Greenside APR 2015 Low Res

Trade News
New Appointment at
Greentech Sportsturf
Greentech Sportsturf, as part of
the company’s continued growth
strategy, is delighted to announce
the appointment of Eamonn Maguire
as Area Manager for the Republic
of Ireland. Greentech has also
committed to setting up a warehouse
and office base in Drogheda to ensure
efficient supply to Irish customers.
Eamonn Maguire
Eamonn has 17 years combined
experience of working in the horticulture and turf industry.
His first introduction to the turf world was selling peat
for the construction of USGA greens and he has more recently
Turf TankCalc Aids
Accurate Sprayer
Calculation
Turf and amenity sprayer operators can now get an instant
calculator for precise product inclusion rates in spray tank
mixes, with the free Syngenta Turf TankCalc App for smart
phones and tablets.
Turf TankCalc provides an instant
answer for the amount of any product
required to be added to the tank for a
given water volume, along with the rate being
applied per hectare. Syngenta UK Business
Manager, Daniel Lightfoot, said the new App
would prove invaluable for turf managers
and spray operators to quickly and accurately
calculate the rate of any product to add to the
tank.
“It is very simple to use and extremely efficient for calculating
filling plans for spraying. It saves time and ensures high accuracy
in the tank mixing - based on area, tank size, product, application
rate and operating speed.” It also provides optimum nozzle
selection options and application guidelines.
With more complex tank mixes now being used for enhanced
turf management - possibly including fungicides, growth
regulator, wetting agent, fertiliser and trace elements in the same
mix - careful calculation of the component parts is crucial, he
added.
It includes a quick link for Syngenta products and a direct
route to the Syngenta GreenCast website for detailed product
information and labels, along with weather forecasts, agronomic
information and other application advice.
Furthermore, Turf TankCalc records details calculated for
each spray application, along with relevant information on
nozzle selection and water volume, for example. The data can be
exported by email for record keeping.
Turf TankCalc is available now for android and Apple operating
systems. It can be downloaded from quick links on the GreenCast
website Application Zone (www.greencast.co.uk).
worked in the turf nutrition business in Ireland. “I am delighted
to be commencing work with Greentech as I know that they have
excellent staff and a fantastic range of tried and tested products.
A great deal of these products will already be familiar to anyone
involved in the management of turf in Ireland”. said Eamonn.
Eamonn will be introducing and re-acquainting greenkeepers with
brands such as The Andersons fertiliser and Nutri Dg, Floratine’s
Pervade and grass seed from the Barenbrug portfolio. One
exciting new and innovative product is the Stevens POGO, a turf
management cloud-based tool which measures and documents the
moisture, temperature and salinity of turf. “I am looking forward
to continuing to offer a personal and professional service to all of
my clients and it is great to know that there is an established team
behind me in Greentech Sportsturf Ireland”. Added Eamonn
To contact Eamonn Maguire direct call 087 9133915 or
email eamonn@greentechsportsturf.ie
www.greentechsportsturf.ie
https://www.facebook.com/greentechsportsturf
Headland
develop Crystal
Green® for
Xtend Fertiliser
Formulations
Headland Amenity have launched Crystal Green®,
a source of slow-release phosphorus, nitrogen and
magnesium recovered from nutrient-rich waste water.
Crystal Green makes for an eco-friendly fertiliser
that enhances nutrient efficiency, while significantly
reducing the risk of leaching and runoff.
Most phosphorus fertilisers are highly water
soluble and rapidly react in the soil becoming
unavailable for plant uptake. As turfgrass grows it
produces organic acids, such as citrates, to help roots absorb
nutrients. Crystal Green® is formulated with citrate-soluble
phosphorus, which has low water solubility, releasing slowly
in response to organic acid production, gradually supplying
the soil solution with nutrients to meet plant demand. This
process minimises excess phosphorus in the soil, lowering
the risk of leaching and runoff while providing the turf a
season-long supply of phosphorus according to the plant’s
requirements. Crystal Green® granules are uncoated, 99.9%
pure, dust-free, and maintain their slow-release capabilities
even if cracked or broken. Whilst the original Crystal Green®
5-28-10 formulation is suitable to aid establishment and to
maintain P availability in free draining soils, it is also a perfect
slow-release partner in fertiliser blends. Headland has used it
successfully in their Xtend 10-10-10+2MgO product. As well
as Crystal Green®, Xtend comprises a composted organic base,
seaweed meal and humic acid, and is ideal for use on golf
tees, fairways and surrounds as well as winter sports pitches,
cricket outfields and racecourse turf.
Also of note is Headland’s new ProTec® liquid nutrient
range and improvements to the highly successful
‘Weathercheck’ location specific forecasting module.
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