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Friday, February 27, 2015

Case Study - A Tale of Two Backstop Nets

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New backstop nets can be constructed in many different ways.  In this blog post we are looking at two different installations: Greensb...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Tricks of the Trade - Lace Those Backstop Nets

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I stopped by a high school baseball field late last week.  As you can see, there was a lot of slack in the bottom of the net.  The bottom of...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

Tricks of the Trade - Building a Base Rack

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How many of you are dealing with bases lining the floor of dugout storage rooms? This past week the J&D Turf team was at the P&...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Job Posting - Manager of Grounds - P&G Cincinnati MLB Urban Youth Academy

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J&D Turf and the Reds Community Fund are looking for a new Manager of Grounds at the P&G Cincinnati MLB Urban Youth Academy. Bel...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Ball State University Synthetic Turf - REPLACED After 8 Years - Let's Do the Math

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The IndyStar posted an article today on the replacement of synthetic turf football playing surface at Ball State University. Let'...
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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Baseball and Softball Infield Drainage - Do’s and Dont’s - Architect Blueprint

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We have discussed infield mix drainage in past posts of the SmartTurf Blog . Today, I wanted to share a photo from an unnamed architect...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Seven Different Rootzone Options for Athletic Fields

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I was visiting with a school board member of a very large school district a couple weeks ago and he made a statement that was very concerni...
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Jamie Mehringer
Co-founder and partner of J&D Turf. A sportsturf junkie, I cut my teeth at Victory Field with the Indianapolis Indians maintaining the playing surface at what has been dubbed "The Best Minor League Ballpark in America." From intern, to assistant to head groundskeeper over 10 seasons, I was director of operations for the team before realizing sportsturf was my passion, baseball was merely the game. My bachelor’s degree in sports management from Marian University and a degree in turfgrass science from Purdue University serve as the initial credibility with clients ranging from university to K-12 administrators, parks and rec officials, and maintenance crews to my friends with their own fields in the Major Leagues. The "Smart Turf" blog is my way of sharing my experiences as consultant, groundskeeper and business owner with the larger sportsturf community. There was a day early in my career that I'd joke that I live to make tall grass short. Given the expanding horizon of this profession over the last decade, I've come to realize and respect it as much more.
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