The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has announced the third annual Mowing Patterns Contest winner as Blake Anderson, assistant director of sports turf operations at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. Anderson was selected via a Facebook voting contest from Oct. 21 to Nov. 20 for his design at Baum Stadium, home to the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. Tyler Carr,... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) announced its 2015 Field of the Year Award winners. Since 1992 the STMA’s Field of the Year Award has been presented to members who manage baseball, football, soccer, softball and other sporting grounds at the professional, collegiate, schools (K-12) and parks and recreation level. The 2015 winners are listed below: Professional Ed Smith Stadium... read more
It took three years in the making, but Seago International Inc. has brought the two-stroke engine back to the hover mower market with its Air Force hover mower line. “You put it on the drawing board, but until you get it out there you don’t know,” says Seago International owner Scott Sweeney. “We’ve had it out in the field... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association and Minor League Baseball have announced the 2015 Sports Turf Manager of the Year award winners. Since 2000 the STMA and MiLB have honored members who manage fields in Triple-A, Double-A, Single-A and short season or rookie divisions. Three of the four honorees this year are multi-year winners, according to a news release from the STMA,... read more
Synthetic turf line TigerTurf has received an International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) certificate for five of its turf products. TigerTurf’s synthetic grass playground surface systems also meet the requirements necessary under the American Society For Testing Materials F1292 certification. TigerTurf’s Diamond Pro line, Diamond Light line, Everglade Pro line and its Pet/All-Purpose Turf are now certified under the IPEMA... read more
