News - Athletic Turf

STMA renews 2015 Green Sports Alliance Summit partnership

March 18, 2015By AT Staff

The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has renewed its partnership with the 2015 Green Sports Alliance Summit. More than 800 industry stakeholders, including several STMA members and representatives from 100 professional and collegiate sports teams, will participate in the fifth annual Green Sports Alliance Summit in Chicago June 29 to July 1. The summit will examine environmental practices and solutions to advance... read more

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USA Today: Feds continue to promote artificial turf

March 16, 2015By AT Staff

Artificial turf fields comprised with crumb rubber have recently raised health concerns for players, including the risk of injury, skin infection, lead exposure and cancer. Two federal agencies — The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — continue to promote athletic turf as safe, according to a USA Today analysis. A CPSC news release states “young children are not at risk from... read more

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ProGrass and Act Global align system brands

March 13, 2015By AT Staff

ProGrass and Act Global have consolidated product brands to be named “Xtreme Turf.” The companies have been partners for more than four years, but maintained independent product brands until now. “We want buyers to immediately recognize that when selecting ProGrass, Act Global and Xtreme Turf, they are getting the best on the market,” says Robert Thomas, president of ProGrass. “Our customers have... read more

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2016 STMA conference presentation submissions due March 16

March 3, 2015By AT Staff

The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is accepting presentation submissions for the 2016 STMA Conference and Exhibition, to be held Jan. 19-22 in San Diego. The STMA is seeking engaging presentations in the areas of sports turf management, design and construction, environmental regulation and compliance, professional development, and new technologies and research. For information on what is required on the online form, click... read more

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Turface Athletics reveals 2014 My Turface Story winner

March 2, 2015By AT Staff

Turface Athletics has announced the winner of its 2014 My Turface Story promotion as Dale Miller, director of field maintenance for the Taylor County Little League in Grafton, W.Va. The contest is designed to reward members of the sports field industry for turning to Turface products to save or maintain a field. My Turface Story asked field managers, coaches and... read more

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