Project EverGreen, in partnership with Exmark Manufacturing, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE) is sponsoring the “Our Winning Green Space” contest to give parks & recreation and public works departments a chance to win an Exmark Lazer Z X-Series mower package and a “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” renovation project for... read more
The Presidential Election is set for Nov. 8 and social media interest in the two primary political candidates is at an all-time high. The week prior, Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) President-Elect Tim Van Loo, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) from Iowa State University, will host current President Jeff Salmond, CSFM, from the University of Oklahoma on Nov. 3 in... read more
Over the past nine years, the highly visible grassy areas along the National Mall in Washington, D.C., have been undergoing renovation to help reverse the impact caused by up to 3,000 permitted events and 33 million visitors per year. Running from the Capitol building to the Lincoln Memorial, this newly restored 18-plus-acre area now includes a Rain Bird irrigation system to... read more
Developed by Valent U.S.A. Corp., in conjunction with Nufarm, Pinpoint Fungicide received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for dollar spot control in turf. Pinpoint, with the active ingredient mandestrobin, is labeled for use on turf and lawn sites, including golf courses; lawns around residential, institutional, public, commercial and industry buildings; parks, recreational areas and athletic fields; and sod farms.... read more
Nufarm Americas added a new herbicide to its postemergent portfolio. Celero is applicable on a variety of cool- and warm-season turf, including residential and commercial turf, golf courses, athletic and recreation fields, schools and sod farms. Its active ingredient imazosulfuron translocates down to the roots for control of Kyllinga, yellow, purple and annual sedges. Celero can be applied using both... read more
