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Will $52K a year fix a town’s poor fields?

May 1, 2018

An annual maintenance plan making all town athletic fields safer for those using them would cost approximately $52,000, an expert told town officials and sports program representatives Monday at a

New practice fields at TCU feature Tiff Tuff

May 1, 2018

The trucks and crews can’t move fast enough for TCU football coach Gary Patterson. The $2 million renovations to the practice fields just west of the Sam Baugh Indoor Practice Facility

Flag football to replace tackle at IL junior high schools

May 1, 2018

The Chicago Daily Herald reported that flag football to replace tackle at Naperville junior highs Junior high ball carriers will be down with the tug of a flag — not

Virginia Youth Soccer partners with Natural Grass Advisory Group

May 1, 2018

The Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership with Natural Grass Advisory Group (NGAG). As a VYSA partner, NGAG will support VYSA field

Are turf managers finally getting the recognition they deserve?

April 26, 2018

Last year brought somewhat of a revolution for the turf industry as the outside world started to acknowledge and appreciate the grueling and significant role field maintenance professionals play in

Augmenting HS athletic budgets with sponsorships

April 26, 2018

From April 2018 Athletic Business, by John C. Barnes In the current economic climate, public education programs are squeezed for every penny allocated and educators are forced to make-do with less.

Already broken: new turf field closed for repairs

April 26, 2018

From Zip06.com, by Zoe Roos It was not so long ago that new turf field at Guilford (CT) High School (GHS) was the center of heated debate over the potential health

STC CEO Bond on synthetic turf for lawns

April 26, 2018

From Beth Hyatt, Total Landscape Care: With spring upon us and the hope of warmer weather on the minds of your customers, it may be time to start discussing design ideas

University of New Mexico to cut sports

April 24, 2018

Near the end of an emotional 3-hour meeting that included speeches from more than a dozen Lobo men’s soccer supporters, the University of New Mexico Board of Regents passed an

SFMA Student Challenge winners put funds to use

April 24, 2018

The SFMA Student Challenge is presented in partnership with the SAFE Foundation, Founding Partner Hunter Industries and supporting sponsor Ewing Irrigation. Each year students from 2-year and 4-year colleges and