May/June 2021
Turf News RiskMana Management
A publication of Turfgrass Producers International The only magazine devoted exclusively to turfgrass production
& USDA Crop Insurance
IN THIS ISSUE 2021 Virtual Conference Recap
Meet the TLI Scholarship Recipients Dealing With OSHA ... And Much More
IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURE ARTICLES FOCUS: Protecting Your Investment
Cover: Your Investment is so much more than the land Courtesy of Saratoga Sod Farm, Inc.
TURF NEWS Vol. 45 No. 3 May/June 2021
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TPI Contact Information
Executive Director Casey Reynolds, PhD
creynolds@TurfGrassSod.org
Membership & Marketing Manager Allie Shriver
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Advertising Sales/Classified Ads Geri Hannah
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Co-Editors Steve & Suz Trusty
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Art Director Jane Tomlinson
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Director of Meetings Liz Lonsbrough
liz@lsquaredevents.com
Policy Consultant Jonathan Moore
jonathanm494@gmail.com
Editorial Advisors John Sorochan, PhD University of Tennessee (warm-season grasses)
sorochan@utk.edu
Aaron J. Patton, PhD Purdue University (cool-season grasses)
ajpatton@purdue.edu
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 444 E. Roosevelt Road #346, Lombard, IL 60148 Periodical postage paid at Jefferson City, MO
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TPI Turf News May/June 2021
10 Protecting Your Investment—Risk Management Effectively managing risk is essential in protecting your business.
12 Covering Ground with Natural Grass Sod and Crop Insurance Te FSA, RMA, TPI, and crop insurance for sod update.
14 TPI’s 2021 Virtual Series Recap While it wasn’t a typical TPI get-together the event was very informative.
22 Thomas Turfgrass: “Living the Dream” Another TPI producer member share’s their story.
26 Is Your Company Culture a Thermostat or Thermometer? Read how to make sure your company culture is a thermostat instead of thermometer.
28 University Scientists Grow Water Savings with Drought-tolerant Turfgrass NC State leads team in continuing research on water-saving grasses.
32 The TurfMutt Foundation Predicts “Backyarding” to Become Permanent Trend Read how this group feels about the continuation of the interest in backyarding.
36 Lillie Gardner Awarded Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship Meet one of the winners of this TLI funded four-year scholarship.
38 Carlie Gardner Awarded Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship Meet Lillie’s twin sister who is a co-recipient of this TLI sponsored scholarship.
40 Aidan Cooper Awarded Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship Meet the recipient of the one-year TLI sponsored scholarship.
42 Sod Checkoff Update See the latest on this important initiative and why you should support it.
44 Dealing with OSHA How to navigate the potential changes in OSHA under the Biden administration.
48 Rooted In Research—Zoysiagrass, How Did it Get to the U.S.? Part one in this issue covers the history of this important grass and how it got to the U.S.
52 Association Updates How UK’s sod market and the TGA is handling the fallout from Brexit.
DEPARTMENTS President's TURF.............................................2
Executive Director's TURF.................................4 TPI News.......................................................6 Te Lawn Institute News.................................8 Happenings..........................................54 & 56 Turf Industry News.......................................58 Classified Ads.................................................62
Advertisers Index.....................................63 Welcome New & Returning Members.....63 Turf Industry Calendar..........................64 BONUS
Weather Watch...........….....................60 TLI Helpful Hints......................................9
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