There will be some changes for the Sports Turf Managers Association’s 2019 Conference and Exhibition, taking place Jan. 22-25 in Phoenix. Some of the changes include: New Event: Volunteer Field Rebuild Jan. 23, 1-6 p.m. STMA has partnered with Project Evergreen to renovate a baseball field in Phoenix Parks Department. All members are invited to participate, but registration is required.... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) kicked off its sixth annual “Mowing Patterns Contest.” The winner will receive complimentary registration to the 2019 STMA Annual Conference in Phoenix. Entries must be submitted via Facebook before Nov. 16 and only patterns produced with mowing equipment qualify. The general public may vote on Facebook Nov. 17-23. The design receiving the most votes,... read more
Calling all commercial members of the Sports Turf Managers Association! The association is seeking entries for its Innovative Awards. The Innovative Awards Program recognizes those commercial company members that have developed a product, service, equipment or technology that substantially enhances the effectiveness of the Sports Turf Manager. The innovation could also make the playing surfaces safer and more playable for... read more
The Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) announced that the keynote presenter for the 30th annual Conference will be Jeff McManus. As the director of Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, McManus grows plants and people. McManus will be presenting “How to Grow Weeders into Leaders.” Attendees will identify strategies for “leading by example” in the workplace; learn the personal... read more
Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has named Ryder Haulk, assistant sports field manager for Purdue University Athletics, in West Lafayette, Ind., winner of the annual “Stars and Stripes” field art contest. Haulk’s “Red, White and Purdue” design at Bittinger Stadium shattered previous voting records, garnering 2,019 online “likes” nationwide and earning him a complimentary pass to the 2019 STMA Annual... read more
