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The greenkeeping team at Operation Pollinator Award winning Goring & Streatley have instigated a quiet revolution over the past five years, combining course improvements with outstanding ecological habitat creation and management.

Managing soil moisture during leatherjacket control programmes can help achieve optimum control of damaging larvae populations.

The Leatherjacket Total Approach Pack agronomy programme utilises the research-proven and industry patented strategy of an Acelepryn insecticide treatment, followed by an application of NemaTrident F predatory nematodes within the following week.

Dollar spot disease pressure is now increasing, as temperature and humidity rise resulting in prolonged periods of leaf wetness, warns Syngenta Technical Manager, Sean Loakes.

ITM strategies offer the most effective way to manage chafer grub damage across the golf course. Sean Lakes looks at the technologies and tactics to achieve reliable results.

Adult chafers typically lay eggs in the same location year after year, so a history of chafer grub damage is a good indication that problems could occur again.

Identifying temperature and humidity – or more importantly leaf wetness – as the key drivers of dollar spot has given a focus in managing factors that can reduce risks.

Daily cutting of turf to manage the playing surface imposes severe stress on plants. New biostimulant technology and ITM actions could minimise the impacts.

Record-breaking Turf Science Live 2025 delivers practical insight for turf professionals in Ireland and Scotland

There's a wealth of practical advice and current tips on all topics turf from the GreenCast Advisory Turf Management Blog.

The golf course is the business’s most valuable asset and it must be invested in, according to the latest Syngenta Changing the Business of Golf podcast. Find out more.

Effective spray application can make the crucial difference between an acceptable 95% control, and an outstanding result of 98% or more.More aggressive and difficult to control disease pathogens, including the increasing incidence of Anthracnose and Take All, pose greater challenges for turf managers, reports Application Specialist, Tom Robinson.. "Turf presents a difficult spray target to achieve good spray retention on the leaf and coverage of lower leaves in a tightly packed fine turf situation. Penetrating the dense leaf area is important for soil-borne disease control, including Take All and Fairy Ring, requiring a very different approach to foliar disease control." The widespread use of liquid fertilisers on sports turf surfaces puts additional demands on spray application. Environmental and legislative pressures demand the highest possible standards in turf sprayer maintenance and application accuracy. Having invested in high uality control products, getting the very best possible…