THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS - FEBRUARY 2017

THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS

[Features] [News] [Products/Services] [Industry] [Turf Use]     [Baseball/Softball]     [Football/Soccer]     [Landscape]     [Parks/Recreation] [Video] [Archives]    IN THE SPOTLIGHT The 2017 STMA conference breaks attendance record The 28th annual Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., hosted more than 175 exhibitors and a record 1,300 attendees from 18 countries. Read on to find out which cities will host the conference in the next few years. [read more] WinField launches satellite imagery platform for turf managers The GeoTech insight platform is designed to provide insights that enable turf professionals to better utilize labor resources, manage input costs and help increase sustainability. Get the full story. [read more] Tampa Bay Rays to install new artificial turf The Tampa Bay Rays are planning to install new artificial turf at Tropicana Field, according to a recent article on the Tampa Bay Times. Find out how much the team will spend on the new turf. [read more] PBI-Gordon, Kumiai and Ihara partner on new active ingredient The partners will work to develop herbicides containing the new, proprietary active ingredient pyrimisulfan. Find out what this active ingredient will be used for. [read more] Project EverGreen, Exmark and STMA name green space contest winner Project EverGreen, in partnership with Exmark Manufacturing, the Sports Turf Managers Association and the Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone, named a winner of the inaugural “Our Winning Green Space” contest. Learn more about the organizations that took home the top prize. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX STMA presents Founders Awards The Sports Turf Managers Association’s (STMA) top honors, the 2016 Founders Awards, were presented at the association's Annual Awards Banquet Jan. 27 in Orlando, Fla. These awards are given in a ‘surprise’ presentation to those who exemplify the leadership traits of each founder. Meet the 2017 winners. [read more] STMA releases Student Challenge results Find out who took home the top prizes at this year's STMA Student Challenge. [read more]    INDUSTRY NEWS SipCamRotam launches new pre- and postemergence herbicide SipcamRotam launched of Lucto, a pre- and postemergence herbicide with the active ingredient Mesotrione. [read more] Cool Planet hires green industry veteran Agriculture Technology company Cool Planet hired green industry marketing veteran Owen Towne to lead the company’s turf, nursery and ornamental business. [read more]