Contents
JANUARY 2014 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 1
FEATURES
Facilities & Operations
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Contracting services: how to successfully develop productive partnerships
14 Managing trees, shrubs and other ornamentals at sports facilities
20 Setting up for a "Big League" weekend in the Alamodome
Field Science
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Maximizing pesticide performance
Fungicides: what they do (and don't)
Using canopy reflectance tools in turfgrass management
50 Years: Willie Leak maintains TifGrand bermudagrass at RFK Stadium
"More than a game"
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Introducing baseball around the world one village at a time
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:
An "action" shot from the re-surfacing of FedEx Stadium, Washington,
DC, completed early last November. Carolina Green Corp., Indian Trail,
NC completed the project by installing new, custom-grown sod grown
on plastic. Photo courtesy of Carolina Green Corp.
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