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January 2009   February 2009
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3 Welcome: Golf's Time Bomb
4 Table of Contents
6 News
11 GTC News: Optimism for the Year Ahead
12 Industry Update
14 Membership
15 Learning & Development
16 A Rich History and Optimistic Future
20 Zero-Turn Mowers: Are They All the Same?
24 European Tour
27 Harrogate Week: A Behind the Scenes Look
30 A Quick Guide to...Storing Oils: Are You Up to Date with the Latest Regulations?
32 The Delegation: 10 BIGGA Members Will be Traveling to This Year's GCSAA Golf Industry Show in New Orleans, as Part of a Delegation Thanks to Bernhard & Co.
35 College Listings: Greenkeeper Training
39 The Delights of Clay
40 By George!: The Latest Recipient of the BIGGA Lifetime Achievement Award is Turnberry's George Brown
44 French Students Help with English Diploma
47 In the Shed
49 Volunteers Wanted... ...for BIGGA Support Team
50 New Products
52 Is My Diesel Safe?
53 What's Your Number?: [Simon Taylor, British Seed Houses]
55 Human Resources: Redundancy - What Your Employer Should Do
56 News from the Chief Executive
56 Around the Green
64 Buyers' Guide
68 Recruitment
70 Chairman's Column: All Good Things Must Come to an End
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome: Feed Off the Positive Energy
4 Table of Contents
6 News
8 -Scarlet and Green
9 -Pesticides - the Facts
10 -Green Solution for Ryder Cup Build
11 GTC News: On the Up
12 Industry Update
14 Membership
15 Learning & Development
16 Ohio State Program... One Year On
22 Standing the Test of Time
24 Quality Control at Heworth Golf Club
27 What Makes a Successful Turf Weed?
30 On His Todd: BIGGA's New National Chairman, Peter Todd, Found His Way into the Industry Through a Circuitous Route but has Made Up for the Lost Time Since
32 Your Green Green Grass of Hope: Expert Advice Just a Phone Call Away
35 Harrogate Week 2009 Review: You Came, You Saw, You Bought!
36 -What a Great Week!
44 Off to a Tee: Foolproof Tee Construction
47 In the Shed
48 Wet or Dry, Drainage Remains Vital to Good Turf Health
52 New Products
56 A Quick Guide to...The Rules of Golf
57 What's Your Number?: [Richard Earl, Managing Director, TGMS Ltd]
58 Letters
59 Volunteer Greenkeepers Required: The 2009 European Open Monday 25th to Sunday 31st May
59 Young People at Work
60 News from the Chief Executive: [Changes for Spring and Summer; The American Golf Industry Show]
60 Around the Green
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 Chairman's Column: An Introduction...
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March 2009   April 2009
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1 Cover
3 Welcome: Getting It Wrong!
4 Table of Contents
6 News
6 -Aeration Restores
8 -On Course for Great Things
11 GTC News: Quality Assured Scheme
12 Industry Update
13 -The Els Club Ranks High
14 Membership
15 Learning & Development: [Continuing Professional Development, BIGGA; Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year 2009; New Library Books]
16 Putting the Environment First
20 A Pearl Among Companies
22 One Tractor - Two Sets of Wheels and Tyres
26 Overseeding: Get Better Results This Season
30 So You have Joined the Committee...
33 Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: A Closer Look at What a Carbon Footprint Consists of and Advice as to How You can Go About Reducing Yours...
34 -Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
36 -Talking Heads: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
38 -Facing Up to Greenhouse Gases
39 -On Course for Cutting Your Carbon Footprint
40 -How Low Maintenance Grasses are Reducing Carbon Emissions
42 -Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: The Developed Western Countries are Producing More and More Carbon Emissions Therefore It is More Important than Ever to Start Minimising Your Footprint
43 -A Closer Look at Bio-Diesel
45 The Importance of Aeration
50 A Quick Guide to...Moving Trees
52 New Products
54 Hobbies: [Bruce Hicks, Head Greenkeeper, Boston Golf Club]
54 Human Resources: Changes in Disciplinary Rules
55 In the Shed
56 News from the Chief Executive: [Possible Proposal to Better Integrate Sports Turf Groundsmen into BIGGA]
56 Around the Green
67 Letters
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 Chairman's Column: The Work Never Ends
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome: Bulging Bellies and Dodgy Tans
