The STMA Awards and the SAFE Grants and Scholarship application deadline is Oct. 15. Field of the Year applications are filled out by a member seeking to win an award for their baseball, football, softball, soccer or sporting ground field. SAFE offers three grants: The Gary Vanden Berg Internship Grant is for a member who worked as an intern in... read more
The STMA Board of Directors voted at its summer meeting to increase dues slightly beginning in 2018. This increase will help to fund two initiatives: the association’s PR program and the redevelopment of STMA.org. The Membership Committee has been researching dues, current dues structure and the corresponding STMA services and benefits. As a result, the dues will be increased approximately... read more
Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) named Andrew Marking the winner of its “Stars and Stripes” mowing pattern contest. ICYMI: @MarkoftheKing25, Head Groundskeeper at the @QCRiverBandits, won the 2nd annual #StarsandStripes Contest! #TurfExpert #SportsTurf pic.twitter.com/m9Ic1dhVkr — STMA (@FieldExperts) July 19, 2017 Marking is head groundskeeper for the Quad Cities River Bandits, in Davenport, Iowa, the Class-A affiliate of the Houston Astros.... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) kicked off its second annual Stars and Stripes contest. The winner will receive a complimentary pass to the 2018 STMA Conference next January in Fort Worth, Texas. The contest, which is in honor of our countrymen and our nation’s birthday, challenges participants to design the most unique Fourth of July field art design and... read more
The 2018 STMA Conference and Exhibition, which will be taking place Jan. 16-19 in Fort Worth, Texas, will have eight tracks focusing on the different aspects of sports field and facility management. The tracks include: The Professional Development track focuses on self-improvement and successfully managing your team of employees. The Agronomic track offers sessions on cultural practices for cool-season, warm-season... read more
