Magazine

Testing for Organic Matter
20 Aug 2012 - Consultancy - John Lockyer
How can you accurately tell if your thatch and organic matter levels are where they need to be to ensure good all-round green performance? What is the best way to gauge the frequency and type of de-thatching operations needed for any one situation?

Using Salt to Kill Weeds on Paspalum
6 Aug 2012 - Consultancy - Stacie Zinn
It's a warm spring day in Central Florida. A group of young men suited up for football practice are sprawled out on the bright green turf of the football field. They’re picking something up off the turf and putting it in their mouths. What is it?

Making the Most of Meetings at Work - Part One - The Executive Secretary Role
30 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Frank Newberry
Trainer and Motivational Speaker Frank Newberry is convinced that we can all contribute to making meetings at work more productive and more enjoyable

Exploding the Myths about Sports Turf Drainage
29 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Gordon Jaaback
A number of factors contribute to the success in a sports pitch drainage programme. Installing and maintaining a system is an expensive undertaking. A complete system, incorporating slit drainage and sand dressing, can amount to in the region of $40,000 to $50,000.

The Sweet Solution
22 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Mark Atkins
Much has been made of the possibilities of using sugar and its derivatives to get the turf going, with many reasoned explanations behind this, some of which are increased microbial activity and energy supply.

Leaf Spot Diseases
21 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Dr Kate Entwistle
There are a wide range of fungi that cause leaf spot disease on amenity turfgrasses and these individual fungi will cause damage to different grass types under different environmental conditions.

The Appliance of Science
19 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Dr Andrew Brown
Not all nematodes are bad nematodes! Historically, nematode has been a bad word in the turf industry, but that is about to change, according to Dr Andrew Brown of Becker Underwood

Keeping Ponds and Lakes Healthy
15 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Reg Varney
Ponds and lakes, whether man made or natural, have a natural life cycle. Before man began to impact the environment, this progression took hundreds, even thousands of years

Doing your Own Research with Knockout Trials
10 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Editor
Want to figure out if that new, miracle poa control product can be used on your bentgrass greens — without damaging your bentgrass? Ever wondered whether the liquid fertilizer that you're paying a premium for is really working?

Fusarium Patch Disease
8 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Dr Kate Entwistle
Although probably the most well known cool-season turfgrass disease, fusarium patch is more accurately called Microdochium patch - a common name which is now becoming more widely used for this disease.

Why Should We Carry Out Aeration?
2 Jul 2012 - Consultancy - Laurence Gale MSc
I will begin by explaining the reasons why we need to aerate, and then go on to explain the choice of equipment we now have at our disposal, giving examples of how it can be used and on which type of playing surface

Carbon Smart Sportsfields
30 Jun 2012 - Consultancy - Megan Cushnahan
We hear a lot about sustainable golf course management in the turfcare industry, but the topic of sustainability is not widely discussed within sportsfield management circles Here, Megan Hood, former STRI Agronomist and now working 'back home' for the New Zealand Sports Turf Institute, suggests that improvements can be made.

Micah Woods on Modifying the Turf Growing Environment
29 Jun 2012 - Consultancy - Micah Woods
The Australian Golf Course Superintendents' Association provides a great service by making so many of the presentations for their annual conference available for online viewing.