4 Table of Contents
6 News
11 GTC News: A Greater Understanding
12 Industry Update
14 Membership
15 Learning & Development
16 A Real Transformation
20 Designing for Maintenance
24 Good Soil Biology: The Answer to Practical Sustainability
29 The BIGGA Membership Survey
32 Bucking the Trend
34 How Close are You Cutting Your Greens Today?
36 New Products
38 A Quick Guide to...Course Surveys
40 Is a Low Cost ATV the Right Utility Tool for Tough Times?
44 Warning: This Could Damage the Health of Your Course: The Masters
45 In the Shed
46 News from the Chief Executive
46 Around the Green
54 What's Your Number?
54 New Health and Safety Law - Avoiding a Prison Sentence
55 Letters
56 Buyers' Guide
60 Recruitment
62 Chairman's Column: Utilising New Communications is Key to Success
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May 2009   June 2009
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1 Cover
3 Welcome
4 Table of Contents
6 News
11 GTC News: Open All Hours
12 Industry Update
14 Membership
15 Learning & Development
16 The Challenge so Far
20 Chafer Grub: The Pre-Eminent Insect Pest of UK Turf
24 Why Overseeding Dramatically Improves Course Conditions: Managing Turf Areas will Always be Challenging and Overseeding Plays a Key Role in Improving Turfgrass Conditions
26 Sustainability, It's Nothing New!
28 A Quick Guide to...Landscaping
32 Transmission Choice a Key to the Right Tractor Buy
36 What's Your Number?
36 Posters and Signs
38 New Products
40 Soil Wetting Agents
41 In the Shed
42 News from the Chief Executive: [My Visit to Augusta for the Masters Tournament, June 16th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting Held to Vote on Allowing Groundsman Fuller Membership]
42 Around the Green
51 Letters
52 Dealing with Grass Wear Problems
52 Buyers' Guide
58 Chairman's Column: Drip Drip Drop Little April Shower?
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Hope the Sun Shines on Our New Look
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
8 -Radical Action Beats the Fuz
10 -Environment Policy Introduced
11 Chairman's Word: Chunk Out Your 2009 Calendar Now!
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee
13 Learning & Development
14 Industry Update
16 Pretty as a Picture
23 Focus on Fungicide Action
28 Handheld Power Tools Make Life just that Much Easier
30 Spraying: Nozzle Choice Keeps Spray on Target
32 Horses (and Tennis) for Courses
38 The Unseen Irrigation System
42 New Products
45 Around the Green
51 John Pemberton: Chief Executive
52 Membership
53 Assistant Profile: [Stuart Dallas, Carholme Golf Club]
53 What's Your Number?: [Dave Roberts, Kubota]
54 A Quick Guide to...Recycling
55 In the Shed
56 Buyers' Guide
60 Human Resources: Formal Meetings - Part One
61 Letters
61 Recruitment
62 On the Soapbox: [Why Cut So Low and Put the Grass Plant Under So Much Stress]
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July 2009   August 2009
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Turnberry...a Great Place to be
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
12 Industry Update
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Respect for Greenkeepers]
15 Learning & Development
16 Chairman's Word: Continous [Continuous] Improvement Keeps You Out in Front
18 What a Way to Bow Out
25 Dealing with Dry Patch: (It isn't All About the Wetting Agent)
30 Lightning Strikes Twice for Rigby Taylor: A Lightning Storm Caused the Competition to be Stopped Early, but It didn't Prevent Rigby Taylor Winning for the Second Time
34 Candid in Camera
36 Green Credit Where It is Due
40 The Opportunity of a Lifetime
44 Only Perfection will do
48 A Quick Guide to...Mulching Mowers
49 In the Shed
50 New Products
52 Around the Green
55 John Pemberton: Chief Executive
56 Membership
57 Assistant Profile: [Peter Oliver, Hankley Common GC]
57 What's Your Number?: [Tim Fell, Tillers Turf]
58 Letters
59 Greenkeeper Training
64 Buyers' Guide
68 Recruitment
69 Formal Meetings - Part Two: Grievance Hearings
70 On the Soapbox: [Greenkeepers are Prone to Complaints]
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Well Done All Round
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Incredible Journey Revisited
11 -Rufford Rootzone System Used in Modernisation and Restoration Project on Wentworth's Famous West Course
13 Chairman's Word: Welcome World-Wide Publicity to Our Industry
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [The GTC has Hosted Seven Workshops Throughout England and Scotland]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
18 A Warm Welcome Awaits: Burnham and Berrow Plays Host to the BIGGA National Championship in October
24 So Nearly a Miracle!
28 Proactive Disease Management Proves Better than Cure
32 Tree Moving: How Much and How Big?
34 Preparing for a Rainy Day
39 Continuing Professional Development: CPD
40 New Products
45 Soil: Chemical Analysis, Results Interpretation, Pitfalls
48 A Quick Guide to...Tree Planting & Moving Trees
49 In the Shed
50 Around the Green
55 John Pemberton: Chief Executive
56 Membership
57 Assistant Profile: [Matt Le Brun, Ely City Golf Club]
58 Letters
58 -Providing Satisfaction on a Budget
59 Recruitment
60 Buyers' Guide
65 Formal Meetings - Part Three: The Role of the Companion
66 On the Soapbox: [Golf Course Maintenance Team Communication]
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September 2009   October 2009
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: A Big Boost for Golf
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Golf Course Dramas
13 Chairman's Word: Plan for Your Greatest Chances of Success
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [George Brown Retires After Hosting Three Open Championships]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
