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A guide to Advertisers1 index v June 2002 whc* $ who; Advertiser Page at BiGGA Allett Mowers 29 Your next issue of Greenkeeper International Aventis 18 will be with you by July 6, 2002 President Bernhard & Co 25 Sir Michael Cranfield University 11 Regulars Bonallack, OBE Dennis 11 News BIGGA Board of Management Greensward 2, 13 Pages 4, 5, 6 & 7 Chairman - Richard Barker Haztek International Ltd 11 Vice Chairman - George Brown 8 Letters Past Chairman - Clive Osgood Kubota 52 10 Education Board Members Scotts 51 Ian Semple Education and Training Manager, Ken Richardson, Tillers Turf 6 Paul Jenkins highlights some of the training courses that are Ian Holoran Toro Irrigation 13 available to you this season David Walden Total Irrigation Solutions 29 lain Macleod 12 Membership Executive Director Neil Thomas 30 Talking Heads Email: [email protected] Six top men talk about their likes and dislikes Administration Manager when it comes to golf course trees John Pemberton Email: [email protected] 32 New Products Editorial/Media Showcasing some of the great new products Scott MacCallum recently released onto the market Email: [email protected] 36-40 Around the Green Education & Training Manager Ken Richardson 50 Features Listing Email: [email protected] Helping you track down some of Greenkeeper Membership Services Officer International's past articles Rachael Palmer Email: [email protected] (jT) Calabria - A new frontier 62 As I see it... BIGGA National Chairman, Richard Barker, remained Contact us firmly in the UK last month but still found time to play in his own Section event; a John Deere event; watch You can contact The British and a little golf at The Belfry and have lunch at The Savoy International Golf Greenkeepers Association in any number of ways: Post: BIGGA HOUSE, Aldwark, Alne, York, Y061 1UF A UNIQUE'DESIGNER* Email: [email protected] - )LFING UMBRELLA Internet: www.bigga.org.uk y This is your chance to win a Tel: 01347 833800 superb, ProBella, 'soft feel* Fax: 01347 833801 INVESTOR IN PEOPLE (7J) Greetham Valley Golf Club Designer golfing umbrella in our exciting new Buyers' Guide competition in association with GreenLink International & Blazon THE TURFTIME TEASER' T|# official vm%wmnm of the Biiifsff $1 l»tenpiiiiil ;J The first 10 lucky entrants will receive this • Clplf: Qmemk^frnm Am$t>i8mBthsm r LU 9 fantastic electronic data bank calculator Editorial Editor: Scott MacCallum Tel: 01347 833800 Fax: 01347 833801 Features Email: [email protected] Calabria - A new golfing frontier Advertising Sales & Marketing Department: Much travelled Arne Van Amerongen reports from his (jlT) Finding Fungi Jennifer Whichello, [email protected] latest port of call Cheryl Broomhead, [email protected] Tel: 01347 833800 Fax: 01347 833802 14 The Club which never sleeps Email: [email protected] Scott MacCallum visited Greetham Valley where the Design team would make an army of ants look lazy Design & Production Editor: David Emery Tel: 01347 833800 ISDN: 01347 830020 19 Finding Fungi Email: [email protected] Dr Kate Entwistle looks at disease outbreaks -and how Printing they are inevitable, but not straightforward, for the fungi Warners Midlands Pic, The Mattings, Manor Lane, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH 22 Inflated ideas Tel: 01778 391000 Fax: 01778 394269 Roland Taylor looks at the development of the tyre and how it has brought about the increased use of the ATV The advertising copy deadline for inclusion In the July 2002 (2?) Tyres: Inflated ideas? 26 In at the deep end edition of Greenkeeper International Michael Spencer gives some excellent advice on the Is Wednesday, June 12, 2002 maintenance and upkeep of lakes and ponds Greenkeeper International: 34 Poa Annua can be controlled Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise reproduced Jim Arthur hands out some advice to those who feel without written permission. Return postage must accompany living with poa is the only answer all materials submitted if return is requested. No responsibility can be assumed for unsolicited materials. The right is reserved to edit submissions before publication. Although every care will be taken, no responsibility is accepted for toss of manuscripts, photographs or artwork. 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ISSN: 0961-6977 26 J Looking after lakes and perfecting ponds © 2002 British and International Goff Greenkeepers Association Continuing to set high standards The Greenkeepers Training and the Scottish Qualifications been at the forefront in setting Committee (GTC) is smoothing Authority A network of training out the knowledge and practical the path to the introduction of providers guide students to the standards for the revised NVQs revised Sports Turf vocational qualifications and it is essential and SVQs" Last month saw a great deal of news print devot- qualifications in July. National that these providers all work to The GTC is golf's independent ed to one John Collinson. Does the name ring a bell? Vocational Qualifications and the same standards. The GTC advisory service for both Well he is the gay who was jailed for three months Scottish Vocational Qualific- has therefore been encouraging employers and employees with for gathering thousands of golf balls from golf club ations in golf greenkeeping and the Awarding Bodies to develop regard to greenkeeper education, lakes up ana down the country. ground maintenance are being standard documentation cover- training, and qualifications. It His case was highlighted as one of these situations updated to take in the latest ing the learning programme. aims to persuade employers of where this country gets things so wrong. How could advances in technology in the The GTC's Education Director the necessity for learning and a guy who collects lost golf balls be sent to prison amenity horticulture world. The David Golding said: "The GTC acquiring new skills throughout while so many more heinous crimes go unpunished? GTC has taken a lead role in this is committed to setting high and life and encourage more people The fact that he declared his earnings to the Tax in collaboration with the two common standards in the UK to get the qualifications they Man was also made to reinforce the point that here Awarding Bodies, City and Guilds and Ireland. This is why we have need for working. was a legitimate business and that Mr Collinson was a legitimate businessman. There were radio phone-ins devoted to the case while a website ran a poll which found 90% of those Chipping Norton GC wins first Deere qualifier who registered wanting him to to be released. From memory even the Prime Minister got involved. A four man team from Chipping By the end he was being seen as a sort of Robin Norton Golf Club is heading for Hood figure providing lake balls for the poor impov- the famous Brabazon course at erished golfers at the expense of the wealthy ball The Belfry, having won the first manufacturers. British regional qualifier in the Well, in the end such as the weight of opinion the inaugural 2002 John Deere Team Titleist one was released and justice was seen to be Championship golf tournament. done. The team - consisting of Club But what did you think? Secretary Simon Chislett, Club I must admit, without seeing all the facts, I did feel Captain/Chairman, Keith Willis, the sentence was a bit steep but that he did deserve Greenkeeper, Steve Doyle, and punishment. He was going into golf clubs in the dead Club Professional, Neil Rowlands of night without permission from the clubs and tak- - beat off the challenge of 14 oth- ing balls that may have been declared lost, but were er teams in the competition, certainly not his property.