TPI NEWS WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW

APRIL IS…NATIONAL LAWN CARE MONTH April is National Lawn Care Month! Are you ready to help promote this campaign and take advantage of the promotional resources available to you? Be prepared to promote lawns and natural turfgrass. Watch for promotional materials and assorted infographics on TPI’s Facebook page and in the E-Newsletter that you can use to spread the word on the benefits of lawns come April. See more information on page 40.

FARM CHALLENGE Member response to Louis & Ginger Brooking’s Farm Challenge to help celebrate TPI’s Fabulous 50th Celebration was great! Our thanks to everyone whose generous donation not only helped to fund the 50th Anniversary Celebration, their generosity also supported TLI research, education and scholarship initiatives.

FACEBOOK

Be sure to visit TPI’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TurfgrassProducersInternational. Photographs of TPI’s 2017 International Education Conference & Field Day will be posted soon and you will find timely information, 50th Anniversary Trivia questions, association and industry news, and much more. TPI currently has over 1100 followers.

WHAT TO KNOW TURFGRASS EDUCATIONAL CENTER

Turfgrass Producers International’s new video communications and education platform - TPI Turfgrass Educational Center, is a multi-channel video platform providing information to inform, educate and inspire turfgrass professionals like you, and help improve your knowledge, skills and best business practices. In addition to seeing last year’s conference presentations you can look

forward to seeing presentations from TPI’s 2017 International Education Conference & Field Day and other highlights from our Fabulous 50th Celebration that will be posted soon! Visit: www.videos.turfgrasssod.org/introducing-tpi-educational-center

Did you know that TPI members can view pictures from past conventions and conferences on Smug Mug?

Visit: www.tpiphotos.smugmug.com/ to take a journey down memory lane.

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TPI Turf News March/April 2017