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THE SPORTS TURF MANAGERS ASSOCIA-TION’S President-Elect, Martin Kaufman,CSFM, has resigned from its Board of Di-rectors due to a change in his membershipcategory. Kaufman recently became em-ployed by Turf Managers LLC, whichmoved him from a sports turf managerinto the commercial category. Commercialmembers are unable to ascend to thePresidency, and STMA’s Bylaws require anyofficer on the presidential track who be-comes employed in the commercial sectorto resign within three months. Kaufmanwas to ascend to the Presidency in January2013 during STMA’s Annual Meeting.

“It has been a privilege to serve on theSTMA Board for the past four years. I cher-ish my involvement with STMA, and cer-tainly prize this period of time serving as aK-12 Director, Treasurer and President-

Elect”, said Kaufman. STMA PresidentJames Michael Goatley, Jr., PhD expresseshis regret on Kaufman’s departure. “Mar-tin has been a very valuable Board mem-ber and an outstanding representative ofthis industry. We will miss his enthusiasmfor serving STMA, but we realize that thisnew position is a great opportunity forMartin and his family.”

When a President-Elect resigns, STMA’sStandard Operating Procedure dictatesthat the President assumes the duties ofthe President-Elect and that the Presidentand Immediate Past President each servea second term. This means that for 2013,Goatley will remain President, and TroySmith, CSFM, will continue as ImmediatePast President. Secretary/Treasurer DavidPinsonneault, CSFM will ascend to Presi-dent-Elect during the annual meeting as

scheduled. Also according to the SOP,Goatley has the authority to appoint aPresident-Elect for the remainder of Kauf-man’s term, or to appoint a qualifiedmember to fulfill the role of conferenceoversight, which is the primary responsi-bility of the President-Elect. Any appointeewould not ascend to the presidency.

“With just a few months left in thisyear, I am not appointing a President-Elect. However, I would like for Martin tocontinue to work on the conference. Hisin-depth knowledge of the conferenceplanning thus far will help ensure thatSTMA will provide an excellent conferenceexperience for our members,” said Goat-ley. Kaufman has agreed to continue tolead the conference oversight team. “Iwould be honored to continue to work onthe STMA Conference,” said Kaufman. ■

STMA President-Elect Kaufman resigns

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OCTOBER 15? The start of Texas Native Plant Week? Thestart of National School Lunch Week? Yes, it is as well as the deadline to submit award andFounders Award nominations and applications to STMA? Don’t miss it!

Submit an application for one of the many STMA awards and SAFE scholarships or grants. The Awards Program consists of:Field of the Year awards made in football, soccer, baseball, softball and sporting grounds

in three classifications: schools and parks, colleges and universities and professional stadi-ums. Winners receive three nights hotel at the annual conference, full conference registra-tion, apparel, plaque and recognition.

Founders’ Awards. These four awards are given to individuals who embody the charac-teristics of STMA’s founders Harry C. Gill, George Toma, Dick Ericson and Dr. William H.Daniel. Since these are surprise awards, the winners receive one night hotel, travel and com-plimentary conference registration at the next year’s conference. Please nominate a deserv-ing peer for one of these awards!

Minor League Sports Turf Manager of the Year. In cooperation with Minor LeagueBaseball, STMA presents an award in four classifications: AAA, AA, A and short season orrookie at the Baseball Winter Meetings Awards Luncheon.

Innovative Award. Presented to commercial members whose new product, service,equipment or technology enhances the effectiveness of the sports turf manager or improvesthe playing surface.

The Scholarship & Grants Program offers the following funds through the SAFE Founda-tion: $12,500 to deserving 2-year and 4-year students (winners also receive three nights hoteland a complimentary conference registration)

Gary Vanden Berg Grant. $1,000 for a deserving student who completed an internshipthis past spring or summer. (Recent graduates are eligible) The winner also receives threenights hotel at the annual conference and a complimentary conference registration.

Terry Mellor Continuing Education Grant. $1,000 for a deserving chapter member to goto the STMA Annual Conference. The winner also receives a complimentary conference regis-tration.

For complete information and submittal forms, go to STMA.org, Professionalism Tab. ■

THE STMA BOARD OF DIRECTORShas selected the Orlando area for its2017 conference location at theCoronado Springs Resort and Con-vention Center. Attendees will re-ceive an excellent room rate (nearlyas low as its 2010 rates!), a $25 din-ing card, free Disney World tickets,and complimentary airport trans-portation. Exhibitors will have theexhibit hall carpeted at no charge.Make plans now to bring your fam-ily and extend a vacation on eitherside of the conference. The datesare January 17-21, 2017.

