Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) confirmed its 2019 board of directors. Jody Gill, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and grounds coordinator at Blue Valley School District in Overland Park (Kansas), has been elected president. Gill will serve a one-year term. “Throughout my professional career, STMA has always supported my pursuit of knowledge and growth in the sports turf industry,” said... read more
PBI-Gordon Corp. named Steve Clifford as its new COO. The change became effective July 31. He was previously an audit partner and the managing partner of Ernst & Young’s Kansas City office from 1999 through his retirement in 2015. Clifford has served as an advisory director on the PBI-Gordon board of directors since his retirement in 2015. In addition to... read more
The Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Conference and Show will take place Dec. 3 – 6 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Thinking of making the trip to Buckeye nation? Here’s a rundown of what you need to know about this year’s event: The keynote Connecting the workplace and life through F.U.N.! Dec. 4 | 2:15 p.m. This year’s... read more
PBI-Gordon Corp. issued Section 2(ee) recommendations for use of Kabuto Fungicide SC in select states for the treatment of spring dead spot (SDS) in warm-season turfgrass. Labeled for use on golf courses, sports fields and residential and commercial turf, Kabuto is a proprietary formulation that inhibits all stages of development in the fungal life cycle of SDS. It can be... read more
It takes time to achieve perfection, but Bill Lee believes he may have achieved it with a lightweight, portable pitching mound. Lee, the longtime commissioner of the 14-team Frontier League (which includes teams such as the Traverse City Beach Bums, the River City Rascals and the Washington Wild Things), observed as teams in the league made the switch to natural... read more
