Toro announced this year’s winner of the annual Toro Super Bowl* Sports Turfgrass Training Program. Conlan Burbrink is a student at the University of Tennessee, majoring in Turfgrass Science and Management, and was selected to assist the grounds crew in field preparations for Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Burbrink will work alongside National Football League... read more
David Mellor, senior director of grounds for the Boston Red Sox, writes about his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in his new memoir “One Base at a Time: How I Survived PTSD and Found My Field of Dreams.” Athletic Turf got a behind-the-scenes tour of Fenway Park but also sat down to speak with Mellor about his experiences in... read more
Part of the baseball world convened in South Williamsport, Pa., for the 73rd annual Little League World Series, held Aug. 15-25. Athletic Turf got an inside look at all that went into getting the fields baseball-ready. The grounds crew is quick at work to get the field back in order following a Little League World Series night game. The grounds crew... read more
No two sports fields are the same. With a growing number of choices in natural and synthetic turf, regional differences in weather conditions and varying levels of usage, there are few default answers when it comes to the best irrigation products and practices. On top of all of that, it can be difficult to implement every process and piece of... read more
Precision Laboratories launched In-Flow, a product designed to help sports turf managers maintain infield skins. In-Flow is a granular soil conditioner and surfactant that helps maintain the moisture levels of infield skins. In-Flow influences water’s ability to flow into and throughout the profile of infield skins to find the desired balance between water retention and movement. “We’re very excited to... read more
