Contents SportsTurf JULY 2011 | VOLUME 27 | NUMBER 7 Features
Field Science 8 Are you getting the most from your granular nitrogen fertilizers?
16 Precision Turfgrass Management for athletic fields 22 Tips from NFL turf veteran Ross Kurcab, CSFM
Facilities & Operations 24 Money-saving tips from parks & rec pros 26 Synthetic turf update from STMA Conference 28 Field painting tips & disaster stories 30 STMA Professional Development Series: Defending your “turf”
32 Will outsourcing become the new normal?
Irrigation & Drainage 36 SMART Irrigation in sports turf management 40 Water management: using soil surfactants
Tools & Equipment 42 Propane group highlights on-site refueling options 43 New products
Field of the Year 44 2010 School/Parks Football Field of the Year— North Scott Community SD, Eldridge, IA
Departments
6 From the Sidelines 7 STMA President’s Message 17 John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz 50 STMA in Action 51 Ask a CSFM 51 STMA Chapter Contacts 52 Marketplace 53 Advertisers’ Index 54 Q&A
On the cover: North Scott Community School District, Eldridge, IA, won the STMA 2010 Football Field of the Year in the School/Parks category, led by John Netwal, CGCS, a leader and influential turf manager in the region. He and what he calls the District’s “unsung heroes,” his 3-man maintenance team, cover 110 acres of general grounds and 11 acres of sports fields. From L to R: Terry Loesel, John Netwal, Andy Hamann, and Chris Thomas.
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