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Disney Hotel Rooms – Reserved!
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.
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Cleaner weed eaters
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.
STMA co-sponsors ASBA certification
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.
KAFMO keeps Little League World Series fields ready
KAFMO has been honored to assist Little League Baseball with field preparation for 15 years.
Watson, Ball named best Carolina League groundskeepers
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.
Rain Bird names finalists for its 2009 Intelligent Use of Water film competition
Rain Bird named the six finalists for the Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition.
Online registration for the 2009 Irrigation Show now available
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.
Plant and Soil Science Conference to emphasize sustainability
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.
OSTMA hosting field day Sept 22
The Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association will be hosting a fall field day Tuesday September 22. The field day is being held at two venues: Huntington Park, the new home of Columbus Clippers and Ohio Stadium on The Ohio State University campus.
ASBA offers Field Builder Certification program
The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), the national organization for builders and suppliers of materials for athletic facilities, has announced the inception of its new Field Builder Certification Program.