The Pantagraph

What is artificial turf? Synthetic grass has come a long way since the days of AstroTurf

Artificial turf has come a long way since since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome in Houston. Playing on ChemGrass, which became known as AstroTurf, was a ...
Morningstar

Georgia Tech Upgrades to FieldTurf Vertex CORE at Historic Bobby Dodd Stadium

CALHOUN, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / August 19, 2025 / As the 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football season nears, the team is preparing to host its first game on a brand-new FieldTurf Vertex CORE ...
NBC Los Angeles

Which NFL stadiums have artificial turf vs. real grass?

There isn’t too much to differentiate fields across the NFL. Aside from endzone paint, midfield logos and stadium designs, the look of NFL playing surfaces hardly differs across the league since every ...
Staten Island Advance

Don’t expect any Staten Island fields to be involved in class-action suit against top turf maker

A top U.S. maker of artificial turf for athletic fields is facing lawsuits in New Jersey, but Staten Island school and athletic administrators say they are rather satisfied with the fields installed ...
Bdcnetwork.com

Synthetic turf eliminates real problems at JKF

FieldTurf was selected by John F. Kennedy International Airport to equip areas around its approach runways and taxiways with 300,000 sf of Air FieldTurf synthetic turf. Installation was completed by ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What is artificial turf? Synthetic grass has come a long way since the days of AstroTurf

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Artificial turf has come a long way since since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at the Astrodome ...