Proper reel mower maintenance critical to field quality May 5, 2015First designed by Edwin Budding in 1830 and licensed for manufacture by Ransomes (now part of Jacobsen), the...
Cultural practices and guidelines for low-budget athletic fields April 28, 2015By Dr. Brad Fresenburg Expectations on today’s sports fields are much higher than they were when many of...
The SportsTurf Interview: Dale Getz, CSFM, CSE April 20, 2015Dale Getz, CSFM, CSE, is long-time STMA member who currently is the sports turf sales manager for The...
How mowing affects turf April 14, 2015By Dr. Douglas Linde Can you cut the soccer field lower for tomorrow’s game? The answer is “it...
Warning tracks: material selection, construction and maintenance April 7, 2015By Paul Schinner We’ve all heard the story: a warning track on a baseball field is designed to...
Controlling Poa annua in sports turf March 31, 2015By Dr. Nick Christians Much of my career has been spent on trying to kill annual bluegrass, better...
Advice on building and maintaining pitching mounds March 24, 2015We asked several MLB and MiLB groundskeepers for their thoughts on building and maintaining baseball pitching mounds. Here...
All you need to know about fairy ring March 17, 2015By Dr. Mike Fidanza My earliest memories from childhood are working with my father on his mushroom farm...
Managing and repairing lips on baseball and softball fields March 10, 2015By Keith Winter When it comes to the lips, or transition zones between turf and dirt on baseball...
Topdressing sports fields March 3, 2015By Dr. Andrew McNitt There seems to be some confusion in the industry regarding the proper topdressing practices...
