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Major features in this issue:
Dr Kate Entwistle: The rapid blight and brown ring patch diseases that have arrived on British golf courses • How three head greenkeepers at three different Essex golf courses have coped with disease attacks • Dr Andy Newell: The grass species that greenkeepers should avoid • The latest technology and designs for greens’ and tees’ mowers • How contaminant-eating microbes can help secure your wash pad area from an environmental disaster • Why course accessories are vital for the image a golf club is trying to convey

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Industry News • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Matthew Towler • Course Machinery Buyer’s Guide • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Andrew Dunstan

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The STRI’s Henry Bechelet: How factual data helped a golf course after years of subjective advice • A look at the funding available to invest in course machinery
The insecticides used to treat chafer grubs • A round-up of the fertilisers used to help greenkeepers
Tips on how to protect a diesel storage area • Irrigation consultant Adrian Mortram on what golf clubs can do to survive the drought • Details on how clubs can recycle the water they use • How clubs can prepare for hosepipe bans becoming drought orders

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Industry News • Course Machinery Buyer’s Guide • Profile: John Watts • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: John Badger

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Peter Jones: The drainage solutions that Gleneagles – and other golf clubs – have brought in to minimise disruption to the 2014 Ryder Cup • Company profile: West Country Steel Buildings • How to reduce dangerously high levels of organic thatch building on your golf course

Regular features:
Industry News • Water Management Buyer’s Guide • Profile: Dale Housden • Course Machinery Buyer’s Guide • Seeds, Turf and Fertilisers Buyer’s Guide • A Day in the Life: Luke Foley

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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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