Brock International filed a lawsuit asserting six United States Patents on turf underlayment systems against Nexxfield based on Nexxfield’s NexxPAD shock pad for artificial turf, Brock said in a recent press release. Brock has commercialized the patents in its Performance Base F Series, PowerBase Pro and PowerBase YSR products. A United States Patent gives its owner the right to prevent... read more
In partnership with District 3 of the California Parks and Rec Society, AstroTurf will host a free “Future of Fields” seminar on July 27 in Livermore, Calif. The workshop will focus on emerging trends in synthetic turf design, crumb rubber alternatives, water conservation and the latest research in athletic field safety. The seminar is open to the public and will... read more
Amvac Chemical Corp., a business unit of American Vanguard Corp., launched a new website named LoveYourTurf.com. The website provides information on the company’s turf fungicide portfolio. The site features photos that show results for products such as Oreon, Autilus and Turfcide. “We have an outstanding portfolio of products for the turf market and wanted to ensure we made it easy for... read more
Sports Turf, based in Whitesburg, Ga., was chosen by the executive producers of How2Media’s “World’s Greatest!…” television series as one of the world’s best sports turf companies. “For 25 years, Sports Turf Company has been renovating and constructing sports fields; using specialized laser equipment technology and applying that technology to sports field design and construction,” said Gordon Freeman, executive producer... read more
The 2016 University of Tennessee Turf & Ornamental Field Day will feature a presentation by former Major League Baseball field manager, Luke Yoder. The event will be held Sept. 8 at the Little Course in Franklin, Tenn. More than 500 green industry professionals from throughout the southeastern United States are expected to attend. Yoder’s resume includes working with the San... read more
