Renovating Parkview Field in Fort Wayne
By Keith Winter Renovation of a baseball field at the amateur, collegiate, or professional level can be a...
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Synthetic turf irrigation systems: care and maintenance
By Mary Helen Sprecher One of the many reasons field owners embrace the idea of synthetic turf is...
Sodding a seeded variety gets MLB teams up & running quickly
By Stacie Zinn Roberts It’s late November 2013 in Fort Morgan, CO and the crew at Graff’s Turf...
Rolling with the cool kids
By Nick Binder If you really think about it, you could say that athletic fields are the cool...
Crew management: handling your most valuable asset
By Sarah K. Martin, CSFM I quickly discovered after taking a job with the City of Phoenix Parks...
Calcium and calcium-based soil amendments in turfgrass
By Andrew Hoiberg, PhD The importance of calcium in any plant/soil system cannot be overstated. It is both...
Green sports fields using turf colorants
By Grady Miller, PhD and Drew Pinnix, MS Most athletic fields require an established, growing turfgrass during the...
How one facility collects water
By Jason Koester, CGCS Grinnell College completed phase two of an athletics building construction project in late August...
Using body language to assist your work
Wouldn’t it be great if you could read your co-workers intentions? Wouldn’t it be neat to know in...
Field contractor “builds” their community
Mercer Group, Inc., a regional athletic field contractor based in Troy, OH specializes in athletic field construction, renovation...
Some room to breathe: aerification is key to plant health
By Dr. Jason Kruse I like to think of the turfgrass plants growing on an athletic field as...
Managing winter annual weeds
By J.T. Brosnan and G.K. Breeden Winter annual weeds such as annual bluegrass (Poa annua), henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)...
How to avoid the field work day before next season
By Bill Marbet and Glenn Lucas As we all realize, maintaining athletic fields and facilities can be...
Developing & implementing BMPs for sports field water conservation
By Clint Waltz and Kenny Pauley Water conservation is not all about irrigation. It is primarily about the...
Environmental conservation: one sports turf manager’s story
By Tim VanLoo, CSFM I never thought I would be writing an article with Environmental Conservation in the...
Maintaining school athletic fields on limited budgets
Secondary school athletic administrators today face great challenges in maintaining sports fields. One of the 14 legal duties...
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