Australian Turfgrass Management - Vol 14.3 out now

 

The May-June edition of Australian Turfgrass Management Journal (Volume 14.3) has hit the streets this past week. This edition will act as the official guide to the upcoming 28th Australian Turfgrass Conference and Trade Exhibition with 2012 Toro AGCSA Golf Championships host Commonwealth Golf Club gracing the front cover. Elsewhere in this edition...

• ATM editor Brett Robinson visits the new-look Sydney Showgrounds stadium to catch up with recently appointed curator Terry O’Keeffe as he gets ready for the Greater Western Sydney Giants first AFL home game on 26 May.
• Superintendent Richard Forsyth reviews the works undertaken to Royal Melbourne Golf Club’s East Course
• ATM talks to Chris Lewis about an ambitious four month project to harvest turf from Christchurch’s earthquake damaged AMI Stadium and the efforts to redevelop the city’s rugby league ground into a 17,000 seat arena, complete with new surface that can host international level rugby union.
• Ex-pat Australian Cameron Thompson looks back on a hugely diverse and fascinating golf course management career which has taken him to the US, the Caribbean, Asia the Middle East and now China where he is director of agronomy for IMG.
• Respected agronomist John Neylan kicks off a regular column which looks at issues of the day affecting course superintendents and turf managers. In this edition John looks at the eternal quest to control that ultimate ‘weed’ Poa annua.

ATM editor Brett Robinson is always on the lookout for stories and news, so if you have any ideas, articles or photos please forward them to brett@agcsa.com.au or call 03 965458 8600 or 0434 144 779. Click here to subscribe to Australian Turfgrass Management Journal.