On the verge of celebrating its 100th anniversary, The Toro Co. launched a Legacy Grant Program and Annual Product Donation Program. The Legacy Grant Program supports nonprofit organizations in their efforts to beautify and preserve outdoor environments and enhance green spaces at home, work and play. Grants also will be made to organizations whose projects encourage and educate the public about the... read more
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil will be attracting soccer fans from across the globe come June and July. In December, the BBC reported that the FIFA World Cup would have as many as 12 host stadiums, “stretching from the Amazon basin in the north to the banks of the River Guaiba in the south.” But it doesn’t end... read more
The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) will be holding its Spring Membership Meeting March 17-19 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. The non-profit association’s two and a half-day meeting will include a pre-conference educational seminar, panel discussions and presentation topics on industry trends. The over 200 industry exhibitors and attendees include manufacturers, suppliers, installers, landscape architects and engineers and maintenance equipment and... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) hosted its 25th annual Conference & Exhibition in San Antonio with nearly 1,600 attendees and 164 exhibitors from a record eight countries. The five-day event featured seminars, lectures, general sessions and exhibits from sports turf and environmental science leaders. STMA’s new board of directors were installed at the annual meeting. “Our annual Conference brings... read more
Turface Athletics has culminated a trio of promotions as part of its 50th anniversary, celebrated throughout 2013. The “Watch & Win,” “My Turface Story” and “50 Field Days” promotions were in celebration of Turface Athletics’ history of grassroots engagement with sports field groundskeepers. “We had a lot of fun in 2013 celebrating 50 years in the sports field industry, in large... read more
