Author Archives: Mathew Andrew

When looking at our past few assignments I personally believe that the client demographic is the most important. This is such a major part of any business plan to ensure you are reaching the right groups of people to keep the course functioning and making money. This is largely due to the fact that ourContinue reading “TRF 1760 Assignment 4”

This summer has been a big change, ultimately for the better. Not only did we all have to adapt to the changes brought on by covid but also mixing school projects into our daily routine. As a foreman I see how our super intendant runs things such as irrigation or other cultural practices but doContinue reading “1740 Journal Entry”

The last few months have been quite interesting to say the least. Between being back at work, having weekly school assignments, and the Covid-19 pandemic that affected the globe. 2020 has been an absolute handful! However, through all the stressful moments it has been a major learning experience for everyone. One of the most noticeableContinue reading “TRF 1720 Reflective Journal”

Over the last week we have designed an electrical troubleshooting guide to explain the process of diagnosing issues with the satellite box as well as wiring throughout the system. So far this has been the most challenging subject to learn without having access to the equipment to see how things are done first hand. IContinue reading “TRF 1660 Entry 2”

Although this past week hasn’t been ideal for irrigation work, I have gained a basic understanding about the math that goes into designing a sustainable irrigation system. Participating in an online class for something that ultimately requires hands on work to fully understand has been quite a challenge. I am extremely happy that our courseContinue reading “TRF 1660 Irrigation Entry 1”

The past few weeks have been stressful to say the least. Wile prepping for our pesticide exam, the world has gone into chaos over the recent increase in the COVID-19 outbreak. Because of this the school has shut down except for online courses raising everyones stress level on top of the upcoming exam. My biggestContinue reading “TRF 1620 Entry”

Over the past few weeks I have been extremely fortunate to be working with such an amazing group of people. We have collectively put a tremendous amount of effort into our project work which has been demonstrated in our presentations. The overall joy of working with people who share my passion for turf care hasContinue reading “TRF 1210 Final Journal Entry”

Over the last week in class we have covered the methods for identifying some of the main grass species found on golf courses in North America. I have really enjoyed this because back in 2013 when I attended Lethbridge College, we did similar work only with trees and shrubs. Once we started looking at theContinue reading “TRF 1210 First Entry”

Over the past few weeks I have struggled. We have been focused on learning to develop spreadsheets for seed calculations which is an area I am unfamiliar with. The best part about it is that I have learned so much. I have made a working calculator that can pull information from one document to another,Continue reading “TRF 1600 Reflective Journal”

My second week in the turf program at Olds College has been another great experience. After finishing our cultural practice presentations and presenting them on Monday, we were given the night to make changes to ensure our projects were directed more towards golfers. The second attempt went much better, after removing a lot of theContinue reading “Reflective Journal: Week 2”