WHAT CAUGHT YOUR EYE IN 2021?

Today we reveal which stories were the 10 most read by our turf professional subscribers throughout 2021.

As ever the stories which earned the most click-throughs by you our professional readers were a mixed bag of editor Laurence Gale's incisive opinion pieces, and news items which stood out as particularly unusual.

So without further ado, in order of ascending popularity, here are the most read stories in TurfPro of 2021.

10.

AN ENJOYABLE SHOW - 8th November 2021

TurfPro editor, Laurence Gale, wrote a blog saying there was a great buzz at the NEC for SALTEX, with a good balance of new machinery launches and educational activities each day, with one topic dominating the conversation - recruitment.

9.

A SUMMER OF COMPETITIVE SPORT - 10th May 2021

Turf professionals would be busy during the coming summer said Laurence Gale, with the welcome return of some of our highest profile sporting competitions - as well as the grassroots coming back on stream.

8.

WORKING PRACTICES CHANGED? - 15th March 2021

Laurence considered that as golf courses reopened, would we see different ways of working become the norm - including perhaps improved biodiversity?

7.

WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL - 15th November 2021

Entering the winter phase of our calendar year, Laurence considered how turf professionals would be planning and starting many winter jobs.

6.

NEW PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCT REGULATIONS INTRODUCED - 2nd August 2021

The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 (the 2020 Regulations) were issued with a policy statement that supplemented existing regulations that governed the sale and use of plant protection products or PPPs.

5.

SAGE SHOW PLEDGES TO RETURN NEXT YEAR - 9th August 2021

Organisers of the inaugural Sports & Grounds Expo (SAGE), that took place at The Three Counties Showground, announced that the event would return in 2022.

4.

BTME POSTPONED - 20th December 2021

BIGGA announced the decision to postpone its major exhibition and trade show, which was due to take place in January 2022.

3.

HAYTER LTD CHANGE NAME - 9th August 2021

The manufacturer changed its name to Toro U.K. Limited, with the company's Craig Hoare telling TurfPro that the brand name wouldn't disappear.

2.

AREAS OF CONCERN - 20th December 2021

In his final blog of 2021 Laurence believed it was time for a collective of the industry's major players to come together for the greater good and address some pressing issues.

1.

CLUB RECOVERS FROM FIRE - 20th December 2021

Boringdon Park Golf Club in Plymouth said they were looking forward to the future after a terrible fire destroyed their entire fleet of machinery.