Blog Elements - Turf Matters

Half Sized Blog Element (Single Author Style)

Half Sized Blog Element (Multi Author Style)

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

September 16, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Lucy Nicholls

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice: With Anthracnose appearing to be on the increase in recent years, ICL Technical Managers Henry Bechelet and Dr Andy Owen, along with Dr Kate Entwistle from The Turf Disease Centre recently put together a short series of technical update videos that give an insight into the disease and […]

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

September 15, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Izzy Cutler

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond: When having a new irrigation install, you’d be forgiven for thinking that additional site visits, detailed reports and training carried out by expert engineers would come at a hefty additional cost. But with Reesink Turfcare, this comes part and parcel with any Toro irrigation installation, as JCB Golf […]

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

September 16, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Lucy Nicholls

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

September 15, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Izzy Cutler

Full Sized Blog Element (Big Preview Pic)

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

September 16, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Lucy Nicholls

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice: With Anthracnose appearing to be on the increase in recent years, ICL Technical Managers Henry Bechelet and Dr Andy Owen, along with Dr Kate Entwistle from The Turf Disease Centre recently put together a short series of technical update videos that give an insight into the disease and the research that has been carried out looking at the various methods and ways in which it can be managed.

The below videos will provide you with an opportunity to learn various successful methods and treatments and will enable you to gain the upper hand when it comes to managing this all too common disease.

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

Video 1: The disease and identification

With Dr Andy Owen and Dr Kate Entwistle

Video 2: Background factors for development

With Dr Andy Owen and Henry Bechelet

Video 3: Best management advice for control

With Dr Andy Owen and Henry Bechelet

The videos are now available on ICL’s YouTube channel Click here to watch.

Furthermore, end users were invited to test their knowledge on Anthracnose with a short quiz to win one of 75 ICL goody bags. Although the competition is now over, the quiz remains online.

Try the online quiz here.

The series finished with an incredibly popular live webinar including Q & A.

Watch the full webinar here.

Please contact ICL on 01473 237100 or visit www.icl-sf.co.uk or www.icl-sf.ie if you are in Ireland.

For more news and insightful views, you can follow ICL on Twitter @ICL_Turf

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 content.

You can also find us on Facebook for more of your must-see news, features, videos and pictures from Turf Matters.

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

September 15, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Izzy Cutler

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond: When having a new irrigation install, you’d be forgiven for thinking that additional site visits, detailed reports and training carried out by expert engineers would come at a hefty additional cost. But with Reesink Turfcare, this comes part and parcel with any Toro irrigation installation, as JCB Golf and Country Club recently experienced first-hand.

Having opened in 2018, the luxury course has been designed and built across 240 acres of countryside using industry-leading technology, including Toro Lynx Central Control and over 1000 Toro Infinity and T5 sprinklers.

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

The club’s irrigation installation was supported by Reesink providing expert training by Toro trained engineers, covering everything from sprinklers to controller training. Alongside this, Toro irrigation technicians made visits to the site every four to five weeks, supporting the contractor to ensure product satisfaction and that manufacturer guidelines were followed during installation. Detailed technical reports were provided throughout to keep track of the install and assistance with controller programming was also provided, giving the club complete peace of mind.

Rob Brinkley, irrigation technician at JCB Golf and Country Club explains: “I first started at JCB four years ago and was appointed as the irrigation technician for the club. I was excited to learn something new as I didn’t have any previous irrigation experience before, and it was the training I had from Cevan Edwards at Reesink that gave me the knowledge and confidence I needed.

“Cevan made several visits throughout the installation and after the system was fully operational, completely dedicating his time to my training as well as adapting to what I needed. He talked me through everything including how to use the computer system, how to test and find faults and how to carry out sprinkler maintenance. The whole experience was really positive, and I wouldn’t know half as much as I do now without him.”

Cevan Edwards, irrigation technical support at Reesink adds: “My role is to support Toro irrigation customers in whatever way they need, for as long as they have Toro. We believe it’s incredibly important to provide proper education on how to use and maintain Toro irrigation, as this means customers can ensure their system stays in the best possible shape so it performs better for longer. We are completely dedicated to providing as much support as needed, so customers can be sure they’re getting the best possible advice and training.”

With the irrigation system fundamental to growing in the turf on the new course, having additional support from Reesink made all the difference.

Rob explains: “We had absolutely no grass here when I started four years ago, and now the course looks amazing,” he says. “Toro irrigation is just superb. It’s easy to use and in particular the top access sprinklers are great – if we’re ever on a tight schedule and I need to carry out sprinkler maintenance, I can get so much more done in a day than if I’d had to dig the heads out. Plus it prevents damaging the turf.”

Course manager Callum Wark adds: “When growing in a new course, effective irrigation is vital to that process, particularly when you have lots of dry and hot weather like we had. So having such excellent support from Reesink has been fantastic – they were only ever a phone call away. It’s also been great to see how Rob has developed his skills and knowledge with the help of Cevan. It’s a real testament to Rob and his commitment, but also to Cevan and the fantastic customer service that Reesink provides.”

With continuous support and training from Reesink’s Toro irrigation technicians, JCB Golf and Country Club now has real peace of mind that its irrigation system will continue to perform to an excellent standard for years to come.

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 content.

You can also find us on Facebook for more of your must-see news, features, videos and pictures from Turf Matters.

Half Sized Blog Element (Single Author Style)

Half Sized Blog Element (Multi Author Style)

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

Full Sized Blog Element (Big Preview Pic)

Anthracnose in turf – best management advice

Toro irrigation support goes above and beyond

RESOURCES

CONTACT

CONNECT