Flooding has been an all-too-common sight on golf courses...
Flooding has been an all-too-common sight on golf courses throughout the country. But what does flooding mean for your turf? How long can grass stay submerged for and what is the best course of action if you need to overseed?
This year will see the launch to the market of two new elite...
This year will see the launch to the market of two new elite varieties of slender creeping red fescue from the Barenbrug European breeding programme. After 30 years of Barcrown as the market leading variety, a new generation is taking over.
Barry O'Brien, Heads Grounds Person for Burnley FC, discusses his...
Barry O'Brien, Heads Grounds Person for Burnley FC, discusses his experience collaborating with Barenbrug to find grass seed solutions. With a mission to help improve Burnleys playing surfaces, Barry discusses how Barenbrug grass seed can help with colour presentation, disease tolerance, recovery and wear tolerance.
Barenbrug launches the 2023 Sport Range of grass seed mixtures...
Barenbrug launches the 2023 Sport Range of grass seed mixtures. Following a successful year of new variety introductions, Barenbrug is once again celebrating success in the 2023 BSPB/STRI Turfgrass Seed booklet with further varieties that will enhance the product range now and in the future.
2022 - another glorious summer, but another full of challenges...
2022 - another glorious summer, but another full of challenges for turf managers. The combination of heat and drought, particularly in England, has resulted in loss of grass cover on many golf courses, only four years after the decimation of 2018.
The hot and dry conditions have taken their toll on many fairways...
The hot and dry conditions have taken their toll on many fairways and outfields this summer, leaving many turf managers with decisions to make over the coming weeks on how to restore their surfaces.
Pressure on golf clubs to deliver courses which can meet the...
Pressure on golf clubs to deliver courses which can meet the often‑conflicting demands placed on them is leading some course managers to use ultrafine‑leaf ryegrasses. Luke Hunt, product manager for Barenbrug, the UK’s leading grass seed breeder and grower, explains why.
Officially recognised as one of the finest Championship courses...
Officially recognised as one of the finest Championship courses in the north of England, Fairhaven Golf Club offers golfers of all handicaps a beautiful place to play golf. Home to professional golf since 1934, Fairhaven has all the characteristics of a traditional links course and is immaculately kept from tee to green, allowing year-round golf.
An Open Championship at the Home of Golf, St Andrews Links, is...
An Open Championship at the Home of Golf, St Andrews Links, is always special, but when it is also the 150th time the most famous tournament in golf has been played, it adds something extra to the sport’s showpiece.
A new initiative which sets-out to offer grassroots clubs an...
A new initiative which sets-out to offer grassroots clubs an opportuntiy to see leading turf service companies help renovate a pitch has kicked off this year with the help of Turf Business & Leicester City FC. Supported by the generosity of eight sponsors; Barenbrug, Total Amenity Solutions, Hewitts Sportsturf, Mansfield Sand, Nutrigrow, Harrod Sport, Leicester City Sports Turf Academy and AMS Robotics, Highfield Rangers is undergoing a full pitch renovation.
Luke Hunt, Barenbrug UK's Product Manager says, "In the course of...
Luke Hunt, Barenbrug UK's Product Manager says, "In the course of my work visiting golf courses around the UK, I find myself getting asked a regular question – “is it OK to use perennial ryegrass on a golf green”? The answer, as with many things related to greenkeeping and turf care, is not a straight yes or no! As a breeder of fine-leaf ryegrasses, we can shed some light on the subject and try to give some clarity to the question."
Ipswich Town Football Club has been using Barenbrug seed...
Ipswich Town Football Club has been using Barenbrug seed varieties for five years. The stadium pitch is difficult to manage, admits Grounds Manager Ben Connell, with a 1970s construction base in the shade of the 30,000 seater stands.
A new, top of the table set of grass seeds has been launched onto...
A new, top of the table set of grass seeds has been launched onto the winter sports market by Barenbrug, the leading grass seed breeder and grower, at the SALTEX show in Birmingham 3 November 2021.
What might just be the most expensive 20kg bag of grass seed ever...
What might just be the most expensive 20kg bag of grass seed ever sold in the UK was purchased by a Suffolk company director recently during an auction at the T20 charity cricket match between Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) England Legends team.
A highlight at Saltex will be the launch by Barenbrug of its new...
A highlight at Saltex will be the launch by Barenbrug of its new product range for the professional sports market, the latest result of years of investment in their own grass breeding, research, trials and production.
The playing experience at the Old Course has to be second to none...
The playing experience at the Old Course has to be second to none. Whether you’re an Open Champion, an R&A member, a yearly ticket holder, or one of our many domestic or overseas visitors, it should be the experience of a lifetime.
A long and wet winter has many pitches looking worn and tired...
A long and wet winter has many pitches looking worn and tired. With the window for renovation now upon us we thought that, whilst you may not be able to do it yet, a quick reminder of the principles of overseeding may be useful...
This summer’s relentless heat is likely to have far-reaching and...
This summer’s relentless heat is likely to have far-reaching and costly effects on greens and fairways, if clubs don’t take action now, warns Dr David Greenshields, from Barenbrug UK. Here he gives five tips for greenkeepers battling with the heatwave.
