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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.

3:15 – 4:15 p. m. | Water Quality and Lack Thereof— Speaker: Marco Schiavon, Ph. D.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 2 – 3 p. m. | What is Nanotechnology and How Can it Help My Sports Fields?— Speaker: Geoff Rinehart, MS.

3:15 – 4:15 p. m. | Soil Health of Sports Fields: Are Pesticides and Fertilizers Killing our Soils?— Speaker: Bryan Hopkins, Ph. D.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 2 – 3 p. m. | Cool-Season Turfgrasses for Reduced-Input Grounds and Sports Fields— Speaker: Brad Park.

3:15 – 4:15 p. m. | Relationship Goals: How to Improve the Success of Your Sports Field by Communication— Speaker: Keith Fisher.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3 2 – 3 p. m. | Budgeting Fundamentals: Knowing What Goes Where and How— Speaker: Brad Jakubowski, MS, CIT.

3:15 – 4:15 p. m. | How to Plan Athletic Field Management for an Effective Integrated Pest Management Plan— Speaker: Amanda Folck, MS,

For more information, visit https: / www. sportsfieldmanagement. org / 2026-sfma-conference-education /

SportsField Management Podcast features a conversation with SFMA leaders

On the latest episode of the SportsField Management Podcast, SportsField Management magazine Editor John Kmitta visited with Sports Field Management Association( SFMA) leadership.

SFMA CEO Paula Sliefert, SFMA Immediate Past President Adam Thoms, Ph. D., and SFMA President Alpha Jones, CSFM, shared insight based on the SFMA listening tour, the state of the association and an overview of upcoming initiatives.

Listen wherever your favorite podcasts are found.

Iowa Turfgrass Institute conference and trade show

The 2026 Iowa Turfgrass Institute( ITI) conference and trade show will be held February 10-12, 2026, at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport Conference Center.

Iowa’ s premier education and networking opportunity for the turfgrass industry will welcome more than 750 turfgrass professionals, more than 70 exhibiting companies and will feature more than 20 education sessions.

Featured speakers include Kyley Dickson, Ph. D.; Matt Fleetwood, Ph. D.; Tom Gould; Paul Hurst and Gregg Munshaw, Ph. D.

Additional speakers include Matt Anderson; Shawn Buckner; Christian Baldwin; Kris Baldwin; Brian Dornsbach; Jeff Iles, Ph. D.; Holly Espenhover; Quincy Law, Ph. D.; Tami Madsen; Jake Newman; Rob Sikma; Paula Sliefert; Alex Stuedemann; Adam Thoms, Ph. D.; Kristine Tidgren and Dane Wilson.

For more information, visit https: / www. iowaturfgrass. org / conference

2026 New England Regional Turfgrass Conference

The 2026 New England Regional Turfgrass Conference will be held March 3-5, 2026, at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island.

The event will feature education sessions, a conference reception, a sports turf seminar, trade show and more. To learn more about the show, visit https: / www. nertf. org /

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