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Maintenance for artificial surfaces from the UK

May 24, 2018

New technology can record, trace and predict maintenance activities for all types of artificial surfaces, Sally Drury of HortWeek reports. Read it here

Free monthly webinars from SFMA

May 24, 2018

Mark your calendars for SFMA’s new Free Webinar series! Every month, SFMA will be promoting a different webinar with free access to the webinar for one week only. Keep a

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