Missouri - Athletic Turf

Turfgrass producers raise $25,000 for research, education at Jubilee event

September 3, 2014By AT Staff

Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) preceded its 2014 Field Day with a Preview Jubilee on July 30 in Philadelphia that helped raise money for The Lawn Institute to support turfgrass research and education. Jubilee attendees toured Johnson Farms in nearby Deerfield, N.J., which covers more than 1,600 acres of quality nursery stock, including trees, perennials, shrubs and ornamental grasses as well... read more

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Byrne & Jones to update Bayless School District athletic facilities

December 13, 2013By AT Staff

Bayless High School hasn’t fielded a track team since the early 1980s. In the fall of 2012, its boys soccer team placed third in the Missouri State championship despite not having a suitable field at the school on which to practice or play games. That will all change next year when the school completes a $1.1 million upgrade to its... read more

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Dodge City High installs new Sporturf synthetic turf practice field

November 13, 2013By AT Staff

Determined to offer student-athletes a state-of-the-art playing surface for multi-sport practices, Dodge City High School recently installed a new Sporturf synthetic turf field on school grounds. While most schools in the area only use synthetic turf for competition, Dodge City officials recognized that players spent more time on the practice field and would benefit greatly from a high quality, durable... read more

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Byrne & Jones Sports completes field and track installations

September 19, 2013By AT Staff

Byrne & Jones Sports is finishing its busiest summer ever for track and field installations with more than $14 million in projects nationally. The company–which installs artificial and natural turf fields, track and field surfaces, and tennis courts— anticipates completing more than 30 projects nationally for colleges, high schools and other institutions including 22 athletic surfaces in St. Louis totaling... read more

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Natural grass installed over artificial turf for European soccer match

September 16, 2013By Jim Novak

When two famed European soccer clubs Real Madrid and Inter Milan visited St. Louis in early August to play an exhibition match at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis nearly 55,000 fans saw a great match. It reportedly was the largest crowd to ever see a soccer match in St. Louis, or for that matter the entire state of... read more

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