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Follow us at @Athletic_Turf Like us on Facebook Follow our RSS Feed [Features] [News] [Products/Services] [Industry] [Turf Use]     [Baseball/Softball]     [Football/Soccer]     [Landscape]     [Parks/Recreation] [Video] [Archives]    IN THE SPOTLIGHT Safeco Field groundskeeper talks growing conditions, retractable roof Bob Christofferson, head groundskeeper at the Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field, talks with Athletic Turf about the growing conditions as the season approaches and what it's like to manage a retractable roof. [read more] Safety tips from OPEI: Using your mower on a slope The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) has issued safety tips for operating mowers on or near slopes. Yards, sports fields and other mowing areas are not always flat, so mower operators should exercise caution when on uneven or sloped terrain. [read more] USA Today: Feds continue to promote artificial turf Two federal agencies — The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency — continue to promote artificial turf as safe, according USA Today. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX TPI Conference & Field Day receives high scores from attendees Turfgrass Producers International’s (TPI’s) 2015 International Education Conference & Field Day, held Feb. 16-19 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in San Diego, exceeded even the highest of expectations of those in attendance. Get a recap and check out photos from the event. [read more]    PLAYING THE FIELD Dakota exhibits new REV product at STMA show Dakota Peat & Equipment's national account manager, Robin Dufault, details the company's new REV product at the 2015 STMA show, held Jan. 13-16 in Denver. REV Turf Pro assists in correcting soils by improving cation exchange capacity, nutrient holding and water relationship. [read more] Turface Athletics reveals 2014 My Turface Story winner Turface Athletics has announced the winner of its 2014 My Turface Story promotion as Dale Miller, director of field maintenance for the Taylor County Little League in Grafton, W.Va. [read more] STMA renews 2015 Green Sports Alliance Summit partnership The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has renewed its partnership with the 2015 Green Sports Alliance Summit. The summit will examine environmental practices and solutions to advance the green sports movement. [read more]    INDUSTRY NEWS Underhill expands line of stainless steel valve boxes Underhill International now offers seven models in its MSSB Series of stainless steel valve boxes for Mirage long-throw sprinklers. [read more]       RELATED LINK:        [Underhill unveils new line of heavy-duty hoses] ProGrass and Act Global align system brands ProGrass and Act Global have consolidated product brands to be named “Xtreme Turf.” The companies have been partners for more than four years, but maintained independent product brands until now. [read more] Toro to introduce GeoLink GPS-equipped sprayer this summer Toro has partnered with Topcon Positioning Systems, a precision measurement and positioning systems provider, to offer an all-new GPS GeoLink system to select Toro sprayers in the summer of 2015. [read more]

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