Registration for the Sport Turf Manager Association’s 2017 Conference is now open. The event will take place Jan. 24-27 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Hotel. Earn up to 1.5 CEUs through STMA at the 2017 event. In addition to STMA, the following professional organizations have agreed to provide CEUs for attending education sessions at the conference: American Sports Builders Association (ASBA)... read more
Tennessee and Virginia Tech met Sept. 10 at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located approximately halfway between the two campuses, for a football match-up unlike any other that weekend. The showdown dubbed the “Battle at Bristol” drew a record-breaking crowd of more than 150,000 fans, effectively shattering the current NCAA single-game record of 115,109 at Michigan Stadium when the Wolverines beat... read more
The University of Michigan’s $168 million South Campus Competition and Performance Project will feature Beynon track surfaces. The University of Michigan’s indoor facility will showcase Beynon’s Rise’N’Run Hydraulic Track. Beynon’s Rise’N’Run Hydraulic Track allows athletes to raise and lower the track surface to specific angles of embankment to counteract centrifugal force caused by their circular motion. The outdoor track at... read more
By: Melanie Stanton, executive director of Turfgrass Producers International. For many years, sports turf managers, field architects, and community leaders didn’t have much choice about the field surface they used. There were different varieties of grass available, but the primary focus was maintaining the field to maximize playability and player safety. The introduction of artificial turf in 1964, the recent... read more
LidoChem Inc., parent company of Performance Nutrition, was awarded triple damages totaling $44.5 million, the maximum allowance under the law, against Stoller Enterprises on Jan. 5 in a Michigan court. The decision comes nearly two years after a jury found Stoller Enterprises Inc., Jerry Stoller and David Alexander willfully violated the Lanham Act, which protects consumers and companies from false claims. The Court... read more
