LM Staff and LM StaffJun 15, 2015
In spite of growing popularity of synthetic turf on sports fields around the world, turfgrass is still the preferred playing surface for professional soccer. Pickseed…
Jim NovakJun 15, 2015
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When a decision was made to convert three-year-old, 21,800-seat BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from artificial turf to natural…
NEW ORLEANS — Pro football players are more likely to suffer certain types of knee and ankle injuries on an artificial turf called FieldTurf than…
By: John Painter KNOXVILLE — Bobby Campbell never believed his grass was always greener on the other side of the field. For 20 years as UT’s…
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue University is installing a new outdoor FieldTurf surface. This will be the second full FieldTurf field for Boilermaker athletics as an indoor…
LM Staff and LM StaffFeb 27, 2023
DALTON, GA — Shaw Industries Group, Inc., based here, acquired synthetic turf company Sportexe Construction Services, Inc. this past fall. During the past 20 years…
GREENSBORO, NC — GreenCreation, based here, distributes TigerTurf and designs, installs and maintains all levels of sports fields and commercial and residential landscape systems. “We got started with…
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Rutgers-NJAES Office of Continuing Education in cooperation with the New Jersey Sports Field Managers Association is offering an Athletic Field Construction…
CLEVELAND, OH – College Football's bowl season started this Saturday, Dec. 19, and runs through the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7, 2010. Pioneer Athletics is…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 14, 2023
By: Rick Doyle, Synthetic Turf Council On Oct. 1, the Synthetic Turf Council celebrated its sixth birthday and closed the books on another memorable and productive…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Green Expo (IGE), Jan. 6-8 at the Indianapolis Convention Center, is Indiana's most comprehensive green industry educational conference and trade show.…
By: Ron Hall "In managing turfgrass, your only goal is perfection. The closer you get to perfection, the more obvious your imperfections and the more difficult…
LM Staff and LM StaffAug 16, 2023
CLEVELAND – In January 2009, Pioneer Athletics introduced the Brite Stripe Ultra-Friendly product line, the first-ever field paint designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's…
Jim NovakAug 14, 2023
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International Although this photo of a soldier using scissors to trim grass on a tiny plot of turf at what appears…
HOLLAND, MI -- The setting seemed incongruous. Here was Dr. James "Jim" Beard, who has spent more than a half century researching turfgrass and educating…
By: Ron Hall HOLLAND, MI -- If you want to know what's going on with your turfgrass sports field, start poking around underground and examining…
UNION, IL — Team REIL Inc., the sole recommended supplier of sports field and recreation equipment to the 11 universities of the Big Ten conference,…
By: Ron Hall Brian Gimbel knows how to care for high-visibility turfgrass sports fields as the longtime sports field manager at Ohio Stadium, home of the…
GREENSBORO, NC — A new simplified year-long purchase program now available from Syngenta Lawn & Garden is designed to provide maximum flexibility to professional lawn…
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — Two separate events have led to the development of a new ASTM International standard on lead content in turf fibers. First,…
LM Staff and LM StaffJul 30, 2018
By: Cindy Grahl Greenwald AVON, OH -- The City of Avon has grown from a farming community in north central Ohio into a progressive city with…
INNEAPOLIS — Go green with the Mete-R-Matic III and Mete-R-Matic XL, the ultimate machines in sports turf topdressing. Both machines allow you to just hook…
Jim NovakAug 16, 2023
By: Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International The EPA WaterSense Program began as most government programs do, with the best of intentions. The program's goal was and…
INDIANAPOLIS — The Dow Chemical Company has announced a sponsorship with long-time PGA Tour player Corey Pavin. He joins PGA Tour player Sean O’Hair and…