STMA also has four other excit-ing locations lined up for its up-coming conferences andexhibitions. In 2013 (Jan. 15-18) wewill be in Daytona Beach, FL; in2014 (Jan. 21-24) San Antonio, TX;in 2015 (Jan. 13-16) Denver, CO;and in 2016 (Jan. 18-22) San Diego,CA. Each of these venues has excel-lent hotel and convention facili-ties, which are right in the heart ofeach city’s dining, entertainmentand cultural districts ■

Deadline for STMA awards is October 15 STMA selectsOrlando as 2017Conference Site

STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact InformationSports Turf Managers Association of Arizona: Chris Walsh cwalsh@scottsdaleaz.gov

Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association:www.cstma.org.

Florida #1 Chapter (South): 305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) or Tom Curran CTomSell@aol.com

Florida #2 Chapter (North): 850-580-4026,John Mascaro, john@turf-tec.com

Florida #3 Chapter (Central): 407-518-2347,Scott Grace, scott@sundome.org

Gateway Chapter Sports Turf Managers Association: www.gatewaystma.org.

Georgia Sports Turf Managers Association:www.gstma.org.

Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the Sports TurfManagers Association: www.stmalabasin.com.

Illinois Chapter STMA: www.ILSTMA.org.

Intermountain Chapter of the Sports Turf Man-agers Association: www.imstma.org.

Indiana - FORMING - Contact Clayton Dame, Clay-tondame@hotmail.com or Brian Bornino,bornino@purdue.edu

Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association:www.iowaturfgrass.org.

Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association:www.kystma.org.

Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org.(KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.

Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association(MiSTMA): www.mistma.org.

Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers As-sociation: www.mpstma.org

MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association:www.mokanstma.com.

Nebraska Sports Turf Managers Association:sphillips4@unlnotes.unl.edu

New England STMA (NESTMA): www.nestma.org.

Sports Field Managers Association ofNew Jersey: www.sfmanj.org.

Sports Turf Managers of New York:www.stmony.org.

North Carolina Chapter of STMA:www.ncsportsturf.org.

Northern California STMA: www.norcalstma.org.

Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association(OSTMA): www.ostma.org.

Oklahoma Chapter STMA:405-744-5729; Contact: Dr. Justin Moss

Oregon STMA Chapter:www.oregonsportsturfmanagers.orgoregonstma@gmail.com

Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.

Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers Association: www.pnwstma.org.

Southern California Chapter:www.socalstma.com.

South Carolina Chapter of STMA:www.scstma.org.

Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers Associ-ation (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.

Texas Sports Turf Managers Association:www.txstma.org

Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association:www.vstma.org.

Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association:www.wstma.org.

Chapter Sponsors

THE SAFE FOUNDATION, STMA’s charity,will begin its second fundraising effort forthe Grass Roots Campaign on Jan. 1, 2013.SAFE raised nearly $5,000 in its initial ef-fort in 2012, a small, but significant startto helping it fund education, scholarshipand research.

SAFE has redirected its efforts to make adifference in our communities by develop-ing programs that will help neighborhoodshave safer and sustainable sports fields.This is an area of great need. SAFE is cur-rently reviewing program proposals for de-veloping an inventory of sports fields inneed, which will allow for focused, correc-tive efforts through STMA chapters.

The Grass Roots Campaign is directed toSTMA members. Member support is a criti-cal first step to fundraising. Before SAFEcan seek donations from those outside ofour core industry, such as an athlete or bypartnering with a health and safety organ-ization, it must have the support of itsmembership. SAFE is pleased to reportthat 100 percent of the SAFE Board of

Trustees and the STMA Board of Directorshave contributed to this fundraising effort.

In addition to the Grass Roots cam-paign, SAFE receives funding from othersources including the Toro Giving Programwhich funds the Dr. James Watson scholar-ships, and Turface, which funds the TerryMellor Continuing Education Grant. Manycompanies and members also donated(and continue to donate) to the Gary Van-

den Berg Internship Grant. The golf tour-nament, live and silent auctions, casinonight and raffles, which are held at theSTMA annual conference and exhibition,also raise money for SAFE.

SAFE uses every dollar donated to fur-ther its mission of: To enrich communitiesthrough championing safe, sustainablesports and recreation fields for all athletes.SAFE has no paid staff; the STMA Board of

Directors allows its staff to assist the Foun-dation. The current board of trustees in-cludes Chairman Boyd Montgomery, CSFM,SCPS; Cathy Bradley, Ken Curry, Gil Landry,Ph.D., David Pinsonneault, CSFM, CPRP;Chad Price, CSFM; Doug Schattinger, JayWarnick, CSFM; Steve Wightman and Exec-utive Director Kim Heck.

