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 this business and TigerTurf when we sought to address a safety and aesthetics issue for the Department of Transportation. TigerTurf developed a great solution, we love the product and the people and with them, our... read more
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 and Maintenance short course Feb. 16-18. In addition to this 3-day course, half-day courses are offered in these special athletic field topics: Understanding Synthetic Fields and Baseball/Softball Infield Skin Construction & Management. Agenda Day One —... read more
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 year, despite the many challenges created by the recession. One of the STC’s primary missions is to promote the benefits of synthetic turf, as well as its human health and environmental safety as validated by... read more
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. The IGE features approximately 300 exhibit booths and 2,500 attendees from Indiana and the surrounding states which include business owners, managers and staff of wholesale and retail nurseries, landscape management firms, greenhouse growers, golf course... read more
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 and more expensive they are to correct. If you keep that in perspective, you will keep your sanity.” — James Beard, Ph.D., president and chief researcher for the International Sports Turf Institute The approaching Sports Turf... read more
