Stephen Lord, former head groundskeeper for the Cincinnati Reds, has joined Advanced Turf Solutions as a sales representative. Lord will serve the sports field and lawn and landscape markets in Southeastern Michigan. Lord, a certified sports field manager, previously spent six years as the head groundskeeper for the Cincinnati Reds. He also spent eight years as an assistant groundskeeper at... read more
Esto Retractable and Sports Turf Company have won 2021 Innovative Awards from the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and its Innovative Award Task Group. The “Innovative Awards Program” recognizes STMA commercial company members who have developed a product, service, equipment or technology that enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the sports turf manager and/or makes the playing surfaces safer and/or... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) selected recipients of its 2020 Founders’ Awards, recognizing those members who have made significant contributions to STMA and to the profession. The association’s highest honor, the four Founders Awards are named after pioneers and innovators who had a major impact on the industry. The 2020 honorees are: The Dick Ericson Award is presented to... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) released a new educational resource on preparing warm-season sports fields for a successful spring season. If a fall sports season is moving to spring, properly preparing your field in the fall will give turfgrass the best chance to be ready for play in the spring. Developing and implementing a plan to combat cooler weather conditions... read more
A challenge of being a woman in the sports turf industry, according to Sun Roesslein, CSFM, a sports stadium manager with Jeffco Public Schools in Colorado, is the general misconception that many coaches who play at their field for the first time often ask, “I’d like to talk to the guy in charge.” To which she replies, “Yeah, you’re talking... read more
