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Quad Cities River Bandits groundskeeper wins STMA’s mowing pattern contest

July 20, 2017By

Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) named Andrew Marking the winner of its “Stars and Stripes” mowing pattern contest. ICYMI: @MarkoftheKing25, Head Groundskeeper at the @QCRiverBandits, won the 2nd annual #StarsandStripes Contest! #TurfExpert #SportsTurf pic.twitter.com/m9Ic1dhVkr — STMA (@FieldExperts) July 19, 2017 Marking is head groundskeeper for the Quad Cities River Bandits, in Davenport, Iowa, the Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.... read more

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MLB teams up with landscape company to renovate historic minor league field

June 22, 2017By
Photo: BrightView

MLB partnered with BrightView, a national landscape services and snow removal company, to renovate Bowman Field, the second oldest minor league ballpark in the U.S., in preparation to host the MLB Little League Classic Game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals Aug. 20, during the Little League World Series. BrightView Design Group designed the new field, and BrightView’s... read more

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Maryland SoccerPlex, Grass Roots to open new interactive outdoor exhibit

May 8, 2017By
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The Maryland SoccerPlex and Grass Roots, a cooperative arrangement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Turfgrass Federation, will open an outdoor educational exhibit on the grounds of the SoccerPlex. This interactive exhibit is based on the larger GrassRoots exhibit at the National Arboretum, which opened in the fall of 2014. The interactive outdoor exhibit will include a kiosk with information on common turf... read more

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TPI awards individuals during conference

April 7, 2017By
Photo: Turfgrass Producers International

Turfgrass Producers International recognized several deserving individuals during the association’s 2017 International Education Conference & Field Day. Among those honored during TPI’s 50th Anniversary Banquet on February 22 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Fla., were: Dr. Clint Waltz, University of Georgia and Dr. William Meyer, Rutgers, University were both the proud recipients of TPI’s Turfgrass Educator Award of Excellence.... read more

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Tampa Bay Rays welcome new field just in time for start of season

April 2, 2017By

The Tampa Bay Rays are kicking off the 2017 season in style with the installation of new turf at Tropicana Field. The Rays teamed with Shaw Sports Turf on a new TruHop Triple Crown synthetic turf system. To meet the Rays performance requirements, Shaw Sports Turf developed a surface which features a combination of monofilament fibers, slit film fibers and... read more

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