18 Close to Perfection
24 Czech This Out!
28 Ragwort: An Unusual and Unwelcome Weed of Fine Turf
32 The Recession can Throw Up Opportunities
36 What do You Want from a Utility Vehicle?
40 Opportunities Beckon
42 New Products
44 A Quick Guide to...Health & Safety
46 Around the Green
51 John Pemberton: Chief Executive
52 Membership
53 Assistant Profile: [Michael McLerie, First Assistant, Haggs Castle]
53 What's Your Number?: [Duncan Bagshaw, National Sales Manager, Nomow Golf]
54 In the Shed
56 Buyers' Guide
61 Letters
61 Recruitment
62 On the Soapbox: Trials and Tribulations of a Safety Advisor
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Behind the Scenes
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
7 -An Interesting Demo
11 -2009 Golf Course Environment Awards
13 Chairman's Word: Make the Most of Learning and Development Opportunities
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
18 Best of Both Worlds
24 First Welshman is Youngest Ever Toro Winner
28 Reinventing the Wheel: BIGGA Members have been Heavily Involved in the Department of a New Winter Wheel for Powakaddy Trolleys
32 "Get Involved with Your Club's Choice of Signage!"
34 Sun Shines on Stuart
39 Aeration: Left Field Thinking can Pay Off
44 Living the Dream
49 Understanding Sustainability...
52 New Products
56 A Quick Guide to...Artificial Grass Pathways
58 Around the Green
63 John Pemberton: Chief Executive
64 Membership
65 Assistant Profile: [Richard Larkin, Tenterden Golf Club Kent]
65 What's Your Number?: [Patrick Vivers, Etesia]
67 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
73 First Aid at Work
74 On the Soapbox: The Relationship Between Golfer and Greenkeeper Needs to be One of Give and Take, or Better Still, Give and Give
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November 2009   December 2009
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Listed Building Status Needed?
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
11 -Threat to Edinburgh's Public Courses
13 Chairman's Word: CPD Demonstrates Commitment
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Sustainability, Wildlife Preservation, and Golf]
15 Learning & Development: [Continue to Learn at Harrogate Week 2010; SAPCA Exhibition and Seminars; Higher Education Scholarships]
16 Industry Update
18 Same Name, Different Course: It's the Largest and Most Demanding Project Ever to have been Undertaken by a British Golf Club
25 Field Woodrush: The Grass Lookalike Weed
28 Cream of the Crop
34 South Africa at the Summit: Golf in South Africa is Going Through Some Turbulent Times; This Latest Recession Hitting Them Much Earlier and Harder than Here in Europe
38 The BIGGA Golf Course Fund
40 Lateral Thinking Key to Saving Money
43 Talking Heads: The 2mm Debate
48 A Quick Guide to…Spraying
49 In the Shed
50 New Products
55 Around the Green
59 John Pemberton: Chief Executive: [Rumors Regarding New Trade Show and BIGGA/IOG Merger]
61 Recruitment
62 Membership
63 Assistant Profile: [Ben Wallis, Rookery Park]
63 What's Your Number?: [Rod Feltham, Avoncrop Amenity]
64 Buyers' Guide
69 High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement at 65
70 On the Soapbox: [What's on the Horizon for the R&A?]
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Environmental Care is Not an Optional Extra
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
7 -Coming Up Trumps
13 Chairman's Word: A Flexible Approach Required
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Greenkeeper Management Training is Important to Keeping Membership Up]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
16 -Scotts Victorious at Villa
18 In Peak Condition
25 Onward and Upwards
30 New Products
33 Harrogate Week
34 -An Industry Comes Together
35 -[Schedule]
36 -Exhibition Hall Plans
38 -A Guide to Harrogate
39 -How to get to Harrogate
41 Low Cost Training for BIGGA Members
42 Green Surrounds: Raising the Standards
46 2mm (or Above): Golf Greens Management Debate: BTME Wednesday 20th January 2010
51 Greenkeeper Training
55 A Quick Guide to...Workshop Compressors
56 Around the Green
59 John Pemberton: Chief Executive
62 Membership
63 Assistant Profile: [Ben Peters, Assistant Greenkeeper, Ratho Park Golf Club]
63 What's Your Number?: [Nigel Wyatt, Contracts Director, MJ Abbott Limited]
64 Buyers' Guide
68 In the Shed
69 Recruitment
70 On the Soapbox: Should We Tolerate This?
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