Pitchcare

12/10/2026

: 🌧️➡️☀️ Climate whiplash. That's the story of 2026.

Flooded surfaces in winter. Heat-stressed turf by summer.

The year's extreme weather has challenged every assumption about turf management and reinforced the need for smarter planning, technology and resilience. Has your approach changed? 🌱

Reesink Turfcare explain how 2026 conditions have reshaped maintenance priorities, machinery investment and long-term planning 👇
https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/news/weathering-the-extremes-2026-changing-the-way-we-think-about-turf-management

09/10/2026

: 📢 Knowledge. Innovation. Practical insight.

The full Learning LIVE programme for Saltex 2026 is now live, featuring more than 30 hours of free, CPD-accredited sessions designed to help industry professionals stay ahead of the challenges shaping the future of turf and amenity management.

📅 11-12 November 2026
📍 NEC Birmingham

Find out more and plan your visit today 👇
https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/news/saltex-2026-unveils-most-comprehensive-learning-live-programme-yet-for-landmark-80th-edition

Grounds Management Association

08/10/2026

: ⚽🌱 How do you give grounds teams more time to focus on what matters most?

Liverpool FC is embracing robotic mowing technology across its training and academy sites, with autonomous mowers maintaining around 80,000m² of green space.

The result? Less fossil fuel use, consistently maintained landscapes and more time for the grounds team to focus on specialist tasks that make a real difference.

Read how robotics are becoming a valuable part of the modern grounds management toolkit 👇
https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/news/robots-are-the-way-for-liverpool-fc

Husqvarna

08/10/2026

⚽️🌱 We came away with a simple thought from the TurfTech Summit 2026 at Brighton & Hove Albion FC last week: the real value of an industry event isn't always what happens on stage, it's the conversations that happen around it.

Seeing more than 400 turf professionals come together, all facing different challenges but working towards the same goal, was a reminder of how willing this industry is to share knowledge and learn from one another.

Read more from Kerry Haywood here 👇
https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/videos/turftech-more-than-just-another-industry-event

06/10/2026

: 🏌️‍♀️ Do you know an outstanding woman working in turfcare? Now is the time to recognise her achievements.

The 2026 Women in Golf Awards are open for nominations, with the Women in Turfcare Award, sponsored by British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association, celebrating the women making a real impact across greenkeeping and turf management.

Whether she's an emerging talent, a respected leader, or someone quietly making a difference every day, make sure her contribution is recognised.

✅ Nominations close: 18 October 2026 ✅ Awards ceremony: 27 November 2026 ✅ Belton Woods, Lincolnshire

Don't let great work go unnoticed. |Find out more and submit your nomination today: 👇 https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/news/the-search-is-on-for-outstanding-women-working-in-turfcare

05/10/2026

:🏏 One of cricket's oldest stories meets one of groundcare's newest technologies.

Horsted Keynes Cricket Club is using robotic mowing and electric kit to protect a club whose roots stretch back to the origins of the game.

Read more 👇
https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/news/horsted-keynes-cricket-club-where-crickets-past-meets-its-future

01/10/2026

Look after a football pitch, school grounds or sports club? Come and see robotic mowing and line marking working live at Pitchcare’s FREE Robotics Demo Day.

📅 Friday 9 October 2026
📍 Allscott Sports & Social Club, Shawbirch Road, Telford, TF6 5EQ
🕧 Arrive from 12.30pm for lunch and refreshments. Demonstrations run from 1.30–3.30pm.

See FJDynamics robotic mowers and line-marking machines in action, and speak to the team about what could work for your grounds.

🎁 FREE Pitchcare 25th anniversary gilet for the first 30 people to register AND attend.

Entry is free. Please register so we can plan catering and gilet requirements.

Book your free place:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robotics-demonstration-day-tickets-2000502774651?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=pitchcare_robotics_20261009&utm_content=feed_still

Please share with your club’s grounds team, volunteers and anyone who would like to come along.

See the future of sports turf maintenance in action

01/10/2026

: 📅 October is all about preparation, not winding down.

Mild days, damp nights and extended leaf wetness can quickly increase disease pressure, even as growth begins to slow. In this month's agronomic report, Tom Wood explores the key priorities for October, including:
✅ Managing Microdochium risk
✅ Nutrition for autumn resilience
✅ Dew control strategies
✅ Aeration best practice
✅ Leatherjacket and earthworm management

Read the full report and make sure your surfaces head into winter in the best possible condition 👇
https://www.pitchcare.com/blogs/news/sports-turf-agronomy-advice-october-2026

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