TURF INDUSTRY NEWS

(who are friendly to our industry on many other issues) even offered this amendment means that we’ve got a lot of work to do. And, roughly two-thirds of their Republican col- leagues voted with them. The amendment failed because 71 Republicans joined every single Democrat to vote it down.” He adds, “Clearly, the vote underscores that many still see landscape enhancements as pretty but non-essential.”

Editor’s Note—Regelbrugge will be on the program in Houston speak- ing on another topic important to our members, “Everything You NEED to Know about Immigration 2016.”

News from Jacklin Seed Jacklin Seed recently made a couple of announcements. First, effective January 1, Jacklin Seed’s office staff will have moved into new headquarters in the high-tech business park in Liberty Lake. The address is 23403 E. Mission Ave., Suite 222, Liberty Lake, Washington, 99019. The toll free phone number, 800-688-SEED will remain the same. The other news is that their popular smart phone app has received a major upgrade of new technical information from the entire 18 year history of their publication, The Research Newsflash. The app is available for either iPhone or Android platforms and is free. Topics range from salt tolerance, drought, pests, interseeding, renovation and much more. Enter “Jacklin” in the search box where you secure your apps.

Project EverGreen Completes Three More “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” Initiatives Project EverGreen continues to deliver on its goal of revital- izing and renovating managed green spaces with the comple- tion of three additional “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.”™

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ects in Round Rock and Ft. Worth, Texas, and West Bend, Wisconsin. These undertakings are three of more than a dozen “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” projects that took place across the United States in 2015. If there is a renovation project in your community you want

considered, or if you’d like to offer your assistance to Project EverGreen, contact Project EverGreen at 877/758-4835 or go to http://projectevergreen.org/programs/healthy-turf-healthy- kids/ for more information.

Redexim Turf Products Announces Staff Addition Redexim Turf Products, the factory direct store for Redexim North America, based in Valley Park, MO, has added a new

staff member: Jason Quarles of Atlanta, GA. Quarles joins the team with experience in turfgrass management though years of golf course management. He studied Turfgrass Management at the University of Georgia, while working at Athens Country Club. After graduation Quarles moved to Atlanta and worked as a golf course assistant superinten- dent and then becoming the superintendent at Brookfield Country Club. Jason helped Brookfield Country Club start a successful landscape service and was promoted to direc- tor of golf course and landscape services. In his spare time Jason enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.

Popular Competition Returns to Mississippi State for its 40th

Anniversary

The National Collegiate Landscape Competition (formerly Student Career Days) will take place in March (16 – 19) where it all started 40 years ago, at Mississippi State University. The event has grown from its beginnings as a friendly competition between the Mississippi State, Ohio State and Michigan State horticulture programs to become the signature recruiting and career building event in the landscape industry. This year, approximately 800 horticulture and landscape students from more than 60 schools will test their skills in real-world, competitive events, and interview with land- scape, lawn care, tree care, irrigation and other companies at the Career Fair, which will be held on March 17. “Everyone will want to be at this year’s event because we have a number of surprises and special events planned,” said Sabeena Hickman, CAE, NALP CEO. “We are really pleased to celebrate the impact that this event has had on so many students who have built careers in the industry.” For more information visit www.landscapecompetition.org.

New Book on Old Trucks Now Available A new book on trucks that may be of interest to anyone in- volved in any form of transportation has just been released. The book, International Harvester Trucks: The Complete Story, tells about the history of the company and the complete story of the light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, vans, and station wagons built by the company during over a century of history. It starts with the early days, through its first truck model in 1907, and right up to the present. The 208 page book is available at Quartoknows.com or anywhere fine books are sold.

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TPI TURF NEWS • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016