World Rugby announced that it now also accepts synthetic turf carpets with 50mm pile height for testing to be officially approved as a rugby surface. A 50mm pile-height is particularly
Sports Turf Company has been awarded the project for Thompson Stadium’s artificial turf renovation in Macon, Ga. The stadium’s field is now the third athletic facility project awarded to Sports
Synthetic Turf Resources (STR) announced that it has joined its customer, ForeverLawn, in sponsoring professional stock car racing driver, Jeffrey Earnhardt, for the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. “We are excited
Register now for the Synthetic Turf Council Certified Turf Installer-Landscape (CTI-L) course. The STC Certified Turf Installer-Landscape program is the highest credential available to synthetic turf landscape installers. For more information, visit https://www.syntheticturfcouncil.org/events/event_list.aspThe
SFMA announced its Introduction to Sports Field Management online course, created for high school students with a passion for sports to help them evaluate a potential career in the industry. Students
The United States Golf Association (USGA) will invest $1.8 million into more than 70 separate research grants in 2021 through the Green Section’s Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program (TERP). The annual
During GroundsWeek (1-7 March 2021), a celebration week for the turf care sector in the UK, the Grounds Management Association (GMA) released new research that highlights the crisis the UK
From Nick Stonesifer at Penn State’s Daily Collegian: It’s not often people think about the ground beneath their feet. To most people, it’s just something they take at face value.
The New England Sports Turf Managers Association (NESFMA) released the results of its February poll, which focused on practices for snow clearing on synthetic surfaces. The results are as follows: The post
As of March 1, the SFMA headquarters staff officially began its permanent work-from-home environment. All staff has been working from home for the past year, and the board evaluated this
