The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is creating a manual to address best management practices when managing sports fields. This manual will have a national version and also provide a template for chapters to use to validate their practices. STMA says this should be helpful to provide specific information to local and state governments when legislation is being proposed that... read more
Who is the Plant Food Co.? The “soil investigators” of the industry, according to Jeffrey Knapp, director of distributor development for the company. Knapp says that Plant Food Co. has been a hometown company for 74 years, but now it is expanding overseas and across the U.S. Learn more about the company in the video above. (Video still: AT... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) is working to develop interest and awareness in the next generation of sports field managers through the Future Farmers of America (FFA), a youth organization that prepares its members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. FFA’s Career Development Events (CDEs) are contests that develop college and career readiness skills. The... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) confirmed its 2020 board of directors. Jimmy Simpson, Certified Sports Field Manager (CSFM) and facilities management coordinator for the town of Cary, N.C., was elected president. Simpson will serve a one-year term. “STMA continually leads our industry forward and has brought together a community of sports field managers spanning generations,” said Jimmy Simpson, newly... read more
Matt Parrott, head groundskeeper of the Charlotte Knights, was recently named Sports Turf Manager of the Year for the third straight year by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Parrott manages BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, N.C., for the Knights, which are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. In honor of his back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018,... read more
