Harrell's LLC, manufacturer and supplier of performance-based turf and ornamental products has resources devoted to Sports Turf Managers and now provides a dedicated Sports Turf Specialist in Florida.
What causes lips? Dragging practices (too close to the edge), poor infield mixes with poor silt/clay ratios (SCR's), not edging on a frequent basis (once a month), overall excessive use of a field. Click here to see how to fix, from J&D Turf's Jamie Mehringer
STP 1552 includes 17 peer-reviewed papers that examine the science of the mechanism of concussion that occurs in sports, including ice hockey, football and speed skating. This new research could lead to the development of techniques and methods related to sports-related concussions.
White clover and black medic are commonly found growing on low fertility, low maintenance sites. Black medic and clover are very competitive in low fertility sites because they host rhizobacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen into plant available nitrogen.
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in October 1886 and served to welcome immigrants seeking freedom in the United States. In 2012, 126 years later, almost to the day, Hurricane Sandy left Liberty Island under five feet of salt water destroying the trees planted there to honor the victims of 9/11.
There are a lot of reasons to love a great stadium—your favorite team plays there, the seats have great views, it's the home of fond memories. Maybe it just has the best sushi in town. But when you run a sports venue, it's the less glamorous issues that keep you up at night: like how to limit the facility's liability. Because if you don'’t keep your facility safe and your liability limited, the results can be catastrophic.
It is not uncommon that drought and heat stress may occur simultaneously during summer months. Summer stress combining heat and drought can cause grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, undergo dormancy and severe decline in turf quality and field playability. The question is how to maintain high quality turf of cool-season turfgrasses in sport fields during summer months with increasing temperature and declining water availability?
Exmark redesigned one of its most popular wide-area walk-behind mowers, the Turf Tracer S-Series. The new 2015 model incorporates a number of improvements designed to deliver increased overall durability, serviceability and ease-of-use.
The meeting presentations from the 2104 Spring Membership Meeting in Las Vegas have been posted. All presentations are available to STC members only. You will need to sign in to view and download the files. Please send an email to office@syntheticturfcouncil.org if you require assistance signing into the STC website.
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