Building a Fertiliser Plan for Beginners

Aimed at assistants, first assistants and deputy head greenkeepers who have never had the responsibility of building a fertiliser programme for their golf course, this class is also suitable for newly appointed course managers or those who would like a refresher on the topic.

Initially, there will be a teaching session on the role of nutrients, different sources of nutrition available, soil tests and calculating nutrient input.

The final part of the class will be interactive and attendees will put together a fertiliser programme for themselves and the results will be discussed. This is a relaxed day where there are no wrong answers!

Kelly has worked in the sportsturf industry for 18 years, beginning her career in sports construction. She currently works for Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) as agronomy technical manager for the group. The role enables her to spend time in the field, identifying sector issues and feeding the information back to the OAS research and development team at Throws Technology Centre.

Geoff has been involved in the turf industry for more than 30 years, including 20 years in day-to-day turf management and maintenance. He now heads up the research and development programme for OAS at Throws Technology Centre, where trials are running on fine turf and sports turf both in the laboratory and the greenhouse.

Learning outcomes:

• What is in a fertiliser and what the plant does with it
• Which types of nitrogen can give you the plant response you want
• How to calculate total amounts of fertiliser applied for granular, liquids and soluble products
• Look at different types of greens and soils and design an appropriate nutrition programme
• Be confident in what to ask for with fertiliser sales people
• Save money in your fertiliser budgets by only applying what is required

Presented by:

Kelly Clack

UK Technical Manager Origin Amenity Solutions Ltd

Kelly has worked in the amenity industry for 18 years. She started her career in sportsturf construction and currently works for Origin Amenity Solutions as the UK Technical Manager for the group. Following her time at STRI, Kelly has worked across all amenity sports sectors and developed a real passion for sustainable turf management and nutritional inputs. Her current role allows her to spend time in the field to identify sector issues, feeding the information back into the OAS Research and Development team at the Turf Science & Technology Centre.

Geoff Fenn

Research & Development Director Origin Amenity Solutions Ltd

Geoff has over 30 years experience in the sportsturf industry combining both direct turf management as a Golf Course Manager and commercially in research, product testing, and evaluation of new and existing products. He has a passion for science and research with an interest in all the latest findings from the Origin Amenity Solutions research centre in Essex, and from fellow turfgrass scientists across the globe.