News - Athletic Turf

LidoChem wins long-standing lawsuit against Stoller Enterprises

March 28, 2015By AT Staff

Houston-based Stoller Enterprises Inc., Jerry Stoller and David Alexander were found guilty of violating the Lanham Act by intentionally spreading falsehoods about Hazlet, N.J.-based LidoChem Inc. and its Performance Nutrition products and tortuously interfering with business relationships by a jury trial in the U.S. District Court Western Division of Michigan Southern Division presided by the Honorable Robert J. Jonker. “We... read more

This article is tagged with Michigan and posted in Industry, News, Products

Irrigation Association announces upcoming show dates, locations

March 26, 2015By AT Staff

The Irrigation Association (IA) has confirmed the dates and locations for the 2016 and 2017 Irrigation Show & Education Conferences. The 2016 Irrigation Show will be held Dec. 5-9 in Las Vegas, and the 2017 Irrigation Show will be Nov. 6-10 in Orlando, Fla. The annual show is the world’s largest irrigation exhibition, says the IA. More than 300 exhibitors attend for agriculture, landscape and golf irrigation.... read more

This article is tagged with Irrigation Association (IA) and posted in News

Reinders celebrates 150th anniversary at 2015 Green Industry Conference

March 25, 2015By AT Staff

Reinders held its 22nd Green Industry Conference, Celebrating Our Past with Our Eyes on the Future, March 11-12 at the Waukesha Expo Center in suburban Milwaukee, Wis. Reinders began to celebrate its 150th anniversary by hanging banners in the show hall depicting significant events in the company’s history. Each morning began with a video presentation (left) which showed how the... read more

This article is tagged with Equip Expo, renovation, The Toro Company and posted in Industry, News

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

This article is tagged with Georgia, Green Sports Alliance, Sports Field Management Association (SFMA), sports turf managers and posted in Industry, News

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

This article is tagged with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recycled turf and posted in News, Top Stories