News - Athletic Turf

The Andersons expands Indiana facility to manufacture professional turf products

November 7, 2019By AT Staff

The Andersons will expand its plant nutrient manufacturing facility in Seymour, Ind. This expansion will allow the facility to produce fertilizers and combination products for the professional turf market. Currently, the Seymour facility operates as a fertilizer granulation plant and nutrient storage location. Representatives from The Andersons say this expansion will increase its capabilities through the installation of a fertilizer blending... read more

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PBI-Gordon Corp. announces EPA approval of new fungicide

November 6, 2019By AT Staff

PBI-Gordon Corporation announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved Union Fungicide SC (pending state registration). It will be available for sale in early 2020. Testing has shown that Union is effective in the preventative and curative treatment of Pythium diseases (blight, damping-off, root dysfunction, root rot), brown patch, anthracnose, cool-weather brown patch, yellow patch, fairy ring, gray... read more

This article is tagged with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), fungicide, Kentucky bluegrass, PBI-Gordon and posted in News, Products

Enter the STMA Mowing Pattern contest

November 6, 2019By AT Staff

The STMA Mowing Pattern contest is back again. Details are below for how to enter and how long the contest will last. Who can enter: Only STMA members may enter and only patterns made using mowing equipment exclusively are eligible. How to enter: Members can upload a photo to SportsTurf’s Facebook contest link with their most creative mowing pattern. Click... read more

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STMA, MiLB crown 2019 ‘Sports Field Managers of the Year’

November 4, 2019By AT Staff

Photo: Hammons Field (courtesy of Buffalo.Agency)

Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) awarded the 2019 ‘Sports Field Managers of the Year’ sponsored by STMA and Echo Tools. This year’s winners continuously demonstrate the hard work and passion needed to provide attractive and safe playing fields at all levels, the association says. Amongst the honorees are multiple repeat winners including one sports field... read more

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Toro announces winner of 2020 Super Bowl Sports Turfgrass training program

October 30, 2019By AT Staff

Toro announced this year’s winner of the annual Toro Super Bowl* Sports Turfgrass Training Program. Conlan Burbrink is a student at the University of Tennessee, majoring in Turfgrass Science and Management, and was selected to assist the grounds crew in field preparations for Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Burbrink will work alongside National Football League... read more

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