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Upcoming SFMA Chapter events

May 28, 2019

June 6, 2019 8 AM – 3 PM Middlebury Recreation Center, Middlebury, VT The Vermont Recreation and Parks Association and the New England Sports Turf Managers Association invite you to attend our 2019 Maintenance Workshop. The entire morning

Yanks, Red Sox to play on artificial turf London

May 21, 2019

According to a report from Yahoo Sports yesterday, “The traditional rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will take a radical twist when they meet in London next month:

An inside look at Spartan Stadium’s Kentucky bluegrass resodding

May 21, 2019

Nice article by Eric Lacy of the Lansing State Journal about the new surface at Michigan State: Amy Fouty treats the football field at Michigan State’s Spartan Stadium like an extension of her

Half of Americans use swimming pools as communal bathtub

May 21, 2019

Americans will soon head to the pool as Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer swim season fun, but a new survey finds that many knowingly contribute to making pools dirty

Free webinar available from SFMA

May 20, 2019

SFMA is offering free access to the 2019 SFMA Conference presentation of “Tackling Traffic: Reducing Traffic on Multi-Use Fields” presented by Marc Moran, CSFM. The Webinar: Marc Moran on effectively managing wear and tear

Playing Conditions Index provides important data

May 14, 2019

The Sports Turf Managers Association (SFMA) developed the Playing Conditions Index (PCI) to help members assess the playability of their fields and gain more respect for their management efforts. The

New Mellor book coming in June

May 14, 2019

“Dave Mellor has built one of baseball’s most inspirational stories over the last half-century. Anchored by a love for his family and the game, he survived incomprehensible catastrophes and PTSD to become

Team UGA launches seashore paspalum website

May 14, 2019

Team UGA at the University of Georgia launched GAPaspalum.com, a new website dedicated to seashore paspalum turfgrass. Originally created in 2016 to serve as a resource on the proper use,

Causes and consequences of groundwater depletion

May 14, 2019

A paper issued earlier this year from the Council of Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) examines the causes and consequences of groundwater depletion throughout the US. “Groundwater is the Earth’s most extracted raw

Use recordkeeping to enhance your value

May 7, 2019

Sports field managers keep a mountain of records as part of their day-to-day activities. Do you use them to provide data to your employer? Facts are hard to refute and by communicating