With thousands of sports fields installed each year throughout the world, the synthetic turf industry has gained acceptance due to the benefits of longer playing hours, maintenance savings and all-weather playability. Buyer demands have also increased with trends towards replicating natural grass in more ways than just appearance or shock absorption.
FieldTurf is now guaranteeing a 9-lb. tuft bind on its artificial grass products, the only company in the industry to do so. This level of quality is achieved through the company's ability to coat and inspect its own products internally. FieldTurf remains the only company in the industry to control all aspects of the manufacturing process.
The sports turf management intern will assist in all aspects of maintaining a baseball field to professional standards. The intern will be one of the only three full time employees on the grounds staff. Due to the limited size of our crew, the intern will be trained to perform all tasks associated with field care and will shoulder much of the responsibility in maintaining stadium to the high standards we expect.
During a recent trip to a school soccer field, I made a recommendation to start topdressing with a sand:organic mix. During field construction, the topsoil had been removed from the field and the clay-loam that was left was so compacted that grass cover was very poor and the surface was extremely hard.
Barenbrug USA hopes you will stop by their booth #706 at the STMA Conference in Orlando. They have a number of exciting new products specifically developed for the Sports Turf Manager. In addition they are giving away 3 iPod Touches!
At the 2010 conference, STMA is distributing Membership pins to recognize those members who have supported STMA for 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years and 25 years.
At the 2010 conference in Orlando, portions of a documentary film about the only two female head groundskeepers in Major League Baseball, will be shot for release later this year.
