Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) will host its 31st annual Conference & Exhibition Jan. 13-16, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Fla. More than 1,600 leaders in the sports field industry will gather at the Palm Beach County Convention Center for four days of industry education, networking events and exhibitor demonstrations. The summit kicks off with a volunteer field rebuild at... read more
“If you build it, they will come.” With the immortal words of Ray Kinsella ringing in their ears, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Major League Baseball (MLB) are getting to work building an actual Field of Dreams on the very site where the 1989 movie was filmed. The Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees are scheduled... read more
Recruit new members to join the STMA and get a $50 credit for each recruited member. Each $50 credit could go toward paying for your conference registration for the 2020 STMA Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla. A qualifying nonmember receives the prorated dues amount (50 percent off the regular membership rate) and full benefits of national membership. For every... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) conducted its first field rebuild in conjunction with its annual conference this year in Phoenix, with copartner Project EverGreen. More than 100 members and community participants came to Lindo Park to rebuild the baseball field and improve the park. A field rebuild is planned for Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 from 1-6 p.m. in the... read more
Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service, will give the keynote presentation at STMA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in West Palm Beach, Fla. Rodney Smith came from Bermuda to the United States in 2009 where he studied at Alabama A&M and earned a degree in computer sciences. In 2015, Smith observed an elderly man struggling to cut... read more
