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January 2010   February 2010
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3 Welcome from the Editor: 20/20 Vision
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
13 Chairman's Word: Learning and Development for All
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee
14 -Happy New Year - is It?
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
16 -Honorary Award
18 Make 2010 a Good Year
20 -Keep It Simple: What can be Done on the Golf Course to Ensure Standards are Maintained During a Period When Budgets are being Cut and Finance is at a Premium
22 -Loads of Money
26 Match Made in Heaven
32 The Anatomy of...a Greens Mower: The John Deere 2500 Greens Mowers have a Great Deal in Common, but are Very Different Mowers...
37 A Rookie's Guide to Harrogate Week
41 Troublesome Turf Weeds in South Australia
48 Getting Back to the Cutting Edge
52 A Quick Guide to...Line Marking
54 New Products
56 Around the Green
59 Chief Executive: [A New Year's Resolution from the Chief Executive]
63 Diary of Events
64 Membership
65 Assistant Profile: [Scott McAuley, Woodbury Park G&CC, Devon]
65 What's Your Number?: Tim Webb, of Tacit, is Under the Spotlight...
66 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
74 On the Soapbox: 'Tis the Season...
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: Looking for Solutions
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
9 -Bob Dodsworth
11 Letters
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Benefits of Apprenticeships]
13 Learning & Development: [The Continue to Learn Education Programme at Harrogate Week 2010 and BIGGA Higher Education Scholarships]
14 Industry Update
16 Phoenix from the Ashes
22 The Anatomy of...a Top Dresser
26 New Beginning: Communication and Managing Difficult Members
28 Growing-In New, Winter Sports Pitches
31 Harrogate Week 2010 Review: Harrogate Week Never Fails to Deliver: A Timely Boost to the Industry
40 BIGGA Chairman: Presenting Paul Worster
44 New Products
49 A Quick Guide to...Golf Course Drainage
50 Around the Green
53 Chief Executive: [Social Night and 2010 Sights at BIGGA HOUSE]
55 Diary of Events
56 Membership
57 Assistant Profile: [Robbie "Rab" Murdoch, First Assistant, Dundas Park GC]
57 What's Your Number?: [David Snowden, Agronomic Services]
58 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: How About Re-Naming Soft Spikes as "Summer Spikes" and Metal Spikes as "Winter Spikes"?
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March 2010   April 2010
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Whatever doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
10 -Trump International Plans Proceed
12 Chairman's Word: 2010: The Year of the BIGGA Volunteer
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Benefits of the Worldwide Web]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
19 Different Strokes for Different Folks
24 Making a Mark
28 Getting the Basics Right
32 Powakaddy Wheel: Reinventing the Wheel: Part 2
34 The Anatomy of...a Hybrid Greens Mower
38 The Greenkeeper and The Rules of Golf
42 Turf Professionals: Talking Heads
44 Reducing Electricity Costs from Your Irrigation System
45 In the Shed
46 New Products
48 Around the Green
55 Chief Executive: [Change is Inevitable, but Beneficial]
57 Diary of Events
58 Membership
59 Assistant Profile: [Mike Stewart, First Assistant, The Tytherington Club]
59 What's Your Number?: Bill Hawthorne of 2iC Comes Under the Spotlight
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: Where do We Come from? (Workshop Technicians that is)
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: BTME
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
12 -Grinding Workshop for Greenkeepers and Groundsmen
13 Chairman's Word: [Greenkeeper Trade Association Comparison of USA and Europe]
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Training and Qualification Structure for Greenkeepers]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
18 A Breath of Fresh Air
24 The Anatomy of...a Fairway Mower
28 Rising to the Challenge
31 Hollow Coring: What Size Tine? How Much Top Dressing? How Long Will It Take?
34 Compost...The Environmentally Friendly Way Forward
36 Red Diesel: Red Alert: Confusion Surrounds the Conditions of Use for Operators Fueling Vehicles and Turf Machinery with Red Diesel
38 Practical Advice: Powder Coating: Who Me?
41 Earthworms: Close-Mown Greens Face a New Menace
44 New Products
46 Dealer of the Month: Ernest Doe & Sons Ltd.
48 Around the Green
53 Chief Executive: [BTME, SALTEX, and Principal Sponsor Contributions]
55 Diary of Events
56 Membership
57 Assistant Profile: [Gary Salisbury, Assistant, Burghley Park GC]
57 What's Your Number?: [Maarten de Vroom, Greentoi]
58 In the Shed
59 Committee Corner: Thatch
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: [The Challenge of Managing and Maintaining Golf Courses]
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May 2010   June 2010
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Musings of a Bored Driver
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
10 -More South Atlantic Travels
13 Chairman's Word: "If We Truly Wish to Change Things - We Must Start with the Young in Our Society". Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi. Indian Statesman (1869 - 1948)...: [BIGGA Reaching Out to Young People]
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Brown is the New Green]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
18 The Earth Moved
25 A One in a Million Trip: Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year, Rhys Norville, Made the Most of His Prize - an Eight Week Study Trip to the United States
28 Overseeding...The Simple Way
32 Financing Equipment in the Tough Times: Keeping an Up to Date Fleet of Machinery can be Difficult but There are Ways and Means
