Bayonne's Ahern Veterans Stadium was a patchwork of weeds, grass, and trash when Karl A. "Chuckie" Singer and his crew of five took it over 14 months ago. But after replanting grass, fixing the irrigation system, and maintaining consistent upkeep, the field is now a safe and lush playing field for the city's youth baseball, softball, football and soccer leagues, coaches and residents say.
Red thread (pathogen: Laetisaria fuciformis) is especially severe at the moment on perennial ryegrass turf and to a lesser extent on Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescue. The relatively cool wet weather we are currently experiencing has been ideal for disease development.
Turface Athletics was a proud sponsor of the Brickman Major League Baseball Field Maintenance Clinic that took place in the Dominican Republic in last March.
The Sports Turf Managers Association is very pleased to announce that Daryl Johnston has agreed to give the Keynote Presentation at the 2011 STMA Conference and Exhibition, Jan. 11-15, in Austin, TX.
Best-selling author Steven Solomon and "natural capitalism" advocate Hunter Lovins will be keynote speakers at the third WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition, Oct. 6-8, 2010 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas.
The University of California Golden Bears will play up to six home games at AT&T Park in 2011 while Memorial Stadium's long-awaited retrofit and renovation is finished in Berkeley.
Anasac Ambiental , a Chilean chemical company and Catholic University of Chile signed an agreement to start a turfgrass evaluation program following NTEP parameters.
The Penn State Turfgrass Project is pleased to announce the first annual award of the E.H. Griffith Endowed Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving Penn State Turfgrass Science student nominated by the faculty at Penn State.
Word of warning: Don't ever suggest that Soldier Field might be, again, better off grounded with artificial turf. You'll only be chastised. So, consider news that Soldier Field will not install any type of artificial turf this season a win for tough, meat-eating, red-blooded Americans. Citing results pending to a turf-related injuries study, the Bears have opted to stick with a grass playing surface for, at least, this upcoming season.