Contents SportsTurf
SEPTEMBER 2012 | VOLUME 28 | NUMBER 9 Features
Field Science 8 Phoma macrostoma: update on the new turfgrass bioherbicide 10 Maintaining synthetic surface safety 12 European adventure: one intrepid turf manager's report on bold practices
20 Calibration & safety of pesticide application equipment
Facilities & Operations 28 Removing paint from synthetic turf
Irrigation & Drainage 30 Safe sports fields built through understanding irrigation's best practices
32 Water and synthetic turf
Tools & Equipment 34 Latest new products for sports turf managers
Field of the Year 36 2011 STMA Schools/Parks Football Field of the Year: Louisa County Public Schools, Mineral, VA
Departments
6 From the Sidelines 7 STMA President's Message 17 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz 40 STMA in Action 43 STMA Chapter Contacts 44 Marketplace 45 Advertisers' Index 46 Q&A
On the cover: "The Jungle," Louisa County Public Schools, Mineral, VA. Head Sports Turf Manager Michael Hopkins is also the turfgrass science instruc- tor for Louisa County HS. His full-time staff includes Bill Pelott, Joe Bradford and Jimmy Null. Special thanks to Hopkins' Advanced Turf Science class, known as "The Jungle Turf Crew."
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