Feb 23, 2021 | 2021 JAN-JUNE, Industry News, Media Releases, News
Research confirms what fire authorities already know, supporting the use of turf as a firebreak because of its fire-resistant properties. This was reinforced in July 2020, when Hort Innovation released an 89-page report titled Conveying the benefits of living turf – a...
Feb 23, 2021 | Industry News, News, Projects, Queensland, Turfbreed News
The bushland surrounding its coastal communities is one of the major attractions of the Noosa area on Queensland’s (QLD) popular Sunshine Coast. But after being evacuated with 7000 others as a wall of flames bore down on Peregian Beach in spring 2019, The Retreat...
Dec 20, 2020 | 2020 JUL-DEC, Chemicals, Industry News, Media Releases, News
The destructive pests – Fall Armyworms – have again started to wreak havoc on lawns along the east coast of Australia. Earlier this year the Fall Armyworms hit Australian shores for the first time with initial siting’s in northern Queensland (QLD) and then down...
Oct 30, 2020 | Industry News, News, Turfbreed News
Consumer behaviour is changing as Australian authorities continue the battle to control the COVID-19 pandemic with a range of travel bans, business restrictions, stay at home orders and on-again-off-again lockdowns. Sandra Godwin reflects upon the last six months...
Oct 30, 2020 | Industry News
As any businessperson knows, being able to position your product in the market is a vital component of success. Not only is it important to have a good product, but how do you tell the story about your product in a way that is attractive to potential customers? In the...
Jul 1, 2020 | Industry News, News
Australia’s Turf Industry has a lot to thank Melbourne Polytechnic for as over many years they have produced some of the best turf managers – both on farm, in the golf industry and on sports fields. Katie Fisher talks to Mark Burchell, lead teacher at Melbourne...