GreenCast Turf App aids accuracy and spray record keeping

A new mobile phone app to help achieve more accurate spray application and record keeping will ensure golf courses fulfill their legal obligations, and get the best possible value for money from every turf spray treatment.

A new mobile phone app to help achieve more accurate spray application and record keeping will ensure golf courses fulfill their legal obligations, and get the best possible value for money from every turf spray treatment.

The GreenCast Turf App integrates a range of practical tools to help golf and amenity turf sprayer operators deliver more timely and accurate applications, as well as automatically recording and storing records of each treatment and decision making.

Syngenta UK Turf Business Manager, Daniel Lightfoot, highlighted the GreenCast Turf App has simplified spray recommendation information and eliminated the need for manual record keeping.

“It has directly addressed the key concerns of greenkeepers, agronomists and club managers for spray record keeping and improving application techniques.

“The GreenCast Turf App is a milestone in the best practice for spray application for the turf industry, and the effective stewardship of amenity pesticide use,” added Daniel. “It further reinforces the professional approach of greenkeepers and turf managers for responsible use and protection of the environment.”

A Syngenta survey of 200 golf course spraying operations identified that the majority of courses used a combination of record systems, with duplication of manual sheets, spray books and databases. “Being able to consolidate records into one place will simplify the process and make the information more accessible for everyone involved in managing the golf course,” advised Daniel.

“Good record keeping can be invaluable in evaluating what worked most effectively under specific conditions for an individual course or facility – and enable better decision making in the future.”

The Greencast Turf App is available for free download from the iTunes Store or Google Play.

Key features of the GreenCast Turf App include:

  • Compiles complete spray records
  • Creates tank-mix recommendations
  • Provides application advice
  • Quick linked with GreenCast website
  • Fully customizable for individual courses

Visit www.greencast.co.uk for more information