TPI NEWS WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW
2017 IS TPI’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY! This issue of Turf News continues its journey through the decades as we celebrate the past 50 years and plan for the next 50. This issue features the years 2010 through 2016.
FARM CHALLENGE Member response to Louis & Ginger Brooking’s Farm Challenge to help TPI celebrate our 50th Anniversary Celebration has been great! Are you participating? Any donation is welcomed. Your donation will help fund the 50th Anniversary Celebration and TLI research, education and scholarship initiatives. Donate today! Details on page 52.
FACEBOOK Be sure to visit TPI’s Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/TurfgrassProducersInternational. Join the nearly 1100 followers who currently LIKE US on Facebook. You’ll find timely information, 50th Anniversary Trivia questions, association and industry news, and plenty of photographs of TPI events.
TPI EVENTS Take advantage of networking and educational opportunities at these TPI events.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED? Be part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration!
TPI 2017 International Education Conference & Field Day February 20-23, 2017 in Tampa, Florida – USA Saddlebrook Resort Field Day Host: SMR Farms, LLC
Register today. Celebrate 50 years with us! It will be a celebration to remember!
This year’s TPI Conference and Field Day will be filled with plenty of unexpected surprises. In addition to a number of business and social events that include everything from two days of great education sessions, we’re featuring exhibits, planning a Live Auction with some “must have” items on which to bid, a “50 & Fabulous” Banquet and much more. The Field Day at SMR Farms will not only feature live demos and exhibits, you will also have an opportunity to see antique equipment that spans 50 years of innovative advancements in turfgrass production. As always, the event provides you with an opportunity to meet with turfgrass professionals from around the world, engage with old friends, welcome new members and reflect on our association’s history over the last fifty years. This year’s program and related events truly serve to celebrate our past and offers inspiration for our future.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN – Visit the TPI website today
BOOK YOUR HOTEL TODAY!
Saddlebrook Resort 5700 Saddlebrook Way Wesley Chapel, FL 33543 1-813-973-1111 or 1-800-729-8383. Reference Turfgrass or TPI - $225 + Tax per night if reserved by January 27.
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