AROUND THE TRADE
2019 ASIA PACIFIC TURFGRASS CONFERENCE TRADE EXHIBITION –
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he 2019 Asia Pacific Turfgrass Conference Trade Exhibition is a must-attend event on the turf industry calendar and enables turf managers from all areas of the industry to meet with numerous industry suppliers under the one roof, plus showcases the latest in industry products, machinery, innovations and services. This year’s trade exhibition is a sell out with around 80 of the country’s leading product and service providers set to attend. The trade exhibition forms an integral component of the annual conference and will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 9am on Wednesday 26 June to 3pm on Thursday 27 June. The exhibition is open to everyone and is free of charge, with registration required at the door. ATM takes a look at some of the new companies exhibiting this year as well as some of the new products set to be featured.
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ADVANCED SEED STAND 10 Advanced Seed (www.adseed.com.au) will be showcasing a number of new bentgrass, fescue and ryegrass varieties during the Brisbane show. Among them are; l Flagstick bentgrass: Flagstick is the result of 20 years’ continual research, first at Michigan State and then by Seed Research of Oregon (SRO). This longterm development ensures Flagstick will provide superior performance in putting green use. Screened for superior dollar spot resistance, high density and fine leaf texture, Flagstick blends extremely well with other SRO varieties including 007, 777 and SR1150 which make up the popular Dominant Xtreme blend.
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777 bentgrass: Bred by some of the most world renowned turfgrass breeders, Dr Richard Hurley, Dr Leah Brilman and Dr Stacey Bono, 777 features fine leaf texture with attractive green colour and higher turf density for better putting quality and Poa annua resistance. Ruddy creeping red fescue: Ruddy is a new generation, strong creeping red fescue and replaces SR5250. It has been selected for its exceptional wear tolerance at all mowing heights, making it an essential in all golf blends for surrounds, tees and fairways. 4 Turf: A new generation of tetraploid perennial ryegrass for turf. Developed for quick establishment particularly in cooler climates, strong deep rooting and overall stress capabilities.
ALGAENVIRO STAND 12 AlgaEnviro is a Queensland-based company that has been operating across Australia and New Zealand for over five years. It offers an innovative approach to making water
management easy without adding poisons and algaecides. Cost effective and no weed removal or potentially toxic algae blooms. AlgaEnviro believes in taking a proactive approach to maintaining water health in large and small water bodies such as lagoons, dams, rivers, reservoirs, ponds and lakes. algaenviro.com.au
BA GROUP AUSTRALIA STAND 44 BA Group Australia will be featuring its new pedestrian Greens Keeper sprayer (pictured below left) on its stand in Brisbane. Looking after sensitive turf areas can be significantly easier with the market-leading 75L pedestrian Greens Keeper which has been specifically designed to make spraying greens, collars, tees and bowling greens an easy task. It’s packed with features such as smooth tread pneumatic tyres, low boom height with TeeJet air induction nozzles to reduce chemical drift, handlebar control station including a digital speedometer, pump operation, boom operation, a pressure regulator with pressure gauge and control of the optional Spot-On foam marker kit. Other features include a 1.5m or 2m folding boom including individual nozzle shut off, fully draining tank sump and agitator, a 13.6L/m 12-volt Shurflo pump (plenty of flow for high water rates) and excellent tank agitation. www.bagroupaustralia.com.au
BROWN BROTHERS ENGINEERS STAND 22 Brown Brothers Engineers is distributor for some of the world’s leading brand pumps including Lowara. The recently released Lowara Smart Pump range is designed to ‘plug and play’ and is all about the right combination of motor, variable speed drive 82
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