Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY
Come again another day!
by TurfPro Editor, Laurence Gale MSC, MBPR

Many soil based pitches will be struggling to cope with the amount of rainfall the country has experienced recently - with many clubs on limited budgets finding the going particularly difficult.

 

 

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FEATURES
PHYSICAL CONTROL OF TURFGRASS PESTS
An urgent problem
by Andrew Turnbull, MRes, AllTurf Management

The withdrawal of chemical pesticides has left many turf professionals with no apparent answer to the devastation caused by insect larvae of the Crane Fly (Leather Jackets) and Chafer Beetle (Chafer Grubs).

 

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Leather Jacket
NEWS
OPEN SUPPORT TEAM ANNOUNCED
For the 149th Championship

This week's WEB ONLY story is The Open 2020 is heading to Sandwich in Kent this July and BIGGA has revealed which of its members have been selected to join the volunteer support team that will help maintain playing standards throughout the event.

 

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Support team member Richard Ponsford at The Open in 2019
GROUNDCARE SEMINAR ATTENDED BY OVER 150
Held at Durham CCC

Over 150 volunteers and professionals representing schools, sports clubs, local authorities and contractors from all over the UK attended the annual Dennis and SISIS groundcare seminar recently.

 

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The annual Dennis and SISIS groundcare seminar
ALLETT CELEBRATE QUEEN'S AWARD
With visit from Lord-Lieutenant

Last week, Allett Limited welcomed the Queen’s representative in Staffordshire to meet the staff and present a commemorative vase and ‘Grant of Appointment’ deed.

 

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Lord-Lieutenant, Mr Ian Dudson, the Queen’s representative in Staffordshire making the presentation to the Allett team
INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR DEERE'S NEW GREENS MOWERS
AE50 honour presented in U.S

The 2700 and 2750 PrecisionCut and E-Cut hybrid electric triplex mowers have been honoured by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

 

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John Deere’s 2700 and 2750 PrecisionCut and E-Cut hybrid electric triplex mowers
CRICKET WORLD GROUNDCARE AWARDS 2020 LAUNCHED
At Groundcare seminar

Organisers say the awards were introduced to recognise the dedication and hard work that turf professionals put into maintaining and producing cricket squares and outfields.

 

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Alastair Symondson, head of media at Cricket World, announces the launch of the Cricket World Groundcare Awards 2020
FAIRWAY RECOVERY COMPLETED
At Boat of Garten Golf Club

Head greenkeeper Michael Mann has been tending to some of the fairways worst affected by the 2018 drought, the overseeding of which is now much quicker and easier he says due to their new SpeedSeed 1100 from Charterhouse.

 

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Michael Mann (right) taking delivery of his SpeedSeed 1100 from Craig Chalmers of MacGregor Industrial Supplies
BALMERS GM APPOINTED BY WESSEX
As Proline dealers

Burnley based dealership say they are pleased to enhance their professional portfolio of groundcare equipment.

 

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Wessex Proline
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