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23, May 2014
Best lawn; IAgrE President; IAgrE Awards; Chelsea Flower Show; Cobra sales; Jacobsen appoint
IN THIS ISSUE
HIS AND HER LAWNS
IAGRE APPOINT NEW PRESIDENT
IAGRE AWARDS
GARDEN MACHINERY AT CHELSEA
BBC FARMER VISITS DEERE STAND
PERENNIAL WIN SILVER GILT AWARD
MAKITA HELP ALAN TITCHMARSH
COBRA SALES AHEAD OF BUDGET
JACOBSEN APPOINT ASIA PACIFIC MD
DEERE'S RDA NOW ACTIVATED
NEWLYN PHILIP KINGSTON
NEW HOLLAND OPENS ITS DOORS
JOINT BIRTHDAYS FOR AMAZONE
PETROL MOWER FOR UNDER £50
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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
. . or thoughts for food

 
Chris Biddle
Next on the menu, McDonalds to offer Insect Burgers. . .?

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TURF PRO LAUNCH
Digital edition well received

 
Turf Pro launch issue
The first issue of our sister magazine, Turf Pro, now in a digital format, has been widely read and praised.


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NEWS
HIS AND HER LAWNS
Winners spend 10 hours a day tending their gardens

 
Malcom and Sandra Rogers
A husband and wife have won Britain's Best Lawn Award with 'his and her lawns'.

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IAGRE APPOINT NEW PRESIDENT
Professor Mark Kibblewhite

 
Professor Mark Kibblewhite
Mark Kibblewhite, Principal of MK Soil Science based in Dorset, and an Emeritus Professor at Cranfield University, is the new President of IAgrE.

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IAGRE AWARDS
Industry figures honoured

 
Austin Jarrett
IAgrE has presented its Awards for 2013 / 2014 to leading industry figures.

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GARDEN MACHINERY AT CHELSEA
Companies give show thumbs up
by Mike Beardall


 
Colin Hennah, Kubota's dealer manager southern region at Chelsea this week
Three leading machinery companies displayed their home garden equipment at Chelsea Flower Show this week.

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BBC FARMER VISITS DEERE STAND
At Chelsea this week
by Mike Beardall


 
BBC TV Countryfile farmer Adam Henson (right) on the John Deere stand at Chelsea with JD's Chris Meacock
Television farmer Adam Henson, of BBC Countryfile, was one of the celebrities who visited the John Deere stand at Chelsea Flower Show.

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PERENNIAL WIN SILVER GILT AWARD
For their garden display at Chelsea
by Mike Beardall


 
Perennial chief executive Richard Capewell with Anita Bates, director of marketing and development on their Chelsea garden
Perennial, the horticultural charity supported by Service Dealer, won a silver gilt award for their garden display in the Great Pavilion this week.

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MAKITA HELP ALAN TITCHMARSH
Build Britain In Bloom garden at Chelsea

 
Alan Titchmarsh gets to work at RHS Chelsea
Makita power tools have been used by Landform Consultants to create Alan Titchmarsh’s Chelsea Flower Show garden, his first for 30 years.

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COBRA SALES AHEAD OF BUDGET
After first six weeks

 
Cobra mowers
Henton and Chattell say they are pleased with the performance of both electric and petrol mowers and strimmers.


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JACOBSEN APPOINT ASIA PACIFIC MD
Chuck Greif takes on role

 
Chuck Greif
Chuck Greif, the former Director of Sales for Jacobsen's Eastern region of the USA, fills position vacated by Alan Prickett.

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DEERE'S RDA NOW ACTIVATED
Remote Display Access

 
Remote Display Access
John Deere's RDA system has now been fully activated in Western and Central European countries and selected CIS markets, as part of their FarmSight strategy.

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NEWLYN PHILIP KINGSTON
1921-2014

 
Newlyn Philip Kingston

Funeral of early pioneer of John Deere in the UK includes vintage 4020 tractor leading the cortage.

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NEW HOLLAND OPENS ITS DOORS
Event to celebrate 50 years of manufacturing at Basildon

 
New Holland's Basildon plant
Press and industry guests gather at Basildon to mark the 50th Anniversary of the New Holland Plant.

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JOINT BIRTHDAYS FOR AMAZONE
130 years clocked up

 
Christian and Klaus Dreyer
Father and son Klaus and Christian Dreyer, former and current director of Amazone-Werke, celebrated their 80th and 50th birthdays on May 7th.

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PETROL MOWER FOR UNDER £50
Dealers offered a low price to option compete with the sheds

 
Hyundai mower
Hyundai Power Equipment is offering dealers a petrol mower for under £50.

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