Compared with the argy-bargy over health care reform, this summer's public conversation about controlling carbon emissions has been a model of restraint.
With the STMA conference just 3 ½ months away, many who are planning to attend have already booked their hotel rooms at the Coronado Springs Resort and Convention Center.
Emissions regulations have eliminated noisy and polluting two-stroke engines from most applications, but these engines still dominate in lawn equipment like string trimmers and leaf blowers. Lehr, a startup based in Los Angeles, has developed an alternative--engines that run on 16-ounce propane canisters used for camp stoves.
The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) is developing a certification program that will designate the credential Certified Field Builder, and STMA is co-sponsoring the program. The Synthetic Turf Council is also a co-sponsor.
The Carolina League has announced that Kinston's Head Groundskeeper Stephen Watson and Myrtle Beach Groundskeeper Chris Ball are the league's Sports Turf Managers of the Year.
Attendees can now register for the 2009 Irrigation Show at www.irrigationshow.org. The Irrigation Show will be held in San Antonio on Dec. 2-4, 2009, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
Sustainability in crops and soils will be highlighted in the research presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America slated for Nov. 1-5, 2009, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.