July/August 2016
Turf Ne Annual Seed
Stock Is
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE New Varieties & Crop Predictions Standouts from last 50 & Fabulous Years CELEBRATE TPI’s 50th ... And Much More
with the ‘80s The only magazine devoted exclusively to turfgrass production News A publication of Turfgrass Producers International
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IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURE ARTICLES FOCUS: Annual Seed & Vegetative Stock Issue
Cover: Quality Seed is the Foundation Photo: M. Stanton
TURF NEWS Vol. 40 No. 4 July/August 2016
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TPI Contact Information Interim Executive Director Sandy Reynolds
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Co-Editors Steve & Suz Trusty
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Art Director Jane Tomlinson
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Advertising Sales Geri Hannah
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Public Relations Update Jim Novak
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Industry Calendar Geri Hannah
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Director of Meetings Sandy Reynolds
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Meetings Manager Daniel Morris
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Editorial Advisors John Cisar, Ph.D. (warm-season grasses)
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Brian Horgan, Ph.D. University of Minnesota (cool-season grasses)
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Turf News is published bi-monthly (January/ February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December,) with a $25 subscription fee from Membership dues, by Turfgrass Producers International 2 East Main Street, East Dundee, IL 60118 Periodical postage paid at Jefferson City, MO
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TPI Turf News July/August 2016
13 Meet Your New President—Facing the Future Linda Pittillo Bradley is blessed to be the first female president, especially during the year of the association’s 50th Anniversary. Get to know her better.
17 Seed & Vegetative Stock—New Varieties See what new varieties TPI supplier members have in store for you in the coming year.
23 Seed and Vegetative Stock Crop Predictions See what the producers are predicting for the crop this year based on current information.
24 Seed & Vegetative Stock Source Listing Contact these TPI supplier members for your seed and vegetative stock needs.
25 Looking Back—Top Varieties 50 & Fabulous Suppliers highlight their top varieties from past years.
32 Cool- & Warm-Season Grasses Overview Kevin Morris, executive director, National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP), summarizes
the data collected in the NTEP trials.
45 Growing the UNL Turfgrass Breeding & Research Program Dr. Keenen Amundsen spearheads the breeding program focused on Buffalograss.
47 Shirley Addink—Message of Hope Shirley Addink shares the tools she has used to deal with the challenges put before her.
48 50th Anniversary Celebration Continues—The '80s We continue to celebrate the past Fabulous 50 Years of TPI with this look at the '80s.
57 ‘Grass Roots’ Outreach Expanding ‘Grass Roots’ partners with the Maryland SoccerPlex to create another high profile exhibit and is reaching out in multiple other areas to tout the benefits of turfgrass.
63 It’s A Dog’s Life Read about what TurfMutt is doing to help our industry.
64 Take the Mystery Out of Training Millennials Steps to take, especially when training those born between 1990 and 1995.
PLUS
TPI News………………………................…6 TURF Industry News....................……….67 DEPARTMENTS
President's TURF…...…...............…………2 Executive Director's TURF.….....................4 Welcome New & Returning Members…..71 Te Lawn Institute News……....…......…..10
BONUS
Tank You to Volunteers……...…......…..8 TLI Helpful Hints Pass-Along……......11 Meet the New Board Members……......12 Vintage Equipment Wanted...................71 Classified Ads..........................................70 Advertisers Index.....................................71 TURF Industry Calendar.......................72
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