New Soil Scout and GreenSight partnership

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New Soil Scout and GreenSight partnership: The team behind the wireless underground soil monitoring solution Soil Scout has announced a new equal distribution partnership with US-based GreenSight, a leading provider of autonomous aerial intelligence services for golf courses.

The technology partnership will give greenkeepers a real-time understanding of how to create optimal above and below ground conditions for their courses while increasing efficiency on water and nutrient usage.

New Soil Scout and GreenSight

New Soil Scout and GreenSight

“Understanding what happens is critical if fields are to reach their true potential,“ said Soil Scout CEO Jalmari Talola. “When it comes to greenkeepers, their challenge is real – to maintain extremely high-quality surfaces over large areas while facing pressure to cut water consumption and act in an environmentally sustainable way.

“Our technology partnership with GreenSight will see Soil Scout Sensors strategically buried across golf courses, giving greenkeepers instant insight into what’s happening below their soils. These insights will be combined in GreenSight’s TurfCloud platform with a cutting-edge machine vision analysis of the entire golf course captured by drone-mounted sensors. Greenkeepers will see everything happening on their courses – and be able to plan their day’s work – before they set foot outside.”

The equal partnership will see Soil Scout acting as a reseller of the GreensSight TurfCloud product line in Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with GreenSight acting as Soil Scout reseller and distributor in the United States.

GreenSight CEO James Peverill commented, “GreenSight is excited to be able to offer our industry-leading product, TurfCloud, through the Soil Scout Company. Being able to add Soil Scout to our dashboard will greatly add to the data already being captured. 

“We look forward to helping their customers manage their soils more efficiently and improve their facilities across the world. We’re equally excited to be able to distribute their intuitive soil condition sensors to our growing customer base.”

Recently backed by Husqvarna last year’s seed funding round, Soil Scout was co-founded by Finnish agrotechnology Ph.D. and 19th generation farmer Johannes Tiusanen and electronics expert M.Sc.Eng Jussi Sirkiä with a mission of giving soil experts the information they need to effectively manage their lands. The Soil Scout team will work with GreenSight’s experienced robotics, spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones), advanced communications, agriculture and land management professionals to further develop new products and services for their customers.

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The Stone Zone & Landscaping Centre Returns

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The Stone Zone & Landscaping Centre Returns: After a difficult few months for The Stone Zone & Landscaping Centre/ Dorset Soils & Aggregates, they are proud to announce their re-opening to the public.

As the South’s leading supplier of landscaping materials, they supply sandstone & porcelain paving, Wessex® turf, artificial grass, Composite Prime decking, Daltex resin bound aggregates, decorative stone, soil and all landscape/building aggregates.

The Stone Zone & Landscaping Centre Returns

The Stone Zone & Landscaping Centre Returns

The Stone Zone has three locations across Dorset: Ferndown, Bournemouth and Dorchester. Each depot stretches across a vast location, with ample parking and impressive display gardens. All products are on display with samples available upon request.

Customer and staff safety are their top priority; strict social distancing measures have been put in place as well as high levels of sanitization. Customers can confidently browse inspiring display gardens in a safe and spacious outdoor area. The Stone Zone also operate with contactless payments where possible and contactless deliveries.

Visit The Stone Zone & Landscaping Centre today to see the largest landscaping selection in the South.

Website: https://www.sandandgravel.uk.com/

Phone: 01202 874207

Ferndown: Unit 5, Mitchell Road, Fernside Park, Ferndown Ind. Estate, Ferndown, Dorset, BH21 7SG

Bournemouth: Unit A, Robert Rose House, Elliott Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 8JS

Dorchester: c/o Dobbies Garden Centre, 24 Wareham Road, Owermoigne, Dorchester, DT2 8BY

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Carnoustie announces John Deere partnership

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Carnoustie announces John Deere partnership: Carnoustie Golf Links Chief Executive Michael Wells announced today that a strategic partnership with John Deere has been secured, following a detailed period of exclusive discussions between the two organisations, whose joint vision laid the groundwork for today’s announcement.

The formalisation of the partnership will harmonise flagship greenkeeping practices with leading technology and R&D, as this alliance looks to lead the conversation in sustainability and best practice in golf course maintenance.

Carnoustie announces John Deere partnership

Carnoustie announces John Deere partnership

For both organisations, this important development will further enhance their significant independent successes in this area and combine two leading industry names to maximise opportunities and aid innovation.

For staff in each organisation, this will also see significant value investments designed to create new professional development and learning opportunities, in addition to supporting a wide range of charitable and apprenticeship programmes, including Carnoustie’s 250-strong junior golf development hub The Carnoustie Craws.

Today’s announcement is a meaningful new chapter in Carnoustie’s story and sees the merging of two historic organisations. Carnoustie held the first of its eight Open Championships in 1931, but it was long before this that a great many young clubmakers, golf professionals and greenkeepers (known as The Carnoustie 300) left Carnoustie to take golf worldwide, helping to change the face of the game forever.

This eight-time Open Championship venue is known for delivering change in the game of golf and is held by many to be the ancestral home of American and Australian golf.

“Our goal was to conceive a partnership based on shared values that went well beyond the provision of greenkeeping equipment,” said Carnoustie Golf Links Chief Executive Michael Wells. “Carnoustie and John Deere can now work together to lead the conversation as the golf industry looks to modernise its approach to golf course management, with a partnership that will focus on innovation and development.”

