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STMA names Echo the winner of the 2019 Innovative Award

January 25, 2019By AT Staff

Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) named Echo Robotics its Innovative Award winner for its Autonomous Mower TM-2000. The self-driving, self-charging, self-sufficient unit mows up to five acres of turf efficiently and quietly while finely mulching clippings to promote turf health. It can be remotely commanded while monitoring performance via a web platform and mobile app. According to independent studies, its... read more

Brandt enters into marketing partnership with The Rose Bowl Stadium

January 21, 2019By AT Staff

After supplying fertilizer to the Rose Bowl Stadium for nearly two decades, Brandt has entered into a marketing agreement with The Rose Bowl Stadium as its official fertilizer partner. Brandt’s premier fertilizer brand, GRIGG, has been used on the Rose Bowl Stadium field for more than 18 years. Nutritional products used on the field, named the Best Looking Field in... read more

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Toro, Minnesota Twins team up for field renovation project

December 17, 2018By AT Staff

The Toro Co., the Minnesota Twins organization and the city of Saint Paul joined forces to renovate and rebuild youth baseball and softball fields in Saint Paul. Volunteers from partnering organizations, with additional support from Saint Agnes School, collaborated to reconstruct West Minnehaha Recreation Center’s baseball field and two softball fields in Saint Paul. “We are excited about the opportunity... read more

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Lions, Tigers and… Cricket?

November 16, 2018By Abby Hart

Photo: Michigan Recreational Construction

Detroit is a proud Rust Belt sports town – and there’s one sport in particular that’s gaining in popularity in the city: cricket. You heard that correctly. In August of 2017, Detroit celebrated the opening of a cricket field at the Lasky Recreation Center — the city’s only cricket pitch and the first built since the 1970s. The sport shares... read more

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Toro’s new multipurpose vehicle snags innovation award

October 16, 2018By AT Staff

The new Toro Outcross 9060 multi-purpose vehicle. (Photo: Toro)

The new Toro Outcross 9060 multipurpose vehicle received the 2018 Innovation Medal from the Federal Association of Garden, Landscape and Sports Facilities (BGL). Toro received this honor during the 23rd annual GaLaBau trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. The GaLaBau Evaluation Committee selected the Toro Outcross 9060 based on its ease of use, its turf-friendly footprint and its intelligent assistance system.... read more

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