34 Is the Worm Chemical Die Cast?
38 A Quick Guide to...Hand Mowing a Green
40 The Anatomy of...Imants Shockwave
44 Communications: Talking Heads
46 Dealer of the Month: Thorntree Amenity Ltd
48 Around the Green
53 Chief Executive: [BIGGA Improves Website and Aids in Career Development]
55 Diary of Events
56 Membership
57 Assistant Profile: [Colin Kearney, First Assistant, Drumpellier GC]
57 What's Your Number?: Nick Darking, of Charterhouse Turf Machinery, Comes Under the Spotlight
58 Chemical Usage Update: Looking Ahead...
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: The Campaign for Fine Golf Welcomes Your Support
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: What a Few Months in Store
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
10 -St [St.] Andrews to Honour Golfing Greats
11 -Successful UK Trials of Oxygen Generator Help Greens Through Harsh Winter
13 Chairman's Word: My Personal Thanks: [An Open Letter of Thanks to All Clubs and Individuals Who Support BIGGA]
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Update on Formal Qualifications]
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
16 -Football Pitch Renovations End the European Demo Tour
17 -Speedcut Stay on the Pace with Deep-Probe Aerator
18 A Dream Fulfilled
25 Greenkeeping - Art or Science?
29 Leatherjackets Continue to Undermine Turf
33 Pebble Beach: "Hard Work, Learning New Skills and Great Reward - It's Par for the Course on the Ohio Programme"
38 Dealer of the Month: Cheshire Turf Machinery: [Bredbury, Stockport, Cheschire]
41 Spraying: "What's so Different About How You Apply Nutrition?" (And Why You will Deserve a Wage Rise)
44 The Anatomy of...Kubota Grand L5740 HST Plus Tractor
48 Around the Green
53 Chief Executive
55 Diary of Events
56 Membership
57 Assistant Profile: [Paul Healy, First Assistant, Worlebury, Worlebury GC]
57 What's Your Number? : [Mike Coleman, Fuschia Exhibition & Conference Services]
58 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: Cheap at Twice the Price
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July 2010   August 2010
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Mistakes Happen, Get Over It
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
10 -Pesticides in Water
11 -Carbendazim 'Will Continue Beyond December'
15 Chairman's Word: Your Achievements, My Acknowledgements, and The Boards Invitations
16 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Importance of Maintaining Your Career Ladder and Professional Development Records]
17 Learning & Development
18 Industry Update
20 Golf is Coming Home
26 A Quick Guide to...Summer Irrigation
28 The Roar of the Dandelions
34 Practice Makes Perfect
36 Testing Times Ahead for Trent Bridge
42 The Anatomy of...New Holland T4000 Series Tractors with SuperSteer
46 Around the Green
51 Chief Executive: [Successful BIGGA Charity Golf Day and Hopeful Success of Harrogate Week]
52 Membership
53 Diary of Events
54 What's Your Number?: [Mike King of Vitax]
54 Assistant Profile: [Jack Fairman, Assistant, Boston Golf Club]
55 Greenkeeper Training
58 Dealer of the Month: Fairways (GM) Ltd
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: What I Would Expect from My Course Manager, and What He Should Expect from Me...
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: A Gifted and Talented Bunch
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
11 Chairman's Word: So Far, so Good?: [Looking Back on Performance and Forward to Success]
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Apprenticeships and Funding Support]
13 Learning & Development
14 Industry Update
15 What's Your Number?: [Mike Beardall, Oakfield Media]
17 A Gamble Pays Off
22 The Open Review: Blown Away by St. Andrews
28 Environment: Showing the Green Way
34 Cecil George: Thanks for the Education, Cecil!
38 Environment: Eight Years On...
42 Irrigation: Championship Conditions, Come Rain or Shine
46 Environment: Wild About Heather
48 The Anatomy of...Tees and Surrounds Mowers
52 New Products
55 Around the Green
59 Assistant Profile: [Steve Hopkins, First Assistant, RAF Cottesmore]
61 Chief Executive: [Another Successful Open; Special Thanks; Future Partnerships]
62 Membership
63 Diary of Events
64 Dealer of the Month: Golf and Turf Machinery
67 In the Shed
68 Buyers' Guide
72 Recruitment
73 Letters
74 On the Soapbox: Protect Our Wildlife
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September 2010   October 2010
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: A Golf Club Without a Golf Course is What...?
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
7 -Sealey Takes Revenge at Chippenham Golf Club
11 Chairman's Word: My Personal Thanks
12 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Review of 2010 Series of Sustainable Golf Course Programme Workshops]
13 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: Lee Penrose, of the STRI, is Interrogated...
