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NEW Products for 2023 Family Business Survival – Buy-Sell Agreements 2023 TPI International Education Conference Preview
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IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURE ARTICLES FOCUS: Annual Equipment & Product Buyer’s Guide
Cover: TPI Members Tour Germany Photo courtesy of Ryan Menken
TURF NEWS Vol. 46 No. 6 November/December 2022
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Membership & Marketing Manager Allie Shriver
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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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10 So God Made a Sod Farmer A sod producer’s adaptation of Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer.”
12 Rooted in Research—Sod Helps Us to Honor Our Veterans Dr. Fidanza researches some history and historic sites and discovers a connection with sod and service.
16 TPI Germany Trip Innovation and Technology Highlights Attendees share their highlights and observations.
19 TPI International Education Conference Read about two of the featured sessions and their presenters you won’t want to miss in Nashville.
22 Introducing the Annual Equipment & Product Buyer’s Guide Read the summary of this year’s guide and check the index to help you find just the items you are seeking.
23 New for 2023 Check out the 17 new and/or updated products designed to help you grow your business.
30 Annual Equipment & Product Buyer’s Guide Over 70 pages of information from 38 supplier members including many pictures and QR codes to help you gain more information to assist you in determining what is going to best suit your needs.
112 Annual Equipment & Product Buyer’s Guide Supplier Listing All the information you need to contact the companies listing products in the 2022 Buyer’s Guide.
116 Is Procrastination Bad or Good, and Should You Trust a Procrastinator? Don’t put off reading this article on the positive and negative aspects of procrastination.
118 Family Business Survival—How Buy-Sell Agreements Can Resolve Common Crises
Plan now so unplanned events don’t jeopardize the liquidity of your business.
124 Sod Checkoff—Small Investment, Big Payoff Find out more about this initiative, learn what other associations are supporting it, and see suggestions for how to pass the costs along to your customers.
DEPARTMENTS
President's TURF…...…..................…………2 Executive Director's TURF …...................... 4 TPI News…………………….…................…6 Te Lawn Institute News ……......................8 Association Updates..................................122 Happenings........................................126-127 Turf Industry News ..................... 128 & 130
TPI Turf News November/December 2022
Classified Ads........................................134 Welcome New & Returning Members....134 Advertisers Index...................................135
Turf Industry Calendar........................136 BONUS
TLI Helpful Hints….............................9 Weather Watch…..............................132
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