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Forest Green Rovers' head groundsman, Adam Witchell, says the GrasPro Pitch Management System has helped him save time recording data and generating reports.

John Deere dealers Ben Burgess and Farol are set to expand their businesses into the East Midlands during 2020 - covering the area which would be left when Sharmans Agricultural no longer hold the franchise at the end of October.

Following a strategic reorganisation of the turf business in Europe, Brian D’Arcy has been appointed as turf division sales manager for the company’s newly created Region 2 Sales Division 1.

The Golf Greenkeeping Trailblazer Group have announced the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) has approved the Advanced Golf Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Standard (Level 3) for delivery.

Editor Loz Gale heard from key figures at the recent BTME show about what challenges had been faced over the past year - as well as what lies in store for 2020

Each year John Deere, in association with BIGGA and the GCSAI sends seven association members to Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida to join the agronomy team on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass.

Following the announcement that Toro is buying the makers of the Ventrac equipment, the company's CEO has given assurances over the future of the product - which UK distributor Price Turfcare sees as a "great opportunity".

Editor Laurence Gale was out and about at BTME recently, conducting interviews with the great and the good from the turfcare sector, finding out what challenges and opportunities these key figures saw for the year ahead.

Michael Davie, the course manager at Hazel Grove Golf Club in Stockport, has tirelessly supported many BIGGA members and other greenkeepers, establishing the “Greenkeepers mental health support group”.

TurfPro editor Laurence Gale was out about around the halls at BTME last week, recording interviews with manufacturers and key industry figures.