4 SportsTurf | April 2015 www.sportsturfonline.com
April 2015 | Volume 31 | Number 4
FEATURES
Field Science
8 Alternate insect controls for sports turf: what works and
what doesn't!
14 Cultural practices & guidelines for low-budget
athletic fields
18 Update on field paint technologies from the manufacturers
22 How mowing affects turf
The SportsTurf Interview
28 Dale Getz, CSFM, CSE, The Toro Company
Facilities & Operations
30 Project management for sports turf managers
34 Growing their own fields: the "new normal" for
professional sports turf facilities
Irrigation & Drainage
37 Irrigation water quality for sports turf in the Northeast
Field of the Year
Field of the Year
40 College Softball: John Cropp Stadium,
University of Kentucky
Tools & Equipment
44 New products for sports turf management
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Sidelines
7 STMA President's Message
17 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
45 STMA in Action
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
"I continue to remind myself that you attempt
to control the controllable and challenge your-
self daily." So says Eric Harshman, Sports Turf
Manager, University of Kentucky, and 2014 STMA
College Softball Field of the Year winner. Photo
from winning field, John Cropp Stadium.
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