THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS - February 2016

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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 NBC News: Feds to investigate safety of crumb rubber Three federal agencies are teaming up to investigate the safety of crumb rubber used in artificial turf playing fields and playgrounds, NBC News recently reported. Watch the report to learn about the new research plan to analyze its safety. [watch video] STMA reflects on conference, names 2016 board of directors The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) hosted its annual conference Jan. 19-22 in San Diego, with attendees from a record 48 states and 13 countries. Learn more about the event and get introduced to the association's new board members. [read more] GreenFields synthetic turf to be installed at Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium GreenFields USA's MX 3-STAR turf system will be installed at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Set to open in 2017, the stadium will be home to the Atlanta Falcons and the city’s new Major League Soccer team, Atlanta United. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX New Infographic from The Lawn Institute: Human health benefits of natural grass By Jim Novak Often overlooked are the human health benefits that natural grass provides. A new infographic created by The Lawn Institute touches on a few of the many human health benefits associated with natural grass. [read more]    PLAYING THE FIELD Cool Terra gets USDA BioPreferred certified Cool Planet Energy Systems’ Cool Terra Engineered Biocarbon recently earned a USDA Certified Biobased Product Label. Cool Terra is designed to increase the water holding capacity of most soils, improving nutrient efficiency at the root level. [read more] Rain Bird wins readers’ choice award Subscribers to Facility Executive magazine awarded Rain Bird a 2016 Readers’ Choice Award in the water management category. Find out why Rain Bird topped the list. [read more]    INDUSTRY NEWS Global Syn-Turf debuts 3D Grass synthetic turf fiber Global Syn-Turf has debuted a new synthetic turf fiber, 3D Grass. See how the fiber creates an effect of yarn “memory” and allows the turf to bounce back after use. [read more] [Act Global launches Xtreme Grass hybrid turf system] [Underhill launches sprinkler removal tool]

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