Athletic Turf News

UNH reopens Memorial Field

November 7, 2012 By
DURHAM, N.H.—On Oct. 26, University of New Hampshire (UNH) officials agreed to reopen Memorial Field for its varsity teams and their opponents after additional testing showed no measurable levels of lead, and blood tests for members of the field hockey ...

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Riggs joins ProGrass

November 7, 2012 By
PITTSBURGH—Matthew Riggs joins ProGrass, LLC as the Southeastern US sales manager. “Matt has been a big part in the growth of the synthetic turf industry over the past years and he is well respected by his peers throughout the industry,” says Robert ...

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Reliant Stadium installs AstroTurf

November 7, 2012 By
HOUSTON—The Harris County Sports & Convention Corp. (HCSCC) has completed installation of a new, removable AstroTurf system for Reliant Stadium. The new surface will enable Reliant Park to increase the level of event activity, thereby increasing revenue and economic impact ...

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The National Mall is looking ‘turf-ific’

November 2, 2012 By
By Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International When Kirk Hunter, executive director of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), traveled to Washington in 2009, he met with representatives of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall and a representative of the National Mall ...

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STC holds membership meeting in Dallas

October 29, 2012 By
By Terrie Ward The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) held its Annual Membership Meeting in Dallas from Oct. 2-4. Participants included 200 representatives from 123 member companies, including builders, landscape architects, testing labs, maintenance providers, manufacturers, suppliers, installation contractors, infill material ...

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Hawaii registers Dismiss, Dismiss South, Blindside

October 24, 2012 By
PHILADELPHIA—FMC Professional Solutions, a business unit of FMC Corp., has received registration from the State of Hawaii for the sale and use of Dismiss turf herbicide, Dismiss South herbicide and Blindside herbicide. All three can be used on bermudagrass and ...

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