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Interesting details from consultant’s field overhaul report on grass and turf

January 29, 2019

Noah Asimow of the Vineyard Gazette covered a recent meeting on Martha’s Vineyard, MA about the first phase of a multi-million-dollar overhaul of school athletic fields. “In a formal presentation last

HS turf management course blossoming

January 29, 2019

Eric Poston in The Independent, Massillon, OH, covered a story about this new program: “You get to do a little bit of everything in here,” R.G. Drage instructor John DiMascio

Project EverGreen and SFMA create a real ballfield for charity

January 29, 2019

Project EverGreen, the Sports Turf Managers Association (SFMA), the city of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, local businesses and residents teamed up January 21 at the half-a-century old Lindo Park

SFMA launches The Institute of SportsField Management

January 18, 2019

The Institute of SportsField Management (The Institute) is the industry’s central hub promoting field safety and the sports turf profession at large. A collection of resources covering all aspects of

Purdue studying extensive Ross-Ade Stadium renovations

January 18, 2019

According to Katie McIntyre’s Sports Venue Business, data from tens of thousands of stakeholder surveys and hundreds of focus group interviews with specially vetted participants will be used to generate

The value of GreenCare for Troops volunteering

January 18, 2019

The resources of time, people and product that Project EverGreen’s hundreds of GreenCare for Troops volunteers commit to helping the families of deployed military personnel can be measured in several

Indiana lawmaker calls for random drug tests for high school athletes

January 18, 2019

According to WANE in Indianapolis, an Indiana state lawmaker has introduced a measure calling on random drug tests for high school athletes. Republican state Sen. Jean Leising wants to send a

SFMA Environmental Certification program continues to grow

January 15, 2019

After 4 years of development, the SFMA Environmental Facility Certification program launched in 2016. Within 2 months, there were eight facilities in the program. Today, there are 34 certified with

SFMA Conference education recordings will be available

January 15, 2019

If you are not able to make it to Phoenix this year, but don’t want to miss out on the education, SFMA has you covered! SFMA is working with IntelliQuest

New soccer stadium approved in Austin, TX

January 15, 2019

According to an item in Katie McIntyre’s Sports Venue Business, plans to build a $225m, 20,000-capacity stadium for an upcoming Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in Austin, TX have been