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Major features in this issue:
Dr Ruth Mann: The fungicides that can be used to treat the new breed of diseases • Why Aldwickbury Park Golf Club has been recognised by the Golf Environment Awards • What happened when the captain of Leeds Golf Club spent a day with the greenkeeping team  • Kath Bentley: What good winter drainage really involves

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Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Adam McColl • Course Machinery Buyer’s Guide • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Glenn Kirby

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Major features in this issue:
Donald Steel: Greenkeepers should make course management policies, not golf club committees • The STRI’s Henry Bechelet: Why it is damaging to cut turf too low • Preparing Royal Aberdeen’s course for the Walker Cup • How Loch Lomond won the STRI’s award for overall achievement regarding the environment • Harrogate Week: Company profile of BMS Products • Harrogate Week: How to pitch the case for your club to invest in your attendance at the show • Harrogate Week: Some of the products that will be on display

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Caroline Munro • A Day in the Life: John Goldthorpe

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Major features in this issue:
Donald Steel: Greenkeepers should make course management policies, not golf club committees • The STRI’s Henry Bechelet: Why it is damaging to cut turf too low • Preparing Royal Aberdeen’s course for the Walker Cup • How Loch Lomond won the STRI’s award for overall achievement regarding the environment • Harrogate Week: Company profile of BMS Products • Harrogate Week: How to pitch the case for your club to invest in your attendance at the show • Harrogate Week: Some of the products that will be on display

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Caroline Munro • A Day in the Life: John Goldthorpe

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Major features in this issue:
The results of a design workshop for greenkeepers and golf club managers • The dangers of course design being carried out by golf club captains • A look at the design principles behind the new Yas resort in the Middle East • How you can prevent an environmental disaster if thieves attack the diesel at your club • The environmental approach all greenkeepers at links courses should follow • Bob Taylor: Why environmentalism and commercialism go hand in hand • Greenkeepers preview Harrogate Week 2012
The educational offerings available to greenkeepers

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Phil Gates • Machinery and Equipment Buyer’s Guide • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Matt Gill

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Major features in this issue:
Making sure your course machinery lasts as long as possible • How Seve Ballesteros’ design legacy in the UK has been saved by hard work from The Westerwood’s greenkeepers • Why a Finnish golf club has invested nearly £500,000 in its greens and legendary bunkers • Laurence Pithie: What is the role of a golf course manager? • An extensive preview of the educational offerings at Harrogate Week 2012 • Preparing your irrigation pipes for a cold winter

Regular features:
Industry News • Machinery and Equipment Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Sean Jarvis • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Derek Robson

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Major features in this issue:
Noel Mackenzie: The false economy of cheap seeds and the correct aeration techniques that should be used • Significantly reduced fungicides and fertilisers at Knaresborough Golf Club • Testing the latest compact tractors • The challenges facing Jim Croxton, the new CEO of BIGGA • Why using native trees is ecologically sound woodland management • STRI Research 2011: The educational benefits of this new annual event • Dr Ruth Mann: Preventing turf diseases before renovation projects have even begun • Preview of next January’s Continue to Learn programme in Harrogate

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Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide  • Profile: David Wood • Machinery and Equipment Buyer’s Guide •A Day in the Life: Michael Slack

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Major features in this issue:
Noel Mackenzie: The larvae that cause problems to turf and the methods used to control them • The debate on coated seeds • Preview of IOG SALTEX 2011 and the seminars aimed at greenkeepers • Details of some of the relevant products on display at SALTEX • The latest on the build up to Harrogate Week 2012 • The different methods used in injecting oxygen into soil • How Cottingham Parks Golf and Leisure improved its course machinery wash-off facility • What golf clubs do to deal with tight water management legislation while still irrigating their courses

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Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: James Hutchinson • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Mark Logan

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Major features in this issue:
Why your irrigation system should be your club’s insurance policy • Noel Mackenzie: A review of selective herbicide availability for the amenity market • The latest on the Golf Environment Awards 2011 • Evidence on how re-grinding, rather than back-lapping, can maintain course machinery for longer

Regular features:
Industry News • Water Management Buyer’s Guide  • Profile: Ian Streeter • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Machinery Buyer’s Guide  • A Day in the Life: Paul Bishop

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Major features in this issue:
Peter Jones: Being a greenkeeper in Ghana • Calculating the risk of using hand-held vibration machinery • How suppliers are marketing their products to you • Mowers and tractors: How the latest technology is helping course managers  • Is your course compliant with the latest pollution legislation?

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: David Edmondson • Machinery Buyer’s Guide  • Water Management Buyer’s Guide  • A Day in the Life: Sally Worgan

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Major features in this issue:
Dr Kate Entwistle: Identifying and beating new fungal and non-fungal European turf diseases • Explaining the varieties of grass species prevalent at golf courses • How the STRI?Programme can benefit your greens • Company profile: Sherriff Amenity • Applying for the Golf Environment Awards 2011 – how to and why • Preview of the Midlands Turf  Management Exhibition 2011 • What greenkeepers think of the latest technology in greens’ and tees’ mowers • Following suit in turf maintenance machinery provision • Using accessories to make the course appear even more attractive

Regular features:
Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Michael Mann • Machinery Buyer’s Guide  • A Day in the Life: Alan Donohoe