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By Mary Helen Sprecher It is easy to look at a flat field and believe it is safe. Unfortunately, it is not until accidents, injuries and emergencies occur that problems become glaringly evident. That is why it is essential to...

The Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) Innovative Awards program recognizes SFMA commercial company members who have developed a product, service, equipment or technology that “substantially enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the sports field manager and/or makes the playing surfaces...

The following is next in our series delving into colleges and universities that offer programs devoted to turfgrass management, turfgrass science, and related disciplines. In this edition, we examine the Turf Management program at Delaware Valley University. Delaware Valley University...

On December 1, 2022, the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) welcomed its new CEO Laura Simmons, CAE. In a letter to members, SFMA President James Bergdoll, CSFM, CPRP, stated “We received hundreds of applicants and conducted numerous interviews with some...

By Bradley R. Jakubowski and John C. Fech Regardless of the geographic location of the field(s) being managed, as winter approaches there are some important activities to tend to. These include actual on-the-field procedures, as well as “on the drawing...

By Casey Carrick, CSFM Soil sensors? I’m good. I know my soil moisture. I know when soil temperatures are dropping. I know when to apply pre-emergent. Those are thoughts that came to mind when someone introduced the idea of a...

By John Kmitta Since 2019, the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) and Project EverGreen have teamed up for field renovation projects during the annual SFMA Conference. The Volunteer Field Rebuild projects leave each of the local communities with a greener,...