The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) announced its 2014 Field of the Year Award winners. Since 1992, STMA’s Field of the Year Award is given to members who manage baseball, football, soccer, softball or other sporting grounds at the professional, collegiate or schools (K-12), and parks and recreation level. The 2014 winners are listed below. Professional Maryland SoccerPlex Stadium Field (Boyds, Md.);... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) honored four field managers with the 2014 Sports Turf Manager of the Year award. Since 2004, STMA and MiLB have honored members who manage fields in Triple-A, Double-A, Single-A and Rookie divisions. Three of the four honorees are multi-year winners. Award winners include: Triple-A – Joey Stevenson, Indianapolis Indians (Indianapolis, Ind.) Double-A –... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) will host its 26th annual Conference & Exhibition Jan. 13-16, 2015, in Denver. Nearly 1,200 leaders in the sports turf industry will converge at the Colorado Convention Center for more than 75 hours of leading-edge educational seminars, exhibitor demonstrations and networking opportunities. The five-day event features seminars, lectures, general sessions and exhibits from sports turf... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is hosting a five-part educational webinar series focusing on maintenance of natural grass sports fields and the challenges turf managers face to produce safe and playable surfaces. Dr. Brad Fresenburg, turfgrass professor at the University of Missouri, presented the first lecture, titled “Maintaining Athletic Fields on a Limited Budget” on Oct. 16. His presentation focused... read more
In conjunction with the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance, Project EverGreen completed the first project for its “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” initiative by revitalizing a soccer field Cleveland. The initiative was designed to restore green spaces for the community to enjoy. The idea of the “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” initiative grew from Project EverGreen’s “Art of Green Spaces Poster... read more
