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Follow us at @Athletic_Turf Like us on Facebook Follow our RSS Feed LM Direct! Golfdom Insider [Features] [News] [Products/Services] [Industry] [Turf Use]       [Baseball/Softball]       [Football/Soccer]       [Landscape]       [Parks/Recreation] [Video] [Archives]    IN THE SPOTLIGHT 80-acre sports facility to capitalize on sports tourism The 80-acre Rocky Top Sports World facility in Gatlinburg, Tenn., set to open its doors this summer, has been developed with the help of the Sports Facilities Advisory. It will house seven soccer, lacrosse and football fields and seven outdoor synthetic turf fields. Find out how the facility is expected to boost the county’s economy. [read more] VIDEO: Updates from KSU's extension turfgrass specialist Jared Hoyle, Ph.D., extension turfgrass specialist at Kansas State University (KSU), gives Athletic Turf updates on its turf program at the 2014 STMA Conference. The KSU turf team has been painting athletic fields as well as researching wear tolerance and experimental weed control products. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX TPI conference reports record number of Australians By Jim Novak Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) hosted its 2014 International Education Conference & Field Day. Nearly 60 turfgrass producers and industry representatives from Australia attended, many of whom had never participated in a TPI event before. [read more]    PLAYING THE FIELD TSG uses 3-D service to design nonprofit’s fields Turf Solutions Group used its 3-D design service to help Mercy Street, a nonprofit organization for impoverished kids to learn baseball, design six more athletic fields to accompany "The Field of Dreams," its original baseball field. Learn how the 3-D service may have influenced donors. [read more] AstroTurf partners with ‘The Kansas Conference’ AstroTurf announced a partnership with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Discover why one of the oldest intercollegiate conferences in the country teamed up with AstroTurf. [read more]       RELATED LINK:       [AstroTurf to give University of Michigan baseball, softball stadiums new playing fields]    INDUSTRY NEWS SPRINTURF introduces cool-fiber technology SPRINTURF launched its cool-fiber technology, which is integrated into the field and reflects solar heat to keep the turf fibers cool. Check out the difference between its cool fiber and regualr green fiber. [read more] FMC plans to separate agricultural, mineral entities FMC Corporation plans to separate into two independent companies. The new FMC would include its agricultural solutions and health and nutrition segments, while its second company would be FMC Minerals. Discover the potential benefits of the split. [read more] Jacobsen reports double-digit sales growth for 2013 Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. company, announced double-digit sales growth in its global sales for 2013. Find out how significant investments may have played a role. [read more]    SPONSORED PRODUCT Arysta LifeScience: XONERATE XONERATE Herbicide, from Arysta LifeScience, manages and eliminates Poa annua. Research shows XONERATE is up to 90 percent effective in controlling Poa annua. Upon treatment, results may be seen within three to four weeks. [read more]

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