John Deere’s European Golf & Turf Sales and Marketing Manager Carlos Aragones added: “John Deere is fully committed to the manufacture and support of advanced, high quality equipment for the world’s best golf courses. We will be honoured to see our machinery at work on the Championship, Burnside and Buddon Links Courses at Carnoustie Golf Links, and look forward to establishing a close and fruitful partnership with this historic club.”

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LockStar label update granted in Ireland

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LockStar label update granted in Ireland: ICL customers in Ireland can look forward to more effective and flexible weed control after LockStar, a residual herbicide, was granted a label update.

The label update in Ireland follows shortly after being given the same stamp of approval in the UK.

LockStar label update granted in Ireland

LockStar label update granted in Ireland

Customers can now apply LockStar all-year round instead of the previous limited window of between February and June. This will provide contractors and grounds managers with the opportunity to adapt their approach and give them greater control over weed growth.

Previously, LockStar could only be used on natural surfaces not intended to bear vegetation. However, the new label update grants the use of the product on amenity vegetation (around). This will allow for the herbicide to be applied in a wider range of situations and be used in more areas such as around the base of shrubs, trees, plants and other amenity areas.

LockStar controls a broad spectrum of weeds for up to four months and allows for professional and safe weed control. The innovative formula contains diflufenican and iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium – which is the first new weed control active ingredient to be released in the Republic of Ireland for many years.

When applied before germination LockStar creates a dual barrier at the soil surface which keeps weeds at bay. To control weeds that are already present, LockStar should be tank-mixed with glyphosate or a fatty acid.

LockStar, available in a 500g pack, uses the latest generation of water dispersible granules, which means the product quickly dissolves in water and remains stable in the spray tank for a minimum of 24 hours.

Compared to conventional weed management programmes, LockStar keeps surfaces clean and weed-free for longer, as well as reducing the number of applications and amounts of herbicide required.

LockStar should be applied at a rate of 500g/ha with just a single application required per season.

Please contact ICL’s Country Sales Manager Colman Warde on 087 7799527 or colman.warde@icl-group.com for further details. www.icl-sf.ie

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Pressure washer attachment for Bobcat loaders

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Pressure washer attachment for Bobcat loaders: Bobcat has launched the new Pressure Washer Attachment for Bobcat loaders, joining the Bobcat family of over 100 different kinds of original attachments. Bobcat is the world’s first manufacturer to offer this kind of attachment for skid-steer, compact track and all wheel steer loaders on the market.

Designed to spray high pressure water on city streets, roads or any other suitable surfaces, the plug&play design of the new Pressure Washer Attachment provides total peace of mind. This ensures it is quick and easy to connect it to the Bobcat loader, allowing the operator to begin work with the new attachment immediately.

Pressure washer attachment for Bobcat loaders

Pressure washer attachment for Bobcat loaders

The compact dimensions of the new attachment guarantee maximum efficiency and simplify transportation requirements, whilst the front sprayer is adjustable to easily adapt to all types of work.

Wide Range of Applications

There are three different Pressure Washer Attachment models – the 250S, 250M and 250L – to match different Bobcat loaders and to meet the specific requirements of the many different applications for the attachment which include:

  • Roadwork and construction
  • Disinfecting to protect against Covid-19 or any other kind of sanitization
  • Cleaning furniture in parks and urban streets
  • Maintaining railways, bridges and tunnels
  • Cleaning animal or poultry sheds
  • Cleaning many types of machinery

Daniele Paciotti, Product Line Manager Attachments Bobcat in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said: “Bobcat is now offering a Pressure Washer Attachment that ensures that cleaning streets, signs and street furniture has never been so easy and effective. Wherever much larger dedicated machines cannot gain access or where the job must be done mechanically – the new Pressure Washer Attachment mounted on a Bobcat loader is the best way to clean surfaces. Excellent results can also be achieved when cleaning façades and roofs, to clear waste and moss/lichen, for example.”

The new attachment is also very versatile, as the operator can either operate the sprayer from the cab or with a handgun for more targeted high-pressure water cleaning or sanitization of various objects.

Daniele Paciotti added: “The washing handgun and accompanying 20 m hose reel provide an easy switch from the front sprayer to handheld washing, providing an alternative solution for cleaning apartment entrances, corners, statues, machines, cars, benches, signs or in any tight spaces.”

The 250S Pressure Washer model is intended for the Bobcat S100 skid-steer loader. Next in the range is the 250M model, which is approved for use on all Bobcat skid-steer loaders from the S450 to the S650 model and the T450, T590 and T650 track loaders. The third model, the 250L, is designed for use with the S630, S650, S770 and S850 skid-steer loaders and the T590, T650, T770 and T870 compact track loaders. To work with the Pressure Washer Attachments, all the loaders except for the S100 must be equipped with the Bobcat Attachment Control Kit which is standard on the high flow machines.

Transforming Hydraulic Power into Pressurized Water

Working closely with the supplier, a Finish based company, Dynaset, Bobcat is now providing a Pressure Washer Attachment that is simple and effective, transforming the hydraulic power of the loader to pressurized water without any loss of power. This simplicity is also key to the ease-of-use and low maintenance of the attachment, ensuring increased uptime and more working hours.

Other product features include the Floating Front Wheel, which allows the Pressure Washer to work more smoothly and faster. As well as ease-of-use, the new Pressure Washer is also simple to clean, getting jobs done more quickly and safely with consistent results. The absence of rotating parts in the High Pressure Pump increases durability and ensures low maintenance requirements.

For more information about Bobcat and Bobcat products, visit www.bobcat.com

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