ASSOCIATION UPDATES TURFGRASS GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Te Turfgrass Growers Association, Lincolnshire, UK, issued this press release with updates on the 2019 season. 2018 saw the UK exposed to extremes in weather; beginning with the “Beast from the East” which hit the UK in early March, followed by a prolonged cold and wet period for the remainder of March and early April. As if this wasn’t challenging enough, the UK then headed into a record-breaking hot summer—the average temperature beating that of 1976!
As with the majority of agricultural industries, the turf industry faced yield losses across the country due mainly to the late spring, coupled with higher than normal irrigation requirements. Tis inevitably led to a shortage of turf in many areas of the UK.
Last winter was possibly the least extreme of all the seasons and the mild weather allowed the UK’s turf growers some respite with good winter growth and minimum disruption to harvest operations. Heading into 2019, growers across the UK are relieved that they have not witnessed another “Beast from the East.” Tere has however, been lower than normal winter rainfall which may have a knock-on effect* if rain is not forthcoming, and we witness another prolonged dry spell this summer.
British turf growers continually strive to ensure they produce quality turf to TGA standards for their clients throughout the year, so hopefully this year shows less extremes in weather and allows our turf producers to continue to supply their turf and mitigate any possible shortages in the coming year.
For further information and advice, please visit the Turfgrass Growers Association website:
www.turfgrass.co.uk *knock-on effect is a term which refers to a secondary, indirect, or cumulative effect.
TURF AUSTRALIA
Turf Australia announced its NxGen Forum will be held July 28-30, 2019, at Adelaide Hills, SA. Te NxGen Forum will head to South Australia and Adelaide for an event focusing on leadership, team building and business development. Tis event is targeted at the younger turf producers and people new to the industry. Save the date to join the great community of NxGeners and discover Adelaide, its turf farms and venues. Tis year’s event will offer an extension to the program to keep you connected with the NxGen Team throughout the year. For more information visit:
www.turfaustralia.com.au.
Tis article appeared in Turf Australia’s Turf Enews:
turfaustralia.com.au/newsletters/id/268. “Green space making Twitter users more positive”
In more evidence supporting the overall health benefits of greenspace, an analysis of online tweets and comments from people in Melbourne has found that those sent when users were in a park were more positive.
In an analysis of 2.2 million tweets, research showed that those people who were in a park environment when they posted their online comments were generally more positive than those posted when the users were in built up or transport areas.
Te research was conducted by researchers at Melbourne University and the University of Tasmania as part of their project: Te Grass is Greener on the Other Side: Understanding the Effects of Green Spaces on Twitter User Sentiments.
You can read the full article on Te Conversation website:
https://theconversation.com/tweet-all-about-it-people-in-parks-feel-more-positive-95290.
Te full article concludes with a section, “Why are people happier in parks?” which leads off with the following paragraph. “People might be happier in parks for several reasons. Parks can help them to recover from the stress and mental strain of living in cities, and provide a place to exercise, meet other people, or host special events such as music festivals. And it ends with this sentence, “Making the best use of public open space and green space is really important as more and more people live in cities around the world.”
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