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SFMA announces 2025 Field of the Year award winners
The Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) announced its 2025 Field of the Year award winners. This prestigious award spotlights the individuals and programs that excelled this year in providing quality, safe playing surfaces. Every year, SFMA presents the industry’s highest honor to members who manage baseball, football, soccer, softball, and other sporting grounds at the professional, collegiate, school (K-12), and parks and recreation levels. The 2025 winners are: PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS AND PARKS The SFMA Awards Committee reviewed...
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The SFMA Women’s Forum Luncheon, sponsored by Hunter Industries, will be held Tuesday, January 20, from noon-2 p.m. (CT) during the SFMA Conference and Exhibition. The Women’s Forum will feature a highly interactive format designed to spark conversation and connection. Through guided table discussions, shared stories, and built-in time for group exercises, attendees will have plenty of opportunities to network, exchange ideas, and build meaningful relationships with peers across the industry. The cost to attend the Women’s Forum is $10....
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Seed Your Future bringing more than 80 students to MANTS 2026
Seed Your Future is kicking off the new year with its largest student outreach initiative yet. More than 80 high school students and educators from across the Mid-Atlantic will attend the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) to explore real-world career pathways in horticulture and experience the industry’s innovation firsthand. As one of the nation’s biggest and most influential horticulture trade shows, MANTS offers students a rare, immersive look inside the businesses that grow, move, design, and support America’s plants. Seed...
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Irrigation Association New Product Contest winners
The Irrigation Association (IA) announced the winners of its 2025 New Product Contest, honoring the innovative products and technologies that are shaping the future of water management. This year’s contest featured 22 new products and technologies entered in three categories: agriculture irrigation, landscape irrigation and landscape lighting. Official judging took place during the 2025 Irrigation Show and Education Week in New Orleans, and winners were announced during the General Session. Agriculture irrigation category Winner: Orion PC by Netafim Orion PC...
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MSU kicks off countdown to FIFA World Cup 2026
December 5 signaled the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026 events when 48 participating teams will be divided into 12 groups of four. It also marks the countdown to unveiling MSU’s major role in the biggest sporting event in the world: providing the actual playing fields —world-class turfgrass — for the entire tournament. At Michigan State University, over 70 years of turfgrass research excellence has led to the privilege of developing turfgrass for the 16 stadiums hosting FIFA World...
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SFMA announces 3% credit card processing fee effective January 1
As part of its ongoing commitment to delivering high-level service and support, the Sports Field Management Association (SFMA) notified members of an upcoming update to its payment processing policy. Beginning January 1, 2026, a 3% processing fee will be applied to all credit card payments. This fee reflects the actual cost of credit card acceptance and does not exceed SFMA’s processing expense. SFMA will continue offering no-fee payment options, including: On December 1, 2025, SFMA emailed all members to announce...
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SFMA Post-conference Virtual Education
SFMA will offer post-conference virtual education on Tuesdays in February and early March 2026. The lineup is as follows: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 2 – 3 p.m. | Importance of the Right Foundation: Principles of Athletic Field Rootzone Design and Maintenance – Speaker: Joshua Marden, CSFM, Track: TM Register 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | Water Quality and Lack Thereof – Speaker: Marco Schiavon, Ph.D., Track: TMRegister TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 2 – 3 p.m. | What is Nanotechnology and How Can it...
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Registration opens for Green & Growin’ 26
Registration is open for Green & Growin’ 26, a regional green industry event organized by the North Carolina Nursery & Landscape Association. The program includes expanded education offerings and several new features for 2026. Early-bird rates run through Friday, Dec. 12 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The weeklong event includes three days of education sessions and professional development, followed by a two-day marketplace with more than 300 exhibitors. The marketplace will feature demonstrations, product displays and networking opportunities. “Our industry thrives...
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By Glenn Hansen Equip Exposition – the international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition – was held October 21-24 in Louisville, Kentucky, and posted another year of record attendance with nearly 30,000 registered attendees. Did it feel like a record-setting year? We asked many of the companies with displays, and most said that the quality and quantity of conversations was higher this year. Anecdotal, but pretty good. “Now in our fourth year as Equip, we continue to break records in...
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2,200 businesses call for immediate release of supplemental H-2B visas
According to the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), more than 2,200 small businesses called on the Trump administration to immediately release the 64,716 supplemental H-2B visas authorized by law. According to NALP, these visas are critical to sustaining U.S. businesses, protecting American jobs, and keeping everyday goods and services affordable for families across the country. The American economy depends on a reliable, legal, and timely workforce to keep essential industries running, NALP stated. Thousands of small and seasonal businesses...
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