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Industry News

Prepping Parkview Field: The weeks of work you don’t see

April 2, 2019

From WPTA 21 News in Ft. Wayne, IN featuring Keith Winter of the TinCaps: “Thursday marks one week from the TinCaps’ April 4 Opening Day at Parkview Field. Since the stadium was

Poor drainage means new surface after just 2 years

April 2, 2019

According to a report by Kelly Lyell, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Colorado State University’s 2-year-old football stadium will have a new playing field next fall at no additional cost, school officials

The mad scientist behind St. Paul Allianz Field’s beautiful green turf

April 2, 2019

Nice profile by Jerry Zgoda on www.startribune.com on Ryan Moy of the new soccer-specific field in Minnesota: Like many other 10-year-old boys, Ryan Moy earned summer spending money by mowing neighbors’

Recovery after historic flooding

April 1, 2019

From Drs. Roch Gaussoin and Bill Kreuser, University of Nebraska via their TurfiNfo blog: The recent spring floods have been devastating for many communities across Nebraska and Western Iowa. As floodwaters

Dutch football testing smart turf

April 1, 2019

According to Katie McIntyre’s Sports Venue Business, the Johan Cruijff ArenA and the KNVB, the Royal Dutch Football Association, are investigating whether the high-tech system that monitors the turf of

Meet the man who makes sure the Panthers’ grass is always greener

April 1, 2019

Nice profile of Tom Vaughan by Bryan Strickland for panthers.com: “Tom Vaughan’s horticulture degree from Clemson includes a concentration in ornamental design, so surely the Panthers’ head groundskeeper for the past

UNC to switch to synthetic grass at Kenan Stadium

March 28, 2019

Joe Giglio, writing for the Raleigh News and Observer, says North Carolina is making the switch to a synthetic turf surface at Kenan Stadium. The cost of the project will

Synthetic turf field condemned

March 28, 2019

Tyler Francke for canbynowpod.com reports that the Canby (OR) High School turf field has been condemned for the upcoming spring season, after the Canby School District’s insurer inspected the field

FIFA will not allow artificial fields at 2023 Women’s World Cup

March 28, 2019

According to an article by Rob Harris from AP Global on thenewstribune.com, FIFA will only allow natural grass fields at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The stipulation is contained in requirements

Synthetic Turf Council announces 2019 Award winners

March 28, 2019

The Synthetic Turf Council’s Spring Membership Meeting, held March 11-13 in Seattle, attracted 161 individuals representing companies of all types in the synthetic turf industry, including manufacturers, suppliers, installers, landscape