YEAR IN REVIEW
2023 Most-read Articles
With 2023 coming to a close , we look back at the top stories of 2023 . Below you will find the most-read stories on sportsfieldmanagementonline . com this year . We have broken it down into categories to highlight the most popular feature stories , news items and product news of 2023 . Among the feature stories , our series on college and university turfgrass programs was extremely popular — with three articles in the top 10 ; as were the Q & A series with Pamela Sherratt and Dr . Grady Miller , which landed four total articles in the top 10 .
The full recap of this year ’ s top stories is as follows :
FEATURES 1 . INTRODUCING THE SFMA 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Sports Field Management Association ( SFMA ) 2023 Board of Directors officially took office at the association ’ s annual meeting , during the SFMA Conference in Salt Lake City , Utah , including SFMA President Sun Roesslein , CSFM ; Past President James Bergdoll , CSFM , CPRP ; President-elect Nick McKenna , CSFM ; Secretary / Treasurer Adam Thoms , Ph . D .; and Vice President – Commercial Paula Sliefert .
3 . INFIELD CARE “ When you see athletes kicking around in the batting box and knocking the dirt off their cleats , that ’ s your infield mix they ’ re messing with .”
Mary Helen Sprecher from the American Sports Builders Association ( ASBA ) goes in depth on how to take care of infields in both natural and synthetic applications .
4 . SFMA MOWING PATTERNS CONTEST WINNING DESIGN The Sports Field Management Association ( SFMA ) named Nick Miller , field and grounds coordinator for the City of Aurora Parks and Recreation Department ( Aurora , Ohio ), as the winner of the 2022 SFMA Mowing Patterns Contest . The winning field is located at Hartman Park .
2 . COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TURFGRASS PROGRAMS : TEXAS A & M In 2023 , SportsField Management magazine started its College and University Turfgrass Programs series . This installment kicked off the series and featured the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A & M University .
5 . PAMELA SHERRATT ON PERENNIAL RYEGRASS Pamela Sherratt , sports turf extension specialist at Ohio State University , is asked her thoughts on using perennial ryegrass on sports fields .
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