The United States Golf Association (USGA) will invest $1.8 million into more than 70 separate research grants in 2021 through the Green Section’s Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program (TERP). The annual
During GroundsWeek (1-7 March 2021), a celebration week for the turf care sector in the UK, the Grounds Management Association (GMA) released new research that highlights the crisis the UK
From Nick Stonesifer at Penn State’s Daily Collegian: It’s not often people think about the ground beneath their feet. To most people, it’s just something they take at face value.
The New England Sports Turf Managers Association (NESFMA) released the results of its February poll, which focused on practices for snow clearing on synthetic surfaces. The results are as follows: The post
As of March 1, the SFMA headquarters staff officially began its permanent work-from-home environment. All staff has been working from home for the past year, and the board evaluated this
Kubota Tractor Corporation announced a first-ever community revitalization grant program, “Hometown Proud,” and is calling on all cities, towns, municipalities and nonprofits to submit an application for a chance to
The international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) advised firm client GEHA (Government Employees Health Association, Inc., pronounced G.E.H.A.) in a naming rights deal with the Kansas City Chiefs
The Irrigation Association (IA) will host a webinar titled “From Irrigation to Water Management” on Tuesday, March 16 from 2-3 p.m. EST. The webinar will be presented by D.J. Seeger of
For several years, SFMA Boards of Directors have been discussing how the word “turf” has been taken over by the synthetic industry. That prompted a focused effort three years ago
The Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed professor James A. Murphy, one of the nation’s top scientists in turfgrass management, to the Ralph Geiger Chair in Turfgrass Science. Murphy is renowned
