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Easing volunteer maintenance burdens

May 24, 2018

According to the Daily Republic, Mitchell, SD synthetic turf just on the mound and batter’s boxes is making maintenance easier in Salem (SD) this season. “Maintenance on the field is

Russian region, rushing to finish World Cup stadium, offers food for work

May 24, 2018

According to Reuters, when authorities in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region realized their soccer World Cup stadium wasn’t quite ready, they tried to entice local municipal workers to help them finish

Using the Smith-Kerns Dollar Spot model

May 22, 2018

Last week Bill Kreuser at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln posted this on Turf iNfo: We use different models to help make agronomic decisions in turf. There are growing degree-day models to

SFMA member leads Rifle, Colorado Parks to success

May 22, 2018

  An item by Kathy Pototsky on the site www.postindependent.com featured Dave Hadley, an SFMA member, and parks superintendent in Rifle, CO. The city committed resources to its parks and the result

HS stadium sinking into a river

May 22, 2018

The Charleston Post and Courier reports the city’s Burke High School’s Stoney Field, built on a landfill in a former marsh, is sinking into the Ashley River. The earth gives

Edmonton battling dandelions this season

May 22, 2018

According to the Global News in Canada, the city of Edmonton says it’s getting a head start on its battle with dandelions this season. Iron chelate has already been applied to

Ballfield lead contamination saga continues

May 15, 2018

Delays in cleaning up ballfields in Red Hook by the NYC Parks Department have meant residents are still waiting to get playing again after 3 years. “We need our fields

GDPR is effective May 25

May 15, 2018

GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation, and it affects all EU citizens no matter where they are living now (EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech

City baseball stadium no longer in play

May 15, 2018

As recently reported in the State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL a ballpark in the city has fallen into disrepair and no longer hosts games, much to the chagrin of longtime locals. Longtime

Toronto FC to replace turf again

May 15, 2018

According to a report from theglobeandmail.com, Tired of playing on a “cow pasture,” Toronto FC plans to lay a new grass surface at BMO Field later this month. The existing pitch