Daily News Updates!
STMA Conference brochure now available
Check the STMA website site at www.stma.org to see a complete digital version of the Conference brochure. The registration form is online too, and can be downloaded and faxed or mailed.
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Field of the Year, SAFE Scholarship applications due October 15
Less than 2 weeks to apply for scholarship money or enter the STMA Field of the Year competition.
Flowtronex introduces Cash for Pumpers Program
Borrowing a page from the highly successful "Cash for Clunkers" car program, ITT Flowtronex announced that effective September 30, 2009, it is offering a 10 percent factory-direct cash rebate for the replacement of old and inefficient irrigation pump systems.
ASBA to Offer Technical Meeting in Savannah
The American Sports Builders Association will hold its annual Technical Meeting December 5-7 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, GA.
MiSTMA Sports Turf Field Day October 20
Tuesday, October 20th, Hope College—Van Andel Soccer Stadium, Holland, MI 49424 (along Fairbanks Ave., near 11th St.).
EPA approves biological nematicide
Pasteuria Bioscience has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Econem biologicial nematicide for control of sting nematodes in turf.
Granular formulations of LockUp now available
LockUp specialty herbicide from Dow AgroSciences is now available through distributors and formulators in combination with granular fertilizers for control of dandelion in labeled turfgrass species.
New lead content in turf fibers standard developed by ASTM
Two separate events have led to the development of a new ASTM International standard on lead content in turf fibers.
Deadline for SAFE scholarship applications is Oct. 15
To be eligible to submit an application for a SAFE scholarship, a student must be an STMA Student member and enrolled in turf management or a related subject with the intention of pursuing sports turf management or research as a career, and have one semester of study remaining.
Turf scientists on a quest to engineer a super grass
The goal: Grass that's drought-proof, pest-resistant, oh, and a nice shade of green. It's a tall order, but the need is great as water becomes increasingly scarce.