News - Athletic Turf

Project EverGreen, Exmark and STMA team up again to sponsor the “Our Winning Green Space” contest

October 2, 2017By AT Staff

Project EverGreen, in partnership with Exmark Manufacturing, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE), launched its second annual “Our Winning Green Space” contest. The contest runs from Oct. 1 through Dec. 15. Municipal parks and recreation departments, public works departments and non-profit agencies can enter the contest to have a chance... read more

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Toro Announces 2018 Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program

October 2, 2017By AT Staff

The Toro Co. is once again hosting its annual Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program. In January 2018, the winning turfgrass science student will travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to help the grounds crew prepare the field for the biggest game in football. With an extensive history of supporting student scholarships and educational activities, Toro and the NFL are proud... read more

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Patriots replace field months after it was installed

September 15, 2017By AT Staff

The New England Patriots’ opening season defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs isn’t the only news coming out of Gillette Stadium this week. In a surprising turn of events, the Patriots have decided to replace their brand new field. The field — which was installed in May of this year — has only seen three games. Work on the new turf underway at... read more

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Multiple STMA deadlines coming Oct. 15

September 14, 2017By AT Staff

The STMA Awards and the SAFE Grants and Scholarship application deadline is Oct. 15. Field of the Year applications are filled out by a member seeking to win an award for their baseball, football, softball, soccer or sporting ground field. SAFE offers three grants: The Gary Vanden Berg Internship Grant is for a member who worked as an intern in... read more

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Brandt teams up with SiteOne Landscape Supply

September 14, 2017By AT Staff

Brandt, a manufacturer of specialty products for the turf, agriculture and lawn and garden markets, signed a distribution agreement with SiteOne Landscape Supply. With this agreement, all Brandt and Brandt iHammer turf and ornamental products are available at all SiteOne locations. This is Brandt’s first national distribution agreement that covers the U.S. and Canada. “We are very excited to partner... read more

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