Michigan - Athletic Turf

Advanced Turf Solutions launches virtual education series

February 1, 2021By AT Staff

Advanced Turf Solutions is now offering free online courses and live virtual seminars to support continuing education for turfgrass managers. The Virtual Education Series is free and available to the public. Beginning Feb. 1, anyone can access dozens of self-paced online courses taught by industry experts here. Participants can earn state-level continuing certification credits for approved courses completed by Feb. 28,... read more

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Baseball is in a “rain delay” due to COVID-19

April 15, 2020By Christina Herrick

Mitch Hooten (Photo: West Michigan Whitecaps)

When March rolled around, Mitch Hooten, head groundskeeper of Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Mich., was anticipating the start of the minor league season for the West Michigan Whitecaps. The infield was shaping up and the water for irrigation was about to be turned on. But then, on March 12, Minor League Baseball and Major League Baseball announced a... read more

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Michigan State offers guidance on reduced turf maintenance

April 10, 2020By AT Staff

Michigan State University Extension has offered some guidance on reduced or minimal maintenance on athletic fields due to COVID-19. “We are all clearly in unprecedented times as this is the time of year when turf management is usually busy with activity preparing turf for the coming season,” said Kevin Frank, a turfgrass specialist with Michigan State University Extension. “Stay safe, we’ll... read more

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BioSafe systems hires, promotes 2 employees

March 19, 2020By AT Staff

BioSafe Systems hired Jon Konya as a technical sales representative in the Great Lakes region. Konya studied botany and forestry in Wyoming and Florida. He has a degree in commercial and industrial photography. He was the sales manager for Twixwood Nursery in Berrian Springs, Mich. He also worked for the Michigan Peat Co. in Sandusky, Mich., as a sales and... read more

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Arborjet adds 3 new hires

March 19, 2020By AT Staff

Arborjet named three new hires: Jay Goughnour has been hired as a new regional technical manager/technical adviser; Jasmine Hart has been appointed as research associate; and Hayden Davis has been named as horticultural sales representative. Goughnour will assist applicators in the field and support Arborjet distributors in the upper Midwestern states. He was previously a golf course superintendent for 12... read more

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