4 SportsTurf | December 2015 www.sportsturfonline.com
December 2015 | Volume 31 | Number 12
FEATURES
Facilities & Operations
8 Fouty delivers off-the-field value to Michigan State
12 Examples of turf managers' contributing to overall success
of their employers
14 Turning your product idea into reality
18 Anatomy of an STMA Chapter Field Day
22 Landscape turf battle: natural vs. synthetic
32 Tennis courts and synthetic turf: Is the grass always greener?
Field Science
26 Molecular and biochemical pathways of foliar iron in sports turf
The SportsTurf Interview
30 The SportsTurf Interview: Steve Wightman
Tools & Equipment
36 Using light energy to protect covered turf
37 New indoor flooring option available
Field of the Year
40 Sporting Grounds: Championship Field, Pleasant View
Sports Complex, Boulder, CO
DEPARTMENTS
6 From the Sidelines
7 STMA President's Message
25 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
44 STMA in Action
47 STMA Chapter Contacts
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
Amy Fouty, CSFM, Michigan State University's
sports turf manager, poses with head football
coach Mark Dantonio on the Spartan Stadium
field. Fouty is part of a trusted team in East
Lansing and contributes more than just great
fields to the university's athletic program.
STARTING LINEUP
On the cover: