Supporting disease decisions – How much can data help?

Pests and diseases are creating ever greater risks for quality turf management, with climate change driving more severe and prolonged pressures. Understanding how the threats develop and how that influences actions is key to targeted preventative applications, which have consistently proven more effective than tackling issues that have got out of hand. We explore how digital tools can keep you ahead, and support your everyday turf management decisions, without getting lost in the world of unnecessary data collection. 

Learning outcomes 

• Develop a proactive ITM programme 
• Identify high risk situations sooner 
• Prioritise actions for greater effect 
• Make better use of collected data 
• Communicate decisions effectively with club management

Presented by:

Sean Loakes

Technical Manager - Europe Syngenta

Sean Loakes is Technical Manager for Syngenta Turf across Europe.

He provides technical support for all Syngenta products used by turf and landscape businesses and their customers. His role includes research trials to develop practical solutions for turf management issues and instigate best practice to achieve optimum results.

With the increasing importance of biopesticides within integrated turf management (ITM) programmes, he plays a key role in developing new strategies to meet the evolving challenges for customers using a full range of cultural and chemical controls.

A qualified biologist, Sean has had a career in environmental science and research through practical field trials and laboratory studies. He works alongside the Syngenta technical turf teams from Europe and across the globe to identify and develop new world-leading solutions from the company’s exciting pipeline of R&D products and services for UK landscape industries.