NZSTI has completed a customised training project in the Solomon Islands’ capital, Honiara – a journey spanning 7,000km. NZSTI’s tutor, Derek Ross, was present to deliver a week-long turf management program aimed at preparing grounds people for the...
Turf can develop a different appearance due to various factors such as pest, disease, spray damage, management practices andgrowing conditions. This can be concerning for a Turf Manager— will it develop into something worse and spread further? To ease the mind,...
Northland region has recently updated their agrichemical application rules.While this is specific to the region, it would not be unexpected to see other regions tightening the rules in time to come.Here’s the pdf that Horticulture NZ shared with regards to how...
Due to the severe drought, at the end of this week (16th of May), Auckland golf courses that use town supply as their water source for irrigating their turf and completing other course maintenance will need to stop using that water source – irrigation will not be...
The present Covid 19 lockdown has caused society to rethink how things may be undertaken once we return to a “new normal”, whatever and whenever that maybe. This also provides an opportunity to review how golf courses could be managed into the future as this forced...
Fertiliser applications based on a well-planned annual programme help balance good turf performance, cost-effectiveness and reduced environmental impact. Why it’s important The Resource Management Act (1991) requires that fertilisers are applied in accordance...