SAFEFields.org will be live next month.In the interim, SAFE has its information atSTMA.org, SAFE Tab. The Grass Roots Cam-paign and Pledge card are located there ifyou want to get a head start on this dona-tion! SAFE accepts checks, credit cards andACH automatic deductions if you wish tospread out your payments. SAFE is a 501 c3 charity, and donations may be tax de-ductible. ■

SAFE Foundation Kicks off its 2nd Annual CampaignSAFE has redirected its effortsto make a difference in ourcommunities by developingprograms that will help neigh-borhoods have safer and sus-tainable sports fields.

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The drought has been tough on us thisyear but we were allowed to water thefootball field and it was doing fineuntil the first week of August whenlarge areas of grass started to die offand turn brown. A week later the dryareas came up in large chunks andhad no roots beneath. Since then theschool administration and coaches arecoming down on us about not water-ing enough. Our field is nearly un-playable. What direction would yougive us to proceed? I’ve been hearingabout Japanese beetles and grubs,could that be the problem?

Scott Johnson, West SalemIowa SD

Following up with Scott con-firmed that the problem was in-deed caused by grubs feeding onthe root system. The Japanese bee-tle crossed the Mississippi Riverabout 5 years ago and now hasbeen reported throughout most ofIowa. Japanese beetles are notori-ous feeders on selected trees andshrubs and the grub feeds on turf-grass roots along with our othergrub species associated with themasked chaffer and June beetle.They have slightly different life cy-cles but the important thing to re-member is that the beetles appearin the summer and lay eggs in theground that form feeding grubsduring the month of August, justbefore the start of football season.

Summer-applied insecticideswill help control the grubs shortlyafter egg hatch when they aresmall. Even if you use a preventa-tive insecticide it is important tostart checking football fieldsweekly in early August for grub ac-tivity, since insecticide failure doeshappen. Raccoons, skunks, andcrows tearing up the surface insearch of grubs are also an indica-tion of what lies beneath the grass.

If a mid-summer preventativegrub insecticide is not used thenAugust scouting for grubs is ab-

solutely essential. In dry years irri-gated fields are a prime target foradult beetles to lay eggs. We con-ducted a 2-year high school footballfield grub scouting program andfound that the normally recom-mended IPM grub threshold of 9grubs per square foot was not suffi-cient for athletic fields because ofthe low tolerance for dislodged turfduring in high traffic areas. Our rec-ommended threshold for high traf-fic athletic fields is 2 to 4 grubs persquare foot using 20 4-inch samplesevenly spaced throughout the field.

It has been difficult to get any-one interested in pulling core sam-ple and counting grubs even thoughit only takes about 45 minutes perfield. As an alternative walk the fieldend zone to end zone along the sidelines, hash marks, and center. Aboutevery 10 yards just give the grass agood tug and occasionally cut intothe ground and look for grubs inthe top inch of soil. Any placeswhere the grass looks slightly offcolor, wilted, or damaged, give it acheck.

The strategy is to find themwhen they are small because theyare more difficult and sometimesimpossible to control when they arelarge. Grubs occur in pockets andare seldom evenly distributedthroughout the field and that is an-other reason why the uniform sam-pling method to determinethresholds limits is subject to inter-pretation. If it is August and I find

grubs in one or two places on thefield I usually recommend immedi-ate grub treatment with dylox be-cause the threat of an unplayablefield, as Scott has described, is notwell received by coaches, athletic di-rectors, and parents. Dylox insecti-cide lasts about a week in the soiland if watered into the grub feedingzone will give effective control offirst and second instar grubs that areless than a half inch long. Older andlarger grubs are more difficult tocontrol and may require a secondapplication of dylox.

The message here is use someform of scouting to control thegrubs before they get too big. BySeptember grubs have caused con-siderable turf damage and are diffi-cult to control. Killing the grubswill allow roots to grow and beginto stabilize the surface, but this cantake over a month. Fertilize with ni-trogen to speed growth and recov-ery. Broadcasting perennial ryegrassto allow “cleating in” of the seed willhelp, but this too takes about amonth to see a substantial benefit.Pantera annual ryegrass can be usedfor fast cover if you do not want theryegrass to persist in your Kentuckybluegrass field. As a last resort thefield can be rolled after and beforeeach game to temporarily increasesurface stability.

The real message here is to lookbeneath your field surface in Augustif you want the fans to see the fieldfrom above on Friday nights. ■

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Professor, Iowa State University

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