Jacobsen‘s products are being used to maintain stadium fields and training facilities at the FIFA World Cup Brazil. The venues using Jacobsen, a Textron Company, equipment include the Arena de Baixada in Curitiba, Arena de Sao Paulo, Arena Pernambuco in Recife—which will host USA’s final Group G game against Germany on June 26—and Estadio Mineirão in Belo Horizonte. The Maracanã stadium in... read more
The Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association (OSTMA) held its annual Summer Field day at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on June 4. Just before the rain rolled in, Weston Appelfeller–director of grounds for Columbus Crew Stadium–gave OSTMA attendees a tour of the stadium. OSTMA’s sports turf managers and grounds crew members got an inside look at how Appelfeller keeps... read more
Desso Sports Systems‘ GrassMaster system is being installed at Singapore Sports Hub‘s National Stadium, a venue in Asia that will play host to soccer, rugby, cricket and other athletics. The National Stadium, which holds 55,000 seats and has a retractable roof, is installing Desso’s 100 percent natural ryegrass and bluegrass surface. Artificial fibers are injected 18 centimeters deep, every two centimeters across, which result in... read more
Two companies set out to prove their products’ sustainability in the midst of the California drought. Turf Feeding Systems (TFS), in partnership with Watertronics, will launch two projects at a high school soccer field and public park to document savings and benefits of their products’ ability to reduce water use. Texas-based TFS specializes in fertilizer injection into irrigation–also known as... read more
Mini Fenway Park chose FIFA Preferred Producer GreenFields‘ TenCate turf system for its field in Quincy, Maine, to be installed by NET – Eastern Builders. Work began on the Fenway Park replica project in late April and is scheduled to be completed and ready for use in time for the field’s dedication to children on June 21. “We based our decision on the proven experience and... read more
