Contents SportsTurf AUGUST 2011 | VOLUME 27 | NUMBER 8 Features
Field Science 8 NTEP traffic testing results and more 16 Building a better pitch at the University of Kentucky 20 Fighting fire ants in sports turf
Facilities & Operations 22 Avoid voiding your turf warranty 27 STMA Professional Development Series: Building your personal brand in the sports turf industry
28 Lista de Seguridad y Mantención de Los Campos de Fútbol y Fútbol Americano
32 Notes from SMTA Southeast Conference presentations
Tools & Equipment 36 Verticutting 101 38 Using a web-based weather service
Field of the Year 40 2010 Professional Soccer Field of the Year— Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH
Departments
6 From the Sidelines 7 STMA President’s Message 17 John Mascaro’s Photo Quiz 44 STMA in Action 45 Ask a CSFM 45 STMA Chapter Contacts 48 Marketplace 49 Advertisers’ Index 50 Q&A
On the cover: Ray White, Brett Tanner, and Ben Jackson (L to R) handled multiple sports at Columbus Crew Stadium and won STMA’s 2010 Professional Soccer Field of the Year.
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