TPI NEWS
WHAT TO KNOW USDA STAFF VISITS MEMBERS TO HELP DEVELOP CROP INSURANCE USDA-Risk Management Agency staff recently visited SelecTurf in Missouri to work with sod farmers firsthand to continue working with TPI to develop specialty crop insurance for sod producers. Future site visits include Texas, North Carolina, and the northeast. If you’d like to be involved in these site visits, please contact Casey Reynolds
CReynolds@TurfgrassSod.org or 847-737-1846 to learn more.
NEW PUBLICATION SENT TO MEMBERS The 2024-25 Weed, Insect, and Disease Control Guide for Sod Producers is now complete and has been shipped to members. This updated publication is another Members Only benefit. If you have not received your copy, please let headquarters know.
TPI 2024 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES SHOULD ALSO BE IN YOUR HANDS Members should have already received their copy of the 2024-2025 TPI Membership Directory and their Membership Sticker! This annual publication provides a wealth of information to TPI members. Keep it handy for many possible uses. And, if you know a fellow sod producer that is not listed, be sure and talk to them about the benefits you receive from your membership and encourage them to join you in TPI membership.
NOT TOO LATE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON ANOTHER TPI PUBLICATION TPI is re-writing the 2006 TPI publication Guideline Specifications for Turfgrass Sodding and is seeking member input. If you use this old publication and have ideas for new content or edits, please reach out to Dr. Casey Reynolds at
CReynolds@TurfgrassSod.org or 847-737-1846. And, if you have any suggestions or ideas for new TPI publications, please contact Casey to discuss new ideas for TPI members-only benefits.
ANOTHER NEW TPI PUBLICATION IS IN THE WORKS TPI is creating a new publication on Best Management Practices for Land Leases in Sod Production. If you have any interest or experience in leasing land for sod production, please contact Casey Reynolds
CReynolds@TurfgrassSod.org or 847-737-1846 to learn more. We are seeking 5-6 TPI members to work with our TPI staff and attorney to create this new publication for members.
GRASS BANS ABOUND TPI is working with members in Utah and Colorado on three new grass bans that would limit grass on public property and incentivize homebuilders to NOT use grass in newly constructed homes. We will report more on this in an upcoming issue of Turf News. If you hear of potential grass bans in your area, please notify Dr. Casey Reynolds at
CReynolds@TurfgrassSod.org or 847-737-1846.
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6 TPI Turf News July/August 2024
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