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This edition of the SportsField Management podcast is an excerpt from our interview with new STMA President Nick McKenna, CSFM, athletic field maintenance manager at Texas A&M University. President McKenna discusses the benefits of STMA’s Certified Sports Field Manager designation, sports field management during a pandemic, and shares his vision for STMA.

This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is an excerpt from our SportsField Management Interview with Eric Harshman, grounds superintendent, Berea College, Berea, Ky.

Trevor Vance, Kansas City Royals senior director of groundskeeping and landscaping, shares advice for dealing with current challenges and how to present safe, visually stunning fields no matter the circumstances.

John Watt, CSFM, director of fields and grounds for North Kansas City School District in Kansas City, Mo., recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Chris McGinty, superintendent of parks maintenance and cemeteries, City of Framingham, Mass., and vice president of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association (NESTMA), recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Darren Criswell, turf manager for the University of Arizona, recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.

Ben Polimer, fields and grounds coordinator, Town of Weston, Mass., and president of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association, recently joined John Kmitta, associate publisher/editorial brand director of SportsField Management, to discuss fields and grounds maintenance amid the challenges brought on by COVID-19.

This edition of the SportsField Management Podcast is archived content from an STMA Conference education session on the topic of Practical Reductions in Pesticides and Fertilizers. The presenter, Ryan DeMay, is sports facilities administrative manager for the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.

This edition of the SportsField Management podcast is an archived presentation from the STMA Conference on the topic of plant growth regulators. The speaker, Ben Polimer, is fields and grounds coordinator, Town of Weston, Mass., and president of the New England Sports Turf Managers Association. Although this is archived content, we felt the information is more relevant than ever, as field managers are seeking information on how plant growth regulators might be used during these times of limited access to fields and reduced mowing schedules. This presentation also ties into Ben Polimer’s article in the May 2020 issue of SportsField Management magazine.