Entries by Lucy Nicholls

NEW SALTEX Innovation Awards

NEW SALTEX Innovation Awards: The GMA announces additional, new categories to the SALTEX Innovation Award, a prestigious hallmark for products showcasing the future of groundscare. Entries for this year are now open via the website. Since its launch at SALTEX in 2017, the Innovation Award has helped to highlight some of the most ground-breaking, innovative […]

S500 Plus performs at Victoria Park

S500 Plus performs at Victoria Park: Mike Finch of idverde has praised the performance of the Dennis S500 Plus seeder which he uses on the five greens at Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa. idverde was appointed by Warwick District Council in 2012 to undertake grounds maintenance and horticultural services within the district and has […]

ICL central to performance at Hogs Head

ICL central to performance at Hogs Head: David Daly, Golf Course Superintendent at Hogs Head Golf Club in Ireland, has long relied on a wide range of ICL products, from the initial grow-in to now helping him maintain the award-winning 18-hole course to a consistently high level. David started in the role when it was […]

Chris Hamley retires from Agrovista UK

Chris Hamley retires from Agrovista UK: Agrovista UK has announced the retirement of Chris Hamley, Supervisor at the Liskeard depot in Cornwall, after an incredible 44 years of service. Born and bred in Cornwall, Chris Hamley is a highly respected man in the South-West. He started working for the company back in 1976 after seeing […]

Anthracnose: Interactions with the disease triangle

Anthracnose: Interactions with the disease triangle: Anthracnose of turf is caused by the pathogen Colletotrichum cereale. The disease primarily affects intensely managed turf surfaces because of the considerable stresses that these environments place on the host plants. This article describes phases within the lifecycle of anthracnose of turf (figure 1) in the context of the […]