EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S TURF Welcome to 2018!
Casey Reynolds, PhD
Our first calendar year with the 2017 TPI Board of Trustees and Staff is in the books. For me personally, it was a special year beginning this exciting new opportunity as Executive Director, moving cross-country, and becoming a new dad. (And if my wife is reading this, not necessarily in that order!) During my travels and visits with TPI members, I’ve had a chance to witness first-hand the shared passion, work-ethic, and excitement within the turfgrass production industry. I was able to wrap up the fall of 2017 speaking at conferences on behalf of TPI in Mississippi at the Deep South Turf Expo, in Georgia at the Urban Ag Council Turfgrass Producers Field Day, and in South Carolina at the Carolinas Golf Show. In 2018, I am already scheduled to represent TPI at events planned in Iowa, Texas, North Carolina, and Florida this spring with certainly more events to come.
This year also will be a year to build upon many of the initiatives that Karen Cooper, Sandy Reynolds and I discussed with the Board of Trustees at the TPI Fall Board Meeting from Oct 16-18, in Chicago, IL. These include, but are not limited to, continued representation at national and international turfgrass conferences and events, creation and implementation of a new public relations campaign to highlight the uses and benefits of natural turfgrass, increased member benefits and publications, continued participation in regulatory affairs, online and regional educational opportunities, and more. The 2017 TPI Fall Board Meeting was a great opportunity to share ideas, discuss resources, and develop strategies for implementing these plans on behalf of TPI and its members. As you can imagine, working on behalf of a group as large and geographically diverse as TPI means there is always plenty to do and having a plan in place is vital to achieving our goals.
Lastly, if you haven’t made plans yet to attend the TPI 2018 International Education Conference & Field Day in Tucson, AZ, we hope to see you there. The program is packed full of speakers on topics such as promoting natural turfgrass, communications, personnel, fraud/ ethics, new technology, site-specific management, and more! We also have a clay shoot, dessert reception, raff les, and a live auction for The Lawn Institute which will feature items ranging from a few hundred dollars all the way up to a Trebro Autostack II harvester! Please check out page 20 of this issue of Turf News for more information and instructions on how to download the BidPal app and start bidding.
While 2017 witnessed the 50th Anniversary of TPI and the 40th Anniversary of Turf News, we will strive our best to make 2018 an eventful year as well. There are many opportunities that lie just over the horizon, and we’re excited about moving forward. Welcome to 2018 and we wish you a healthy and prosperous year ahead. Happy New Year!
Cheers,
"There are many opportunities that lie just over the horizon, and we’re excited about moving forward."
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TPI Turf News January/February 2018
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