THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS - MAY 2019

THE SOURCE FOR SPORTS TURF NEWS

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 BrightView Sports Turf division to partner with MLB BrightView Holdings’ Sports Turf division has been named Major League Baseball’s official field consultant. The company will oversee MLB field development initiatives and perform site and ballpark reviews. [read more] STRI Group hires agronomic consultant STRI Group appointed Gary Smith to serve as agronomic consultant. Smith, who will be based in the company’s Scotland office, has more than 25 years of experience in the turf industry and will support STRI operations across the business. [read more] GeoSurfaces Northeast completes first installation GeoSurfaces Northeast, a new subsidiary of GeoSurfaces, completed its first installation in its third full month of operation: a 75,000-square-foot installation of GreenFields turf for Boston Parks & Recreation at Noyes Playground in East Boston. [read more] Arborjet and Ecologel form new sales division, add to staff Arborjet and Ecologel formed a new Turf Products Sales Division, with the addition of three new hires: Carin Prechtl, Eric Steffensen and Rebecca Knapp. [read more] TruGreen partners with Churchill Downs for third year Churchill Downs partnered with TruGreen for the third year in a row to ensure the grass track was in top shape for the Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 4. TruGreen treats the turf track, located just inside the dirt track. [read more] SPONSORED CONTENT A new era dawns on industry leader, AQUA-AID Solutions AQUA-AID Solutions has the ability to provide synergistic moisture management, biological, soil and cultural solutions within its portfolio of products. Each technology provides long-lasting agronomic value and improves aesthetics and playability on turfgrass systems in the golf and sports field arena. [read more]    ASSOCIATIONS' PRESS BOX STMA announces 2020 conference date Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) announced its 31st Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held Jan. 13-16, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Registration opens October 1. [read more] STMA partners with Green Sports Alliance Summit The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has been named a community partner of the Green Sports Alliance Summit for the seventh year. The annual summit will be held in Philadelphia at the LEED Gold Certified Lincoln Financial Field June 19-20. [read more]    PRODUCT NEWS Sports Turf Co. introduces new track technology Sports Track Co., a division of Sports Turf, unveiled its latest technology enhancements by demonstrating the Rekortan Smart training system on Thursday, May 9, at Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Ga. [read more] Central Turf & Irrigation Supply named distributor for Baseline Irrigation Central Turf & Irrigation Supply, a North American wholesale distributor of irrigation and landscape supplies, has been named an authorized distributor of Baseline Irrigation Control Solutions. Central will sell and service Baseline’s products across its 46 locations. [read more]