AD INDEX FOR JULY/AUGUST TURF NEWS MAGAZINE

Advanced Equipment Sales ……....………….…...…….…… 39, 69 Aqua-Yield …………................…................................……...…... 28 Barenbrug USA ……………..........................……...…... Back Cover Brouwer Kesmac ……………................................................ 35, 69 Bucyrus Equipment Company, Inc. ……..… Inside Front Cover, 51 Cameron Financial ………………....…………...……...…….…… 69 Campey Imants ………………....…………...….....…...…….…… 43 First Products, Inc. ………………....……………………………… 41 Gillison’s Variety Fabrication, Inc. ……...……………………… 63 Jonathan Green …....………..............……....………..…..………… 9 KWMI …………..............……....………............…..……… 49, 69 Landmark Turf & Native Seed ………………....…….........……… 5

Northwest Tillers ….…….....................…..............................…… 45 Pennington Seed ….…….....................…..............................…… 61 Progressive Turf Equipment, Inc. ............…………..……...…… 65 R&R Products, Inc. …………….............…………………...…… 47 TAMANET (USA) …………..........…..…………..………..……. 17 Te Lawn Institute ………….....................…………...........……. 69 Trebro Manufacturing, Inc. ………….............……..........…. 24-25 Turf Merchants, Inc. (TMI) ………….................……..........…. 3 Turf Tick Products BV …..…….………….....….. Inside Back Cover Turfgrass Information Center .............…....…………………… 69 Turfgrass Producers International ……...…….........…....….. 66, 69

TPI COMMUNICATORS RECEIVE TOP HONORS FROM TOCA

TPI’s Turf News magazine was the proud recipient of two first place awards at TOCA’s 28th Annual Meeting in Tampa during their Dinner and Awards Program on May 4. Tis was the 27th annual communications contest for marketing and publishing professionals in the green industry. Tere were more than 443 entries this year. Turf News winning entries were:

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND

MULTIMEDIA – FIRST PLACE Best use of photography, judging three issues of a magazine on their use of all types of photos

“Turf News May/June, July/August, & Sept/October 2016 issues”

Suz Trusty, Steve Trusty, Jim Novak, Jane Tomlinson

SPECIAL PROJECTS - FIRST PLACE Best coverage in a magazine of an on-site event

“TPI's 2016 International Education Conference & Field Day Recap” Suz Trusty, Steve Trusty, Jim Novak, Jane Tomlinson

Te Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) is composed of editors, writers, publishers, photographers, public relations/advertising practitioners, industry association leaders, manufacturers and others involved in green industry communications.

TPI Turf News July/August 2017

WELCOME NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS

Russell Hackie Blue Grass Sod Producers Ltd. 1278 Marchand Rd. Howden, Manitoba R5A 1J6 Canada 204-269-3052 bluegrass-sod@highspeedcrow.ca

Andrew Mezer Sundance Farms Ltd. 1908 Currie Blvd. Brandon, Manitoba R7B 4E7 Canada 204-724-7662 andrew.mezer@sundancefarms.ca

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