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SISIS Auto Rotorake ‘needs to be seen to be believed’

SISIS Auto Rotorake ‘needs to be seen to be believed’ Updated

🕔05:33, 11.Aug 2018

Andy Richards, grounds manager at Shrewsbury School, has claimed that he is amazed at the amount of material the SISIS Auto Rotorake MK5 removes from the school’s cricket wickets.

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Petrol storage in hot temperatures

Petrol storage in hot temperatures Updated

🕔17:13, 10.Aug 2018

With an uncharacteristically hot UK summer this year, temperatures have reached consistent highs but does this temperature pose a potential problem for petrol storage?

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Modern creeping bentgrasses offer complementary traits for modern greens

Modern creeping bentgrasses offer complementary traits for modern greens Updated

🕔05:57, 10.Aug 2018

The latest generation of creeping varieties are becoming more popular, particularly where conditions require the use of a combination of grass species which can offer disease, stress and drought tolerance.

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A Redexim Verti-Top 1200 helps South Wales Sports Grounds improve efficiency

A Redexim Verti-Top 1200 helps South Wales Sports Grounds improve efficiency Updated

🕔05:26, 9.Aug 2018

The latest addition to its vast fleet of machinery at South Wales Sports Grounds (SWSG) is a Redexim Verti-Top 1200 from Charterhouse Turf Machinery.

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Largs BC opts for 22” Cub Cadet INFINICUT®

Largs BC opts for 22” Cub Cadet INFINICUT® Updated

🕔05:05, 8.Aug 2018

Largs Bowling Club has purchased a Cub Cadet 22” INFINICUT® from MTD Specialty Turf Products, making it one of the first bowls clubs in Scotland to have one.

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2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars finish in style

2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars finish in style Updated

🕔21:14, 7.Aug 2018

The 2018 Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars finished in style with over 350 people in attendance across the eight venues.

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Honour for farmer who built his own golf course

Honour for farmer who built his own golf course Updated

🕔11:27, 6.Aug 2018

A fifth-generation farmer, who built a successful golf club from scratch, has accepted the role of vice president of the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA).

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EcoBunker building bunkers at new Dumbarnie Links

EcoBunker building bunkers at new Dumbarnie Links Updated

🕔06:22, 5.Aug 2018

The new Dumbarnie Links course in Scotland is under construction and EcoBunkerʼs project team has moved onto site to begin the installation of its synthetic edging product in all of the courseʼs formal bunkers.

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Dutch stadium De Adelaarshorst praise the results of using INFINICUT® 34” mowers

Dutch stadium De Adelaarshorst praise the results of using INFINICUT® 34” mowers Updated

🕔05:22, 4.Aug 2018

A renovation of stands at Holland’s De Adelaarshorst in 2015 saw the start of new opportunities for Go Ahead Eagles FC and its head of operations, Ronnie Janssen.

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How amino acids help drought stress on golf courses

How amino acids help drought stress on golf courses Updated

🕔06:49, 3.Aug 2018

There are 20 amino acids considered essential for healthy turf grass development and its ability to function.

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Bernhard and Company invests in knowledge

Bernhard and Company invests in knowledge Updated

🕔05:12, 2.Aug 2018

Bernhard and Company has invested in turf experts such as Jonathan Pendry, director of agronomy, and Renata Mundim Ribeiro, turf science graduate at Ohio State University, to share deeper knowledge on turf technologies.

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Ryegrass mixture offers improved fineness of leaf for golf tees

Ryegrass mixture offers improved fineness of leaf for golf tees Updated

🕔06:38, 1.Aug 2018

Germinal’s A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees’ seed mixture offers excellent fineness of leaf thanks to the inclusion of Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass – the highest rated summer sports perennial ryegrass variety.

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This is what UK golf clubs looked like in July

This is what UK golf clubs looked like in July Updated

🕔15:42, 30.Jul 2018

These screenshots from UK golf clubs’ social media accounts demonstrate what a prolonged period of hot and dry weather can do Britain’s green golf courses.

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Here are the 12 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2018 finalists

Here are the 12 Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2018 finalists Updated

🕔10:47, 30.Jul 2018

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association, Toro and Reesink Turfcare have revealed the 12 finalists who will contest this year’s Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Awards.

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Watch this video about the greenkeeping preparations for the Ryder Cup

Watch this video about the greenkeeping preparations for the Ryder Cup Updated

🕔11:18, 29.Jul 2018

In the build-up to the Ryder Cup, Jacobsen spoke with the team preparing the course for the tournament – as the tension builds.

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A day in the life: Scott Gibson

A day in the life: Scott Gibson Updated

🕔08:14, 29.Jul 2018

The course manager at St Enodoc Golf Club in Cornwall takes us through a typical day at the club.

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Q&A with Alejandro Reyes

Q&A with Alejandro Reyes

🕔10:10, 28.Jul 2018

The golf courses and estate manager at Le Golf National in France, venue of the 2018 Ryder Cup, talks to us about how the preparations are going.

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Machinery review: The Dennis Razor Ultra 560

Machinery review: The Dennis Razor Ultra 560

🕔05:37, 27.Jul 2018

The mower has been designed for a high quality cut on greens and tees with its eleven-blade dedicated cutting cylinder offering a 560mm (22in) cut width.

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Greenkeeper profile: Whiteleaf GC’s Mike Ginger

Greenkeeper profile: Whiteleaf GC’s Mike Ginger Updated

🕔08:50, 26.Jul 2018

Whiteleaf GC is a Colt-designed venue maintained by just three greenkeepers – one of whom is a part-time volunteer. We speak to course manager Mike Ginger to find out how they achieve their projects.

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Company profile: Toro delivering around the UK

Company profile: Toro delivering around the UK Updated

🕔05:45, 25.Jul 2018

From Cornwall to Scotland, and North Wales to the North Downs, we round-up the latest from Toro and Reesink Turfcare from all corners of the country.

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UK government offers funding for for the Golf Industry Show 2019

UK government offers funding for for the Golf Industry Show 2019 Updated

🕔15:23, 23.Jul 2018

The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) has announced that it has grant funding available from the Department for International Trade (DIT) for the Golf Industry Show (GIS) 2019, in San Diego, California, for SME companies.

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