The Sports Turf Research Institute - About STRI

After a busy year at the RDS arena in Dublin, groundstaff were yesterday gearing up for the first Heineken cup match to be played on the new surface this weekend

STRI Scotland offers you independent help and support for your golf course and sports surfaces, including design, construction and irrigation consultancy services to compliment the full range of turfgrass advisory activities

Dr Simon Watson and Dr Ian McClements are presenting a seminar "Where the Art meets the Science" at Scotsturf in Edinburgh, on Wednesday 7th November.

A ban on the use of pesticides in the UK will have a considerable impact on golf courses and other sports turfs.

The redevelopment of the Royal Dublin Society arena has been hailed as a major success by both RDS management and competitors at last week's annual RDS horseshow.

In light of recent events in the UK here are guidelines for flooded turf.

Leptospirosis
A note of caution to those (or who have staff) dealing with floodwater and/or silt.

This year's BCPC Congress takes place from 9 to 11 November at the SECC in Glasgow, UK. "For the first time we will be devoting a whole half day at the Congress to the amenity sector," advises Dr Colin Ruscoe, chairman, of BCPC.

We currently have several vacancies at STRI, please visit our vacancies page for more information.

STRI to participate in the Teagasc Sports Turf Seminar
Teagasc - the Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland is holding a Sports Turf Seminar at Kidalton College, Piltwon, Co Kilkenny on the 10th July 2008.