PRESIDENT’S TURF
It’s Your Membership— Make the Most of It!
Eric Heuver
Greetings all. Hopefully everyone’s as busy as we are here in Alberta and making the most of the good weather. Sometimes during the busy season, we struggle to make time to step back and reflect, but the upcoming TPI events give us a great excuse to do just that. Check out the Summer Conference & Field Day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 23-25, and TPI’s 2020 International Education Conference & Field Day in Orlando, Florida, February 17-20.
Personally, I’ve learned as much over a beer in the bar after attending talks and seminars as I have at the actual educational events. Maybe it will be figuring out the solution to a problem you’ve been struggling with, or a new idea that makes your business more efficient. Maybe it will be a networking connection that sparks a life-long friendship. And maybe it’s all of this and more.
Packed with great events and great education sessions, TPI’s 2019 International Education Conference in Charlotte was excellent! Sharing it with more than 450 TPI members and guests made it even better. Nathan Gill, my company’s vice president of operations, attended with me, giving us the opportunity to take in more of the education sessions and pick up more ideas to share with our staff.
For a refresher, catch the recap of Conference events; check out Pivot Point tips from keynote speaker Shawn Rhodes; and learn more about the new Keep It REAL campaign to promote natural grass—all in this issue. And if you missed an education session or would like to review one you attended, you can see them on TPI’s Turfgrass Education Center on the TPI website.
All of that is just a part of what TPI membership brings you. With the launch of the Keep It REAL campaign you’ll be seeing new tools in the Member-Only Toolbox that you can use in your own business. Working together, telling the same positive story of the benefits of natural grass in our businesses, and incorporating #KeepItReal in our companies’ social media outreach, the impact will be so much greater. Just think of the power of delivering a united, positive message to the decision-makers world-wide.
So get out of your box and just do it. Attend TPI events. Make the investment of time and money. You’ll be refreshed and recharged, and you’ll bring something back that will more than pay for your investment. If not you, send one or two of your key people—your son or daughter; your farm manager; your marketing manager; your operations manager—the people that you think can run your business better than you can. Let them get out and see things. Let them make the connections, make the friends, and come back refreshed and revived with great new ideas to share.
It’s your membership. Make the most of it! All the Best
All the Best,t,
2019 TPI Board of Trustees
Officers
President Eric Heuver Eagle Lake Professional Landscape Supply – CANADA +1-403-235-8873
eric@eaglelakelandscape.com
Vice President Hank Kerfoot Modern Turf – U.S.A. +1-803-713-8873
hank@modernturf.com
Secretary-Treasurer Steve Griffen Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc. – U.S.A. +1-518-664-5038
steve@saratogasod.com
Past President Jimmy Fox Evergreen Turf, Inc. – U.S.A. +1-480-456-1199
jimmy@evergreenturf.com
Executive Director Casey Reynolds, PhD Turfgrass Producers International – U.S.A. +1-847-649-5555
creynolds@TurfGrassSod.org
Trustees Jim Keeven SelecTurf, Inc – U.S.A. 1-573-634-3444
jim@selecturfsod.com
John Keleher Australian Lawn Concepts - Australia +61 61755430145
john@alcturf.com.au
Bob McCurdy McCurdy Farms - U.S.A. +1-731-692-3515
mccurdysodfarms@gmail.com
Aaron McWhorter NG Turf – U.S.A. +1-770-832-8608
amc@ngturf.com
Mark Tribbett JB Instant Lawn, Inc. - U.S.A. +1-503-581-7823
mark@jbinstantlawn.net
Keith Wittig Central Turf Farms, Inc. – U.S.A. +1-979-657-1122
kwittig@centralturffarms.com
Tim Wollesen Sales Midwest, Inc. – U.S.A. +1-913-254-9560
tim@salesmidwest.com
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