Australian Turfgrass Management Vol 14.1 out now

 

The January-February 2012 edition (Volume 14.1) of Australian Turfgrass Management Journal is out now. Melbourne’s Woodlands Golf Club graces the front cover of this edition and editor Brett Robinson interviews superintendent and AGCSA member Rod Tatt in the lead-up to the Australian Amateur Championships which the course will host in a few weeks’ time. Elsewhere in this edition...

• ATM takes a behind the scenes look at last November’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club and the Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney;
• Steve Waite reviews the new Commonwealth Workplace Health and Safety Act which comes into effect this year and what changes it will mean for the turf industry;
• ATM sits down with AGCSA general manager Peter Frewin to talk about his new role and plans for the association moving forward;
• AGCSATech senior agronomist Andrew Peart presents results from the first three months of the AGCSA’s new golf course benchmarking study;
• University of Western Australia and DEEDI researchers provide updates on some of their current projects
• ATM kicks off a regular turf producers section highlighting news and issues relating to the Australian turf production industry.

AGCSA editor Brett Robinson is always on the lookout for news and story ideas for ATM, so please feel free to contact him on (03) 9548 8600, 0434 144 779 or email brett@agcsa.com.au  You can also subscribe to Australian Turfgrass Management Journal by simply clicking here.

Included with this edition of Australian Turfgrass Management Journal is the 2012 AGCSA wallplanner (pictured below). If you would like additional wallplanners, please contact the AGCSA office on 03 9548 8600 or email Lyndel at info@agcsa.com.au