Prime Source, a division of Albaugh, hired April Allenbrand as its new marketing director. Allenbrand will also work on the U.S. Ag and Seed Treatment side with marketing and communication-related activities for the U.S business. She brings a wealth of experience from the turf and ornamental industry from her eight years at PBI-Gordon in marketing and communications as well as... read more
Forage and turfgrass seed leader, DLF Seeds has announced the promotion of Ben Addington to director of marketing for its North America strategic business unit. Addington most recently served as manager of marketing and customer experience for La Crosse Seed in La Crosse, Wis. His background includes over 15 years of marketing and communications experience and he is also a... read more
When Drew Maskey became the director of turf management last summer for the Lake County Captains, the high-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in Eastlake, Ohio, he was working for a high-end residential landscaping company on the West side of Cleveland. Maskey has spent 14 years working as a groundskeeper and was working for the Cleveland Indians when the COVID-19... read more
The Sports Turf Management Association (STMA) will unveil its new best management practices (BMPs) on April 22. For the past 17 months, the STMA BMP Task Group has been developing a comprehensive environmental best management practices program. The Best Management Practices for the Sports Field Manager: A Professional Guide for Sports Field Management provides chapters and our membership at-large with... read more
The Tree Fund will host a free webinar April 20 at Noon CDT. The upcoming event will be titled “Planning for the Next Three Letter Urban Tree Canopy Changer: Lessons Learned with DED, EAB, ETC.” Richard Hauer, Ph.D., a professor of Urban Forestry at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, will show how science has led to reliable predictors... read more
