New England Sports Field Management Association | Spring 2026
This issue spotlights NESFMA member Ryan Restivo. Also covers biochar and irrigation cultural practices for athletic fields.
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President’s MessageNE-SFMA News
Save the date for the DeWolf Memorial Golf Tournament on July 23, 2026 at Brookmeadow Country Club in Canton, MA. Also – NE-SFMA welcome new members!
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Hundreds of New England’s sports field professionals will gather in Providence, Rhode Island March 3–5, 2026 for the 29th annual New England Regional Turfgrass Conference—the region’s premier educational conference and trade show.
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Save the date for the NE-SFMA annual meeting & awards lunch on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 in the Rotunda Room at Rhode Island Convention Center.
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Q & A with NE-SFMA member Ryan Restivo – Parks Superintendent for the Town of New Canaan Parks Department in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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By Anthony Will | Director of New Product Development – Read Custom Soils
In recent years, interest in biochar has grown rapidly – but so has the confusion about what it actually is and how it works as a soil amendment. Turf managers searching for guidance may find thousands of articles and research...
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Turfgrass plants need water to survive. Plants access moisture through precipitation, irrigation and capillary flow. Plants lose moisture through evaporation, transpiration and drainage. To aid precipitation and capillary flow, and to make up for what is lost to evaporation, transpiration...
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