Nature, nurture and protect

Glenn Kirby is Syngenta Turf Technical Manager for Europe, Africa & Middle East. Glenn combines a vast wealth of experience of practical greenkeeping and turf management in the UK and the US, with a deep technical understanding of the science behind agronomy solutions and decision making. He has worked in technical roles with Syngenta in the UK and EAME to initiate new Integrated Turf Management technologies and practical solutions for turf managers. Glenn has pioneered the development of the new Syngenta Turf Advisor app, to create an innovative easy to use platform, providing all the data and advice to make better turf management decisions every day.

Sean Loakes is Syngenta Technical Manager for the UK and Ireland. A qualified biologist, Sean has had a career in environmental science and research through practical field trials and laboratory studies, primarily focused on best practice and optimising results from every application. His role involves using his experience and innovation to develop new turf agronomy strategies to meet the evolving challenges for customers, including the increasing importance of biopesticides within Integrated Turf Management programmes. Sean works with turf managers, independent researchers and Syngenta’s own team of R&D specialists to ensure the exciting pipeline of Syngenta new products is supported by digital solutions and practical advice to achieve the best possible results.