencies, authorities
and the golf industry unite under the realisation that golf courses are key to nurturing the environment
SUSTAINABLE GOLF The new ‘buzz words’ in greenkeeping circles. Paul Lowe,
Course Manager at Rhuddlan Golf Course, explains his modus operandi
DO YOU NEED AND AGRONOMIST? Jeff Perris, Senior Consultant at the STRI, looks at the role of
the turfgrass agronomist and says that it is fundamental to have good, and appropriate, experience
MEAD THE NEW HEAD GROUNDSMAN James Mead is a great believer in the art of groundsmanship
and is putting it in to practice at Rugby School
THE FUTURE IS GREEN The synthetic sports surfaces industry is moving in directions
undreamt of twenty years ago
WHAT MAKES GOOD TOPSOIL? Nigel Fahey BSc., laboratory manager for Baileys of Norfolk,
says that too much poor quality ‘premium’ topsoil is finding its way into the marketplace
News .......................................................................................... 3-6 Greenkeepers and Committees .................................................. 28 From Parkstone to the Palace ................................................ 30-31 Complete Control .................................................................. 36-37 Aintree to York ...................................................................... 38-39 Hedging your bets ................................................................ 40-41 Conkers under threat ............................................................ 42-44 Big Boys ................................................................................ 45-47 Les Quennevais Sports Complex .......................................... 54-55 Laying New Fields .................................................................. 56-57 Wilde about Recycling ............................................................ 62-63 What a load of Rubbish .......................................................... 64-65 Sods Law ................................................................................ 70-71 + Bowls with Dennis•Charterhouse•Keith Kensett•Deal or No Deal II? Chemical Constituents•Drought & Trees•Edwin’s Machinery Maintenance
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Richard Winter Operations Manager Melbourne Cricket Ground
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