4 SportsTurf | May 2014 www.sportsturfonline.com
Contents
May 2014 | Volume 30 | Number 5
FeaTureS
Field Science
8 There's a test for that
10 Organic management and other systems employed in maintaining turfgrass
16 Soil dynamics and effective irrigation management
20 Nickel and turfgrass growth: all you need to know
Facilities & Operations
22 Are you "interview-ready"?
24 Synthetic fields: end-of-life issues: How do you evaluate an older field? What's
the next step?
28 Q&A with Murray Cook on MLB in Australia
2013 STMa Fields of the Year
34 Schools/Parks Softball: Park Hill South Lady Panthers Softball Field,
Riverside, MO
Tools & equipment
38 Why reel grinding matters
39 Baseball maintenance aided with right equipment and off-field tools
41 Evolving waterless soils solve mechanical moisture issues
DeParTMeNTS
6 From the Sidelines: Is verticutting making a comeback?
7 STMA President's Message
15 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
45 STMA in Action
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
On the cover:
Eric Jones, head groundskeeper for the 2013 STMA Schools/Parks
Softball Field of the Year Park Hill South Lady Panthers Softball Field,
Riverside, MO, lines his field before a game last year. Jones started
with the Park Hill School District 15 years ago as a summer worker and
now manages the high school's sports complex and campus.
