SportsTurf
Contents
JULY 2013 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 7
Field Science
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No more muddy football fields
Improving native soil fields
Issues and technologies used on NFL playing surfaces
Facilities & Operations
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Field painting tips & disaster stories
Gridiron maintenance challenges within the SEC
Maintenance & performance guidelines for synthetic turf fields
Mobile Weed Manual: new resource for turf
Tools & Equipment
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Future turf managers event prepares students for successful future
Latest in field painting and marking equipment
Field of the Year
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2012 College Football: Jack Trice Stadium, Iowa State University
Departments
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From the Sidelines
STMA President's Message
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
STMA in Action
STMA Chapter Contacts
Marketplace
Advertisers' Index
Q&A
On the cover:
Jack Trice Stadium on the campus of Iowa State
University in Ames was named STMA 2012 College
Football Field of the Year. Turf manager Tim VanLoo,
CSFM, relies on a completely turf student crew to
help him maintain the Cyclones' athletic fields and
surrounding grounds.
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