ICC promises to 'remedy' New York pitch problems

They imported dirt from Australia to Florida, grew grass on it, then shipped the grass to New York to be put into the stadium. Absolutely incredible.

I have to wonder if there might have been a better way to accomplish the same outcome though. Surely New York landscape suppliers could mix any desired dirt mix, and the grass could be grown in greenhouses? Wish I knew more about the decisions behind the Rube Goldberg grass.

Have any ICC games been played on artificial turf?