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2024 TPI Conference Recap Study Tour to Italy
Scholarship Recipients Update ... And Much More
Cover: TPI 2024 Field Day Photo by BE Productions
TURF NEWS Vol. 48 No. 3 May/June 2024
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Art Director Jane Tomlinson
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Director of Meetings Liz Lonsbrough
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Policy Consultant Jonathan Moore
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Editorial Advisors John Sorochan, PhD University of Tennessee (warm-season grasses)
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Aaron J. Patton, PhD Purdue University (cool-season grasses)
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TPI Turf News May/June 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURE ARTICLES FOCUS: Protecting Your Investments
10 TPI Study Tour 2024—Italy Details on why and how you should make plans to join your peers in Italy this October.
14 The Good Life—A Book Review LIT Committee member Jeremy Cooper shares his thoughts on a recent read.
16 TPI Welcomes the New Future Leaders Fellowship Class Te second Cohort of TPI’s Future Leaders Fellowship Program has begun their two-year journey.
18 Tap into Technology to Protect Your Investments and Increase Your Profits Technology is hot in all areas of Ag. Explore potential advancements that could benefit your operations.
22 TPI 2024 International Education Conference & Field Day Recap Tis overview of events will help you relive Orlando or see what you missed.
42 TLI Scholarship Recipient—Preston Pooler Meet the newest recipient of the four-year scholarship.
44 TLI Scholarship Recipient—Ava Morgan Meet the recipient of the first one-year scholarship.
46 TLI Scholarship Recipient—Garrett Gavranovic Meet the recipient of the second one-year scholarship.
48 President’s Leadership Award Presented to Albrecht Knigge Albrecht Knigge is presented with the President’s Leadership Award in Orlando.
49Linda Pittillo Bradley Honored with Female Leader Award Linda Pittillo Bradley receives the Brouwer Kesmac Female Leader Award in Orlando.
50Latest Update on the Proposed U.S. Sod Checkoff Catch up on the latest developments in the proposed U.S. Sod Checkoff initiative.
54 Rooted in Research—Bermudagrass Winter Survival—Does Nitrogen Status Matter?
52 ESPN Story Introduces the BEAST Field Testing Device Te NFL and NFLPA are testing a new machine to collect data on playing surfaces.
Dr. Cale Bigelow explores this interesting topic in this issue.
56 What’s Happening With Natural Grass Promotions? Attacks on natural grass continue. Read what some members are doing to fight back.
58 NASDA Foundation Empowers Environmental Stewardship on Farms NASDA Foundation launches program to benefit ecosystems within the Gulf of Mexico watershed.
DEPARTMENTS
President's TURF........................................... 2 Executive Director's TURF .......................... 4 TPI News.................................................... 6-7 Te Lawn Institute News .......................... 8-9 Happenings ........................................... 60 -61 Turfgrass Industry News ....................... 62-63
Tree Month Temp & Precip Outlook ....64 Global Weather Anomaly Map ..........66 Weather Watch .................................. 68 Classified Ads ....................................... 70 Advertisers Index ................................... 71 Welcome New & Returning Members .....71 Turfgrass Industry Calendar ..................72
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