TURF INDUSTRY NEWS
STRI Group Launches a New Sports Surface Performance Tracker STRI Group recently announced the launch of a new sports surface performance tracker – TurfSync. TurfSync connects the team and players to the surface they are playing on, while providing stadium operators with important management data. Its easy-to-use online interface allows the groundstaff, coaches, management and venue operators to view all aspects of the match-day playing surface and training facilities. TurfSync also highlights sports surface trends, identifies risks and allows venue operators to solve problems before they occur. Helping them achieve or maintain a world class standard playing surface and to make key decisions around usage schedules. TurfSync is already being used by a number of professional football clubs including Hearts FC and Burnley FC and is being rolled out across a wide variety of sports including golf, horse racing, rugby union and Aussie Rules football. For more information contact:
enquiries@turfsync.com or visit
https://www.turfsync.com You can watch a TurfSync video on YouTube at https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=agrfXYpHjw0&t=8s. STRI is a world leading sports surface solution and research and development specialist, providing advice and expertise on the research, planning, design, construction and management of both natural and artificial sports fields of play across the world.
TPI Member Gets Ink in Indiana Newspaper A June 14 article in the Evansville Courier & Press featured GrassMasters Sod Farm near Patoka, IN. It provided quite a bit of information on the farm and their supplying the sod for three NFL teams; Colts, Bengals and Titans. It also talks about the owner and farm’s history and GreenMasters new farm in Colorado, their partnership farms in Lexington, KY, and Panama. It concludes touting some of the benefits of natural grass. Te full article can be found at: https://www.
courierpress.com/story/sports/2019/06/14/gibson-county-sod-farm- grows-football-fields-three-nfl-teams/1407581001/?fbclid=IwAR 2BRYTMqqpAwgpliNJgjdmCH-JufttvTpHcxWObOzVcOBInby 5KDAFC8YU
Deep South Turf Expo Featuring Tree Keynote Speakers Te Deep South Turf Expo which takes place October 1-3 in Biloxi, MS, will feature three Keynote Speakers. One is Dr. Beth Guertal, Auburn University. Dr. Guertal is professor of turfgrass and nutrient management in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, and was named the Auburn University College of Agriculture's first Rowe Endowed Professor. Dr. Guertal has taught various turfgrass and educational subjects in Cuba, Argentina, Spain, England, Mauritius, China, New Zealand and Canada. More importantly, she has worked extensively with turfgrass managers in the Southeast and knows her audience.
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Beth is the current President of the Crop Science Society of America, and as such she helps to lead all turfgrass scientists in the nation. In her 25 years at Auburn she has taught turfgrass management to many undergraduates, and also advises graduate students. She currently teaches Soil Fertility to all students in Crop Science. She will speak on "Fertilizers Demystified: Debunking Common Myths and Setting the Record Straight," discussing various fertilizer facts, myths and perceptions in the presentation, with welcome interaction from the audience. Te second is Dr. Bruce Clarke of Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science and an Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Pathology at Rutgers. A native of Cresskill, New Jersey, Clarke earned his undergraduate degree in forest management and his Ph.D. in plant pathology from Rutgers. In 1982, Clarke joined the faculty as an assistant extension specialist in the plant pathology department. He was named director of the Center for Turfgrass Research in 1994, after one year as interim director. Under Clarke's guidance, the Rutgers program has become a center of scientific and educational excellence. His topic is, “Plant Defense Activators and Beneficial Microbes: Novel Approaches to Turf Disease Control.” Rodney Smith, Jr. will present a session that is just downright good for the soul! He is from Alabama and has received national recognition with his program to provide service to those unable to care for their lawns. He just finished his 50-state tour to provide those free services. His presentation is titled, “Giving Back to the Community, One Yard at a Time.” Smith is the Founder of Raising Men Lawn Care Service and will discuss how his non-profit organization began, its impact on communities across America and his vision for the future. Besides the keynotes, many other educational sessions are planned. Other events include golf, skeet & trap shoot, tours, trade show and more. For complete details go to http://www.
deepsouthturfexpo.org/conference.
Glyphosate Update from EPA
As published in NALP’s Te Advocate, Te Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance on pesticide labeling to ensure that the state of California is in compliance with federal law that dictates what can and cannot be claimed. "It is irresponsible to require labels on products that are inaccurate when EPA knows the product does not pose a cancer risk. We will not allow California’s flawed program to dictate federal policy,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “It is critical that federal regulatory agencies like EPA relay to consumers accurate, scientific based information about risks that pesticides may pose to them. EPA’s notification to glyphosate registrants is an important step to ensuring the information shared with the public on a federal pesticide label is correct and not misleading.” Te complete EPA release can be found at
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/ epa-takes-action-provide-accurate-risk-information-consumers- stop-false-labeling
es TPI Turf News September/October 20 2019
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