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SFMA CSFM

Pursue your CSFM designation today

The Sports Field Management Association (SFMA), having recognized the importance of fostering and improving professionalism within the sports field management industry, developed the Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) certification program. Attaining CSFM status means you will be looked upon as...
James Bergdoll

Advanced Turf Solutions adds James Bergdoll to sales team

Advanced Turf Solutions welcomed James Bergdoll, CSFM, to its sales team. Bergdoll has a wide range of industry experience, including leadership as board member and past president of the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA). For the past seven and a...
Polaris Ranger

Polaris reintroduces purpose-built Ranger models

Polaris Off Road has expanded its UTV lineup with the return of its Ranger Crew XP 1000 Texas Edition and Ranger SP 570 NorthStar and Ranger Crew SP 570 NorthStar Edition designed for the rancher, farmer and landowner. The Ranger...
Blowers sweepers vacuums

Blowers, Sweepers and Vacuums

In this month’s Equipment and Technology Focus, we highlight blowers, sweepers and vacuums. Billy Goat’s Hurricane stand-on blower The compact P2000 zero-turn stand-on blower with 3,500 cfm and 150-plus-mph air velocity has a patented Dual Deflector Air Flow System, allowing...
TQL Stadium ASBA outstanding field of the year

ASBA honors distinguished sports facilities 

The American Sports Builders Association (ASBA) announced the winners of its annual awards. Awards are presented each year to facilities built by ASBA members, which best exemplify construction excellence.  Awards are presented in various categories: Tennis Courts, Running Tracks, Sports...
Billy Goat

Billy Goat introduces Leaf Dragon debris loader

Billy Goat, a brand of Briggs & Stratton, released its new flagship leaf loader, the DL3700VETR Leaf Dragon. The unit offers a fuel-efficient 37-gross-hp., EFI Vanguard 933cc engine that is coupled to a 25-inch-diameter shredding impeller with a long span...
sports

Community sports field survey

Community-level sports fields (e.g., park and recreation, K-12) are public spaces that provide numerous physical, mental, and societal benefits. These fields are often governed, constructed, managed, and used by various interacting groups who have different value systems and preferences that...
TenCate turf recycling

TenCate Grass launches synthetic turf recycling program in the U.S.   

TenCate Grass – a leading manufacturer, distributor and installer of synthetic turf for sports and landscape applications – announced a first-of-its-kind program in the U.S. to recycle end-of-life artificial grass. The initiative leverages Cyclyx’s feedstock processing expertise and ExxonMobil’s Exxtend...
Steve Braddock Arsenal

Arsenal FC Head Groundsman, Steve Braddock, passes

Longtime Arsenal FC Head Groundsman, Steve Braddock, passed recently following a long illness. He was 58 years old. According to Arsenal.com, Braddock joined the club in August 1987, after a chance meeting with George Graham (former Arsenal manager), who informed...