Illinois - Athletic Turf

Misapplication destroys high school football field

September 25, 2015By AT Staff

The St. Edward Central Catholic High School football team in Elgin, Ill., was forced to relinquish its home-field advantage Sept. 18 after a chemical mix-up destroyed its field, the Chicago Tribune reports. The lawn care company responsible for maintaining Greg True Field, St. Edward’s home field, accidentally applied weed killer instead of fertilizer on Sept. 4. The mishap killed two-thirds of the field’s grass. The... read more

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Holganix partners with Pearl Valley Farms on new granular fertilizer

April 1, 2015By AT Staff

Holganix has announced a partnership with Illinois-based Pearl Valley Farms‘ Healthy Grow fertilizer line to produce an organic-based granular fertilizer: Holganix Granular with Healthy Grow. Holganix manufactures a line of organic bionutritional products that contain living biology and other ingredients to promote plant, turf and tree health. Pearl Valley Farms is one of the country’s only self-sustaining egg farms, and a... read more

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TPI names Anne Footle marketing and membership manager

January 5, 2015By AT Staff

Anne Footle was appointed to marketing and membership manager for Turfgrass Producers International (TPI). “Anne is a highly self-motivated individual, who has broad experience in marketing and project management, is an effective communicator, a strategic thinker and has partnership development skills,” says TPI Executive Director Melanie Stanton. “She has applied her knowledge and experience in multiple industries, including businesses and associations... read more

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Tigers debut on new field despite delays

April 10, 2014By Joelle Harms

Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, traded in its patchwork-patterned turf for a new HGT Kentucky bluegrass field just one week before Opening Day and on the heels of a late-March snowfall. The Tigers’ grounds crew aimed to install a new field before the 2013 season and after Detroit’s Hockeytown Winter Festival, a winter event where the NHL installs... read more

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TPI appoints new executive director

January 16, 2014By Jim Novak

Bob Weerts, President of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) has announced that Melanie Stanton has accepted the position of Executive Director of Turfgrass Producers International, effective January 13, 2014. Ms. Stanton comes to TPI from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in Arlington Heights, Illinois where she served as Accreditation Manager. While at ASPS, Stanton secured an unprecedented six-year accreditation... read more

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