HAPPENINGS ETS Field Day 2022 Recap Recap and photos provided by ETS Secretary Dr. Claudia de Bertoldi
After the long-term restrictions all over the world, this year we had the opportunity to meet in person again. On May 17 and 18, 2022, the European Turfgrass Society (ETS) held its Seventh ETS Field Days in Barcelona-Girona, Spain. Tis site, chosen to host the event, is in the heart of the Mediterranean region, home to beautiful natural scenery and the internationally renowned modern town. Te meeting venue was the Hotel Camiral at PGA Catalunya Resort in Caldes de Malavella.
Sixty-three delegates attended the ETS Field Days from around Europe and from South America. In total, ten different countries were represented at the two days of technical tours, with a welcome mix of academics, practitioners, and turfgrass industry delegates.
ETS President Dr. Stefano Macolino gave the opening welcome. Te ETS General Assembly was chaired by ETS Secretary Dr. Claudia de Bertoldi (Turf Europe) and saw the presentation of 2021 activities, balance, and budget.
Compo Expert (
www.compo-expert.com), BION (
www.bionint.com), STIGA (
www.stiga.com), ICL Everris Ibérica Fertilizers (
www.icl-sf.com/global-en/), Royalverd (
www.royalverd.com/en/), and Semillas Fito (
www.semillasfito.com/en/) were the Top Sponsors of the ETS Field Days. Teir presentations addressed issues and innovations relevant to the turfgrass industry and research: irrigation progress, optimal turf nutrition, alternative plants for enhancing of biodiversity in extensive turfgrass, no-pesticide management of sport fields, and sustainable approach for green areas.
Te tour started with the visit at PGA Catalunya Golf, in Caldes de Malavella, guided by David Batalle, greenkeeper of the golf course. Lunch followed at the Hotel Camiral. Royalverd facilities at La Vall D’en Bas (Girona) was the second stop of the field tour and, after a warm welcome introducing the history of the Company, participants enjoyed the wonderful views of the surroundings while touring the well-maintained turfgrasses for the training center and the hybrid sod farm. Te visit ended with a delicious paella dinner served in the beautiful garden.
On the second day, participants visited Semillas Fitó in Cabrera de Mar, Barcelona. Tere they toured the very well kept turfgrass trials of cool-season grasses and mixes and of warm-season grasses, and the Biotech laboratory. After an outdoor lunch at Semillas Fitó facilities, the Field Days attendees were welcomed at the Estádio Cornellà-El Prat (Espanyol) with an interesting technical visit guided by the groundsman Nil Tarres. Te technical tour closed with a visit to Gran Clariana Garden, a landscape project in the center of Barcelona, where turfgrasses are subject to the challenges of limited irrigation and heavy traffic. ETS President Dr. Stefano Macolino closed the event giving his warmest thanks to all attendants for their participation.
74 TPI Turf News July/August 2022
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