Over
120 groundsmen, superintendents, turf managers, agronomists and golf
club managers attended the latest Turf Science Live event, which was
held at Naas Golf Club in Ireland. The one day event allowed
delegates to view live demonstrations of some of the latest
developments in turf agronomy and turf maintenance machinery.
Organised
by Everris, part of the ICL Group, with Syngenta, Campey Turfcare and
Lely Toro Ireland, delegates were split into seven groups to view
each of the different 30 minute work stations, which gave the
opportunity to engage in active discussion and debate on the merits
and potential for different techniques.
Station
one was presented by Lely Toro Ireland and focussed on their new
hybrid greens mower and sprayer. Station two saw Campey Turfcare
showcasing their innovative Air2G2 aeration machine and Koro Field
Top Maker. Station three was jointly presented by Everris and
Syngenta showcasing tee renovation trial work undertaken at Naas Golf
Club. The second half of the presentation was on Rescue – a
selective herbicide for the control of Ryegrass in fine turf swards.
Station
four saw delegates learn more about Primo Maxx growth regulator and
the benefits of using it on fairways and other sportsturf surfaces
along with new controlled release fertilizer technologies
which have been trialled at Naas Golf Club to highlight
cost-effective nutrition of granular applications at the golf course.
Station
five was presented by Syngenta and their latest technology on
fungicides which saw delegates learn more about Instrata – a
broad-spectrum
foliar fungicide that was launched in Ireland earlier this year.
Syngenta
talked about water management at Station six and discussed the merits
of using Qualibra wetting agent, which combines a unique and dynamic
penetrant to move moisture, with a powerful polymer to hold moisture.
Finally,
station seven saw Everris introduce their new turf data management
app and how to use it to input data from moisture readings, stimp
meter readings and Parry Meter readings to make the most of
management and performance of sports surfaces.
Colman
Warde, Country Manager Ireland for Everris,
said: "Turf Science Live Ireland proved to be a highly informative
and practical format to showcase some of the industry's latest
innovations. We've been delighted with the results and feedback we
received from the people who visited us. We've had over 120 people
attend - it's been a great success."
Stuart
Wilson, Pitch Manager at Croke Park Stadium, added: "The day has
been very informative and the format has been fantastic. The way the
stations have been set out and also the wide range of topics covered
has been very useful for not just golf course superintendents but
also stadium managers.
For
further information, please contact Everris on 01473 237100 or visit
www.everris.co.uk
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