New England Sports Field Managers Association | June 2020
This issue spotlights 2020 Sports Turf Manager of the Year Tom Barry. Also covers crane flies as well as synthetic turf fields and more.
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Grounds Manager at Greens Farms Academy | Westport, Connecticut
Our Q & A with NESTMA’s 2020 Sports Turf Manager of the Year Tom Barry on his career, the sports turf industry and more!
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By Olga Kostromytska | Extension Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts
Crane flies are relatively common insects, especially in wet or waterlogged areas. They’re also known as “mosquito hawks,” “mosquito killers,” or “giant mosquitos” because at first glance look very similar to mosquitoes.
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By Neal Glatt, CSP, ASM | Managing partner of GrowTheBench.com
My job is to help companies increase their employee engagement, meaning the extent to which employees are involved in, committed to, and enthusiastic about their work and their workplace.
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By Tom Serensits | Penn State University Center for Sports Surface Research
This article describes best management practices for the maintenance and care of synthetic turf fields. The management practices refer to “infill” synthetic turf systems, which consist of plastic pile fibers infilled with crumb rubber, a mixture of crumb rubber and...
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