THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS - MARCH 2017

THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS

[Features] [News] [Products/Services] [Industry] [Turf Use]     [Baseball/Softball]     [Football/Soccer]     [Landscape]     [Parks/Recreation] [Video] [Archives]    IN THE SPOTLIGHT Las Vegas groundskeeper bets on green As youth sports has grown over the last 20 years, so has the demand for good winter locations to host tournaments. Enter Las Vegas, a destination city fun for mom and dad, with plenty of hotel rooms — and now sports fields — to host large tournaments. The City of Las Vegas Park Maintenance Field Supervisor Ronald Baum is in charge of it all. Learn more about his story. [read more] Petco Park floods after massive storm hits San Diego Just a month before hosting the World Baseball Classic, Petco Park encountered a significant amount of rainfall — yeah, sometimes it actually rains in Southern California — and the drainage could not keep up. Check out some images of this typically sunny site. [read more] Turface Athletics teams up with sports associations to recognize exceptional athletic field management The awards, recognizing excellence in field management at the high school and college levels, were made by four different athletic associations to the coaches, field managers and organizations who go above and beyond to create beautiful and safe playing conditions for their student-athletes. Meet the winners. [read more] New tech spotlight: ION, an autonomous athletic field sprayer The Intelligent One, known as the ION, from Turf Tank is an autonomous athletic field sprayer that allows municipalities, schools districts and colleges to paint sports fields without any operator intervention. Watch the full video to learn more about this new technology. [read more] Graco makes updates to its LineLazer 3400 airless line striper In addition to a new frame compatible with the 15-gallon paint hopper and the EZ-bead system, the upgraded LineLazer 3400 features the EasyMark Spray Gun Adjustment System for accurate and repeatable gun adjustments. Learn about the other upgraded features. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX Thirteen facilities earn Environmental Facility Certification The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) rolled out its Environmental Facility Certification Program in June 2016. Since that time 13 facilities have achieved the designation and eight more are up for consideration. [read more] STMA seeks presenters for 2018 conference STMA is seeking engaging presentations in the areas of sports turf management, design and construction, environmental regulation and compliance, professional development, and new technologies and research. Read on to find out how you can apply. [read more]    INDUSTRY NEWS Super-Sod adds new sales representative Super-Sod, a division of Patten Seed Co., added Kevin Farrell as an outside sales representative for customers in the area of Raleigh and Cary, N.C. [read more]