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2015
Environmental Enhancement Supported by National Funding
Auchterarder Golf Club, Perthshire, Scotland. Auchterarder Golf Club converted a biodiver…
Machrihanish Dunes, Scotland UK
Machrihanish Dunes not only protects the special habitats in which it exists, but enhances and improves the ecological value…
A Proud Week for Greenkeeping
Greenkeeper Associations from all over Europe gathered in Portugal for the Annual FEGGA Conference on February 13th & 14th.
The coastal town of Lagos, in the Algarve, proved to be an excellent venue enabling the Conference to be split between the Vila Gale hotel, and the nearby Onyria Palmares Golf Club giving a wide range of facilities and the opportunity to stage an Educational Roadshow for Portuguese Greenkeepers as part of the event.
The Roadshow event was supported by Everris and Syngenta, which attracted around 45 local greenkeepers and featured presentations covering Soil Tests & interpretation of results by Everris, the OnCourse process from the GEO, the benefits of working with an Agronomist, and concluded with a spray calibration practical session delivered by Syngenta. The greenkeepers were enthusiastic and engaged – their concentration very evident as the language switched from English, into Spanish, and then finally into Portuguese!
The two-day FEGGA conference itself was attended by around 80 people representing greenkeeping right across Europe. The Conference focused on the major issues of Water usage & resource management in Iberia; Education, featuring both the FEGGA programme of Association support operating in Europe supported by the R&A, and the launching of the pilot of an important new initiative from FEGGA which will see Assistant Greenkeepers from across Europe taking on temporary exchange job placements to increase skills, confidence and motivation. A draft Joint European Position Statement on the use of Pesticides was also debated, and this will continue to be developed over the next three months before coming back to the Associations with more information. Couple this with a session in which all European Greenkeeper Association activity was discussed and this was a powerful gathering.
At the AGM some amendments to the FEGGA Constitution were accepted to help to continue to modernise, and Giovanni Nava, from Bologna, Italy stood down from the Board after his four year stint being replaced by Joel Nunes of Palmares Golf Club representing the Portuguese Association. The FEGGA Board wish to mark the immense contribution of Giovanni and thanked him sincerely for his time on the Board.
The Conference closed with FEGGA thanking Ransomes-Jacobsen, Toro, John Deere, Syngenta and Campey Turfcare for their support and involvement in delivering some of the education on show.
Conference Patrons
- Toro
- Syngenta
- Jacobsen
- John Deere Golf
- Campey
A Successful APG Conference
Castro Marim was the venue for the recently held Portuguese Greenkeepers Conference, a venue set in the eastern part of the Algarve. Castro Marim is a 27 hole golf resort, and is just minutes away from the Spanish border and part of a number of golf courses that are creating a new potential choice for visitors to the Algarve.
Slovenian Greenkeepers Conference proves to be another big Success
Greenkeepers from Slovenia and neighbouring countries attended the recently held 16th Days of Education organized by Slovenian Greenkeepers Association.
GCSAI Hold Education Day at Croke Park
GCSAI held its annual National Education Day in Croke Park, Dublin in November. This is the first of our days for our members and we look forward to our Roadshow days in January and February 2015.
GreenQAmpus Partners gather in St Andrews
The GreenQAmpus Partners recently gathered in the iconic golf town of St Andrews, Scotland, and for many it was their first visit. The project now moves into its 2nd year, and reaching a time when the project starts to see some results and the new colleges to the system start to learn from the process’s being introduced.
News digest
FEGGA are delighted to announce the six people that have been chosen for the 2023 FEGGA Greenkeeper Scholarship programme for 2023.
Gillies Parmentier is currently working a as Greenkeeper / Sustainability Manager at Rinkven golf club in Belgium. This is a …
4turf® – prepare for the drought to come
As droughts are becoming more common, greenkeepers need to start future-proofing their golf courses. Deep-rooting, drought-tolerant turf grasses such as …
BIGGA appoints dedicated workforce and recruitment project manager as association seeks to promote the greenkeeping profession to a wide audience
The British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has appointed an experienced project manager to oversee the implementation of the …
Rain Bird announces exclusive distributor in Sweden
Rain Bird has appointed KSAB Utemiljö AB. as its exclusive golf distribution partner for Sweden. KSAB first opened in the …
John Deere to open its doors to the talent of tomorrow
John Deere will hold an open day at its Apprentice Training Centre this May in a bid to recruit the …
