Industry - Athletic Turf

Groundskeeper Tech debuts SprinklerMaps software

April 16, 2014By AT Staff

San Diego-based Groundskeeper Tech (GT) released a new mapping software, SprinklerMaps. Working as head groundskeeper at the University of California, GT Founder Mike D’Ascanio grew frustrated with printed-paper landscape maps, which were routinely outdated, inaccurate or flat-out inaccessible, and began developing SprinklerMaps. As an alternative to paper landscape maps, SprinklerMaps gives users the ability to plot their irrigation and utility systems with... read more

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STC 2014 Spring Membership Meeting focuses on science

April 9, 2014By Terrie Ward

The Synthetic Turf Council’s (STC) 2014 Spring Membership Meeting, held from March 17-19 in Las Vegas, attracted 217 company leaders in the synthetic turf industry from around the world. Attendees included manufacturers, suppliers, installers, architects, landscape engineers and testing labs as well as maintenance equipment and service companies. The educational program included presentations on the latest research and science on synthetic turf... read more

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AstroTurf to resurface Oklahoma State’s Boone Pickens Stadium

April 7, 2014By AT Staff

AstroTurf is resurfacing Oklahoma State University’s football stadium, Boone Pickens Stadium, a year after installing two AstroTurf 3D Xtreme practice fields at the Sherman E. Smith Training Center. Installation of the new 76,000 square foot AstroTurf field is scheduled to begin on May 12. The new field at Boone Pickens will be AstroTurf’s 3D Decade product, named “decade” due to its 10-year warranty.... read more

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AMVAC becomes Basamid G sole distributor

April 1, 2014By AT Staff

AMVAC Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of American Vanguard Corp., became the sole distributor of the granular soil fumigant product Basamid G. Basamid G is labeled for use on golf courses, athletic fields, sod farms, home lawns, ornamental sites, field nurseries, turf sites, greenhouses, hoop houses, soil media, interplanting and nonbearing crops. “By becoming the exclusive distributor of Basamid G, AMVAC... read more

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TPI international conference reports record number of Australians

March 18, 2014By Jim Novak

Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) hosted its 2014 International Education Conference & Field Day February 24-27 in Orlando, Fla. More than 700 people from about 140 farms worldwide attended the event. Representatives from 14 countries attended, including nearly 60 turfgrass producers and industry representatives from Australia, many of whom had never participated in a TPI event before. Attendees had the opportunity... read more

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