The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) says the organization is moving ahead with plans to hold its annual conference in Palm Springs, Calif. The event is scheduled for Jan. 11-14, 2021. “Our first priority is the safety of our participants, exhibitors, speakers and staff,” the organization said on its website. “We are currently working with our hotels and the Palm... read more
Dick Ericson, one of the founders of the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA), died on May 17 in Minneapolis. Ericson was one of the four founders of STMA, and STMA’s first president from 1981-1982. He spent his career in Minnesota, first at Metropolitan Stadium and then providing field management for the Minnesota Twins. Read his obituary here. The Dick Ericson... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is creating a manual to address best management practices when managing sports fields. This manual will have a national version and also provide a template for chapters to use to validate their practices. STMA says this should be helpful to provide specific information to local and state governments when legislation is being proposed that... read more
Who is the Plant Food Co.? The “soil investigators” of the industry, according to Jeffrey Knapp, director of distributor development for the company. Knapp says that Plant Food Co. has been a hometown company for 74 years, but now it is expanding overseas and across the U.S. Learn more about the company in the video above. (Video still: AT... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is working to develop interest and awareness in the next generation of sports field managers through the Future Farmers of America (FFA), a youth organization that prepares its members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA’s Career Development Events (CDEs) are contests that develop college and career readiness skills. The... read more
