The new College Football Hall of Fame, opening Aug. 23 in downtown Atlanta, features a 45-yard Sporturf synthetic turf replica football field. “We have worked very hard making sure the best products in the industry have found their way to the College Football Hall of Fame,” says Kevin Barker, vice president of sales and marketing for Controlled Products, Sporturf’s parent company. “The... read more
Professional Turf Specialties and Agromin, a provider of organic soil solutions, are joining forces to upgrade Fullerton College’s soccer field, in Fullerton, Calif., with new sod and soil amendments. “The soccer field is under continuous stress and use, and it has been many years since a full renovation has been performed on the field,” says Mike Wilson, owner of Professional Turf Specialties, which... read more
Nonprofit organization Life Remodeled broke ground on construction of a new football field for Detroit’s Cody High School on July 11. The Detroit Lions will donate goal posts as part of a plan by Life Remodeled to renovate the school and its surrounding neighborhood this summer. The Cody Comets’ former field sat on the same location as the new field until 2006 when vandalism and lack... read more
Members from the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) teamed up to renovate the Charles Mastik Memorial Field July 11-12 in Little Ferry, N.J. The community field had not been maintained well and was flooded during Hurricane Sandy. Now, the new field will host the New Jersey Little League State Championship July 23-28. Jeff Ware, volunteer district administrator for the N.J. District 6... read more
The grounds crew at Fifth Third Field, home to the Toledo Mud Hens – the Detroit Tigers’ Triple A minor-league affiliate – will transform the field into an 18-hole miniature golf course, according to The Detroit News. The course will be open September 25-28 to the public for $15 with a portion of the proceeds going to area charities. “I always thought it would... read more
