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Vandals strike at golf course

Vandals strike at golf course: Vandals have struck at a Herefordshire golf club as a car is driven across two of the course’s greens. Read the full article from County Times here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories that matter to you. Follow […]

Guardiola names ‘men of the match’

Guardiola names ‘men of the match’: Pep Guardiola hailed his ‘brilliant’ players but felt the Etihad Stadium groundsmen were the real heroes of Manchester City’s victory over West Ham United. Read the full article from TeamTalk here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories […]

Fight against the Garden Chafer

Fight against the Garden Chafer: International Pheromone Systems is looking for trial sites as part of its work to develop lures and traps to help monitor and control an insect pest that is menacing golf courses, race courses, amenity gardens and parks across much of the UK. Dr Sam Jones, Technical Manager for IPS, explains: […]

Vandals churn up grass pitches

Vandals churn up grass pitches: An amateur football club’s pitches have been vandalised by “idiots on motorbikes”. Read the full article from the Bolton News here For the latest industry news visit turfmatters.co.uk/news Get all of the big headlines, pictures, opinions and videos on stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for fun, fresh and engaging […]

Control the future today

Control the future today: Poa annua, also known as annual meadow grass, is a notorious problem for UK turf managers and greenkeepers who are looking to create perfect conditions for sporting or leisure activities. This is, in part, due to it being a grass, rather than a broadleaf weed, which means that it can be […]

Aspen, fuelling a cleaner campus

Aspen, fuelling a cleaner campus: As part of an active campaign to reduce their impact on the environment, the grounds department at Chester University have recently made the switch to Aspen Fuel for their remaining petrol-powered equipment. This is not the first time that Grounds & Gardens Coordinator Dan Cristofoli has used Aspen 2 and […]

J Premier Pitch delivers resilience

J Premier Pitch delivers resilience: While they’ve been using J Premier Pitch at the Lamex Stadium for the last three years, the grounds team at Stevenage Football Club cite this season as the best they’ve ever had in terms of plant strength and surface performance. After germinating in just five days earlier this year, Head […]

New BASIS organic farming course dates

New BASIS organic farming course dates: Organic certifier, OF&G (Organic Farmers & Growers), in collaboration with independent awarding body, BASIS and agronomy advisers, Abacus Agriculture have announced 2022 dates for the newly launched Foundation Award in Organic Farming, following a successful pilot. Next year’s Harper Adams University accredited level four courses will take place over […]

The Grove invests in stars of the future

The Grove invests in stars of the future: The Grove, Hertfordshire’s ultimate country escape, today announces two important promotions within its green-keeping team to continue its long-running heritage of developing the golf industry’s stars of the future. Since opening in 2003 a host of young talent have crafted their skills at the Top 100-ranked venue, […]