For years vacationers have flocked to the Myrtle Beach area for family fun on the beach and on the golf course. Now, the Grand Strand has found a new market to attract visitors: sports tourism. While the Myrtle Beach area has seen the golf market level off, the sports tourism market has grown and city managers and business developers up and down the coast have taken notice. A marked expansion of athletic complexes along the 60+ miles of the Grand Strand has taken place over the past several years.
SportsTurf asked the following turf managers who maintain softball diamonds a few questions on how they make their skins better. ·Tyler Clay, University of Washington ·Herb Combs, CSFM, Athletic Field Supervisor, Intercollegiate Athletics, The Pennsylvania State University ·Jason DeMink, CSFM, University of Michigan ·Eric Harshman, Assistant Sports Turf Manager, University of Kentucky ·Tracy Schneweis, Sports Turf Manager, America Softball Association Hall of Fame Complex ·Darren Seybold, Director of Athletic Surfaces, University of Tennessee
Valent U.S.A. Corporation and Nufarm Americas Inc. announced that Valent has entered into an agreement that appoints Nufarm as the exclusive distributor of its branded products for professional turf, ornamental and aquatic uses in the United States, effective February 16, 2014.
Turface Athletics presented its 2013 Field Maintenance and Scholarship awards at the American Baseball Coaches Association's annual convention in Dallas. The maintenance awards recognize outstanding field maintenance at the high school and college levels, while the scholarships provide assistance to two schools in need of field improvements.
PBI-Gordon Corporation announced availability of its new WeedAlert mobile app. The app provides enhanced mobile functionality and access to information from the WeedAlert.com online weed identification and control resource. Turf professionals may visit using a mobile device to download the app.
GreensGroomer's synthetic groomer is newly designed for 2014 with brush dimensions and angles to allow grooming in four directions, standing up turf fibers and leveling infill material.
Artificial pitches will continue to be banned in professional English football after Conference clubs voted against allowing matches to take place on synthetic turf.
Patton's experience in the seed sales and distribution industry began while working on his family's sod farm in Maryland. He then established his own landscaping business before beginning his seed career.
As you can see from previous blog postings, J&D Turf travels to fields and facilities of all levels of play. Our company view is "Provide safe and playable fields for athletes of all ages and abilities." With this in mind, recently the J&D Turf crew was at Avon South Middle School renovating a home plate area. Obviously, with this being a middle school field, funds were limited. So, we renovated the home plate area on a shoestring budget. How did we do it?
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