18 Landing at The Berkshire
24 History: As Time Goes By
28 Opportunity Knocks: The Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award is One of the Highlights of BIGGA's Calendar. Meet the 2010 Finalists
31 Return to Slender
34 The Anatomy of...British Hand Mowers: Hand Mower Choice may be Wider Than You Think
38 Dealer of the Month: Ted Hopkins Ltd / Tractor Hire Ltd
39 Around the Green
43 Assistant Profile: [Stephen Sheehan, Assistant, East Kilbride]
45 Chief Executive: [Continue to Learn; Amazing Clubs During Economic Struggle]
47 Diary of Events
48 Membership
51 In the Shed
52 Buyers' Guide
56 Recruitment
58 On the Soapbox: First Thought? I Love This Job
 
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3 Welcome from the Editor: A Big Opportunity for Golf
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
13 Chairman's Word: Should We Keep Harrogate Week? You Decide
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [Raising Awareness of Routine Maintenance Programmes Carried Out by Greenkeepers]
15 Learning & Development: [Continue to Learn at Harrogate Week 2011 Workshops; Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year Award 2010]
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [Shona Garner, Director, Shona Garner Coaching Services Ltd]
18 Student Greenkeeper of the Year: Living the Dream
22 The Only Way is Up
27 The Anatomy of...A Charterhouse Core Collector
30 Golf Course Drainage: Short Term Pain, Long Term Gain
34 Turf Set to Suffer Serious Withdrawal Symptoms
40 Fungicides: Nature's Cure
42 Tin Cup
44 Dealer of the Month: Major R. Owen Ltd
46 New Products
49 Around the Green
51 Assistant Profile: [David Patrick, Assistant Greenkeeper, Marlborough GC]
55 Chief Executive: [BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition Sales]
56 Membership
57 Diary of Events
59 In the Shed
60 Buyers' Guide
64 Recruitment
66 On the Soapbox: My View of Greenkeeping Over the Past 30 Years or So...
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November 2010   December 2010
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: The Finest Greenkeeping Performance of All Time
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
15 Chairman's Word: Best Wishes from Us All, John
16 Greenkeepers Training Committee: [European Ryder Cup Team's Win at Celtic Manor]
17 Learning & Development : [Continue to Learn at Harrogate Week 2011; New Field Guide Launched; Events Calendar]
18 Industry Update
19 What's Your Number?: [Carol Borthwick of Elmwood College]
20 How the Ryder Cup was Won
26 What a Week
28 Golf of the Highest Standard: Spectacular Surrondings Inspired the Players in the 2010 BIGGA National Championship, Sponsored by Kubota and Charterhouse]
32 Making a Lasting Impression
38 A Post Pesticide Prognosis for Turf Patients and Carers
42 Photographic Competition 2010
42 -1st: Snap Happy
44 -2nd
46 -3rd
48 The Anatomy of...A Rotary Mulch Mower
52 On-Course Foundation: Jobs for the Boys
54 Lean Systems for Lean Times
56 BIGGA Delegation to USA Back on: Bernhard and Company has Reinstated Its Sponsorship of the BIGGA Delegates' Programme to GCSAA's Golf Industry Show (GIS)
58 Dealer of the Month: Stewart Plant Sales Groundcare
60 New Products
62 Around the Green
65 Assistant Profile: [Daniel Simpson, Qualified Assistant, Rockcliffe Hall]
67 Chief Executive: [BIGGA Facing Serious Challenges]
69 Diary of Events
70 Membership
72 Irrigation: Servicing Your Most Expensive Asset
75 In the Shed
76 Buyers' Guide
80 Recruitment
82 On the Soapbox: Tough Times Ahead but We Must Invest in the Future
 
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1 Cover
3 Welcome from the Editor: Credit, Where It is Due
4 Table of Contents
6 Newsdesk
6 -Greenkeeping is an Art
13 Chairman's Word: Change Brings Opportunities...
14 Greenkeepers Training Committee
15 Learning & Development
16 Industry Update
17 What's Your Number?: [Richard Campey, Campey Turf Care Systems]
18 An Environmental Haven
25 Scholarship
25 -[Paul Farrell Msc Receives Ransomes Jacobsen Scholarship and Reports on His Experience Over the Last Two Years]
27 -[Darren Anderson MG Overcomes Obstacles with the Ransomes Jacobsen Scholarship]
28 -[Peter Leach Moves Forward with the Ransomes Jacobsen Scholarship at Myerscough College]
31 Turf War for Invasive Root Nematodes: A Potent Weapon is Emerging in the Fast Moving Turf War
36 Grow Wild on the Golf Course...and Put the Habitat Back
39 Harrogate Week: The Ultimate Turf Management Exhibition in Europe
40 -It's January, So It Must be Harrogate
41 -Workshops & Seminars
42 -Exhibitor A-Z Listings
44 -Where to Eat, Sleep and Socialise in Harrogate...
45 -How to Get to Harrogate
49 Preventing Winter Green Damage: Winter Damage, Aside from Causing Many a Sleepless Night, can be Costly and Time-Consuming to Repair
52 Take a Fresh Look at the Problem of Worm Casts on Turf
56 Letters
58 Dealer of the Month: Golf and Turf Equipment Ltd
60 Around the Green
63 Assistant Profile: [Alex Clarricoates, Assistant, Newark GC]
67 Chief Executive
68 Membership
69 Diary of Events
71 In the Shed
73 Greenkeeper Training
76 Buyers' Guide
80 Recruitment
82 On the Soapbox: You Say Tomato...
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