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Editorial News
Grasscutter Plane sailing! Giving a hoot!
64 Michael Finch, Royal Leamington Spa Bowls Club
Summer Sports An important requirement
114 Technical 64
“My lawn is fine, why do we have to go to the trouble and cost involved in maintaining a green?” Thus often begins the stand-off between bowler and greenkeeper, creating, at best, animosity and, at worst, a complete disregard for the work of the person whose job it is to get the playing surface through the season. So, who is right?
Equestrian Building the future
Artificial Surfaces Advancements in equipment
Could it be more helpful? 96
Turfgrass Seed - ‘The buyers guide to quality amenity turfgrasses’ is a booklet, produced annually, and many readers will be familiar with it. It is published by the British Society of Plant Breeders Ltd and the turfgrass evaluation trials are conducted at Bingley, West Yorkshire, but could it be more helpful? Dr Tim Lodge believes so.
Modern-day safety features 70
Making site developments work to its advantage, whilst minimising disruption to racing, has proved a highly positive experience for Newbury Racecourse, reports Jane Carley.
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Nigel Church is a Product Trainer with Cutting Edge Training, an operating division of Ransomes Jacobsen. In this article, he looks at slope mowing and the modern-day safety features of ride-on machinery.
Electronics on mowers 108
In the 3rd article of Jim Whitton’s machinery series, he explores the development of commercial mower electrical systems over the last three decades. He looks at what is state of the art now and has a look at what the future might bring.
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The constant desire to push the boundaries of what is possible encourages the synthetic turf industry to constantly evolve and shift its focus. The evidence of this evolution is most visible in the maintenance of the surfaces.
Conservation Do they naturally co-habit? 80
Spring is nearly with us and, whilst some of you may not really have stopped cutting grass, for others you will be starting to think about the season ahead. Grass is great; it’s green, lush and looks good, but it can be an issue for the trees that grow in it. Guy Watson of Certhia Consulting Limited explains why.
A prickly situation! 86
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle is in decline, with one third of the UK’s hedgehog population disappearing in the past ten years. Human activity is to blame, but there are plenty of ways you can help to reverse this trend, as Peter Britton explains.
Do more with less! 114
In many cases, turfcare managers are being asked to do more with less resource, maintaining top-quality golf courses and sports facilities on flat and, in some cases, declining budgets. Reesink’s Trevor Chard offers some pointers for those with diminishing resources.
Pests & Diseases A risky business
134 The end of coring? Non-turf pitches?
Time for non-turf pitches? Use of nitrogen
134 136 138
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Purity of thought Frank Newberry
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
126 132
Trevor Chard, Reesink Turfcare
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BTME 2017 Continue to Learn Seminar presenter, Daniel Lightfoot MG MSc, of Syngenta outlined his approach to Designing a Pro-Active Fungicide Programme, developed in conjunction with Lee Strutt MG PGdip, Course Manager at the Royal Automobile Club, to meet his specific demands.
Grabbed by the fuzz? 122
We’re heading into a period of the year when disease pressure is generally high, particularly Microdochium nivale, otherwise known as Fusarium patch. Therefore, it seems appropriate to review the techniques used to control Fusarium.
140 Matt Whittock, The Belfry
Growing wild at The Belfry Product news Offside
140 142 144
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Richard Osgood, Newbury Racecourse
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Lee Strutt, Royal Automobile Club
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