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In addition, says the IOG, the amount paid in recognition of IOG qualifications should increase to £600 per band to ensure an ongoing focus on training and professional development.

BIGGA has revealed the 20 ambitious greenkeepers who will participate in the Future Turf Managers Initiative 2020.

This year’s John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programmes have seen the highest total intake since the first Ag Tech induction in 1992.

The Amenity Forum say they would like to designate a date in the late summer next year, when the whole amenity and groundscare sector, with all its diversity, celebrates what it does and brings it to the attention of all.

Announcing the attendance figures, organisers of SALTEX have described 2019 as "record breaking".

TurfPro editor, Laurence Gale, was patrolling the showfloor at SALTEX recently, with a camera in tow - grabbing interviews with the great and the good!

With SALTEX coming up this week it brings into focus how vitally important it is that you look after your machinery and equipment, use it correctly and ensure it gets serviced and repaired properly.

With more than 45,000 votes cast, Green Flag has announced the winners of the 2019 People’s Choice vote for the public's 10 favourite parks.

The Grounds and Natural Turf Improvement Programme (GaNTIP), which is funded by the Football Foundation and ECB, and led by the IOG has released encouraging figures.

There has been much interesting activity lately with news coming out of the Empowering Parks conference, The Parks Alliance, the West Midlands Parks Forum and Green Flag.