The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored The Toro Company with the 2015 Manufacturer Partner of the Year award at the WaterSmart Innovations conference on Oct. 8 in Las Vegas. Toro, the first-ever large irrigation product manufacturer to receive the award, according to a news release from the company, was selected for its development of weather-based controllers – many of which are... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association spoke to some of the best NFL field managers and groundskeepers in the business at its roundtable event. Participants include Darian Daily, head groundskeeper, Cincinnati Bengals; Allen Johnson, CSFM, fields manager, Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field, president of the STMA; Tony Leonard, director of grounds, Philadelphia Eagles; John Nolan, head groundskeeper, Chicago Bears; and... read more
SI.com recently ranked the fields at NFL stadiums. The top 10 fields on the list are ranked below and include each field’s turfgrass variety and the names of the sports field managers who maintain them, most of whom are Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) members. Andy McNitt, Penn State University’s director of its Center for Sports Surface Research, is a member of... read more
Signature Control Systems Inc. has hired Johan Nimb as its central U.S. regional sales manager. Nimb, 25-year irrigation professional, will be responsible for working directly with Signature’s distributors and sales teams throughout the central U.S. “Johan knows irrigation and will be a tremendous addition to the Signature sales team,” says Bob Finnegan, Signature’s vice president of sales and marketing. “His... read more
The Toro Company and the Minnesota Twins organization collaborated through their six-year partnership to rebuild community baseball fields in the Twin Cities. Each year $20,000 is donated for the improvements — $10,000 from Toro and $10,000 from the Twins Community Fund. Typical projects can include anything from rebuilding backstops to putting sod in the infield and fencing, Toro says in a blog post. For 2015 the four... read more
