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A couple of months ago, I received an invitation from a colleague of mine, Matthew Bywater – Manager of Pacific Rim and South America for Aquatrols – to speak at a seminar he was [...]

We have stated for some time that turf management is becoming increasingly business-oriented, with greater pressure on accountability for time and resource use. At the same time, we face [...]

Can you imagine spending ten years developing an idea, researching its viability, spending countless hours and in excess of $1 million on bringing it to fruition, only to have to scrap it at the [...]

With increasing demands on sporting facilities on a daily basis, effective planning is more important than ever to manage daily or short-term demands. Scheduling of essential maintenance [...]

Every winter the importance of effective communication in the turf management industry becomes abundantly clear to me.  Winter can be tough for turf managers, as it is often when our facilities [...]

Now that it is late in July and we’ve finally had some welcome rain, the reality of sports ground management has bitten hard for many throughout Adelaide. There is no doubt the management and [...]

When presenting at conferences, you often get the chance to work closely with some fantastic people and learn a lot from them. During the recent Australian Turfgrass Conference in the beautiful [...]

Throughout my dealings with turf managers around the country and overseas, there is almost unanimous agreement that people management and communication skills are some of the most difficult [...]

I often find matters get complicated when looking for the “silver bullet” that will ease the complexity of turf stress management. The truth is, there isn’t one. However at the recent [...]

Occupational health and safety in the turfgrass industry often conjures images of heavy machinery and dangerous equipment, but as I was reminded last week, sun safety is perhaps the most [...]