September/October 2016 Turf Ne The only magazine devoted exclusively to turfgrass production News A publication of Turfgrass Producers International

Protecting Your Investment

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Hear from a Past President & Award Recipients Oklahoma State University’s Turf Program CELEBRATE TPI’s 50th

with the ‘90s ... And Much More

IN THIS ISSUE

FEATURE ARTICLES FOCUS: Protecting Your Investment

Cover: Antique Equipment on Display Photo: Jim Novak

TURF NEWS Vol. 40 No. 5 September/October 2016

Published by: Turfgrass Producers International 2 East Main St. East Dundee, IL 60118 U.S. & Canada Tel: 800-405-8873 International Tel: 1-847-649-5555 Fax: 1-847-649-5678 Email: info@TurfGrassSod.org Website: www.TurfGrassSod.org

TPI Contact Information Interim Executive Director Sandy Reynolds meetings@TurfGrassSod.org

Co-Editors Steve & Suz Trusty stevetrusty@TurfGrassSod.org suztrusty@TurfGrassSod.org

Art Director Jane Tomlinson jane@inkumbrella.com

Advertising Sales Geri Hannah ghannah@TurfGrassSod.org

Public Relations Update Jim Novak jnovak@TurfGrassSod.org

Industry Calendar Geri Hannah ghannah@TurfGrassSod.org

Director of Meetings Sandy Reynolds meetings@TurfGrassSod.org

Meetings Manager Daniel Morris Daniel@yournextmeeting.com

Editorial Advisors John Cisar, Ph.D. (warm-season grasses) cisarturfdoc@gmail.com

Brian Horgan, Ph.D. University of Minnesota (cool-season grasses) bphorgan@umn.edu

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13 Event Growth Necessitates Beginning a Sod Fund Ross Kurcab, CSFM, urges heavy use facilities to set up a special resodding fund.

14 50th Anniversary Celebration Continues—The ‘90s We continue to celebrate the past Fabulous 50 Years of TPI with this look at the ‘90s.

22 Protecting Your Investment—Keep Your Eye on the Small Things Big things can steal your investment; keeping your eye on small things will add up in protecting it.

24 Protecting Your Investment—How Parents Teach Te place to start protecting your investment is in yourself.

25 Protecting Your Investment—Three Questions to Ask After a Disaster Having a business recovery plan will help you survive once an immediate crisis has passed.

28 TWCA Program Update Te Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) program administrator provides an update

on activities.

31 A-LIST Approves New Varieties for 2016 Read about Te Alliance for Low Input Sustainable Turf (A-LIST) and their new variety selections.

32 Turfgrass Research: The New Funding Paradigm A report on shifts in funding research and how sod producers are getting involved.

36 Building on Experience to Craft the Future Former association president, Steve Cockerham, reflects on the past and looks toward the future.

40 Dr. John (Jack) R. Hall Named TPI Honorary Member Dr. Hall honored for his major contributions to the turfgrass industry for over 45 years.

41 Dr. Mike Kenna Impacting the Green Industry Dr. Kenna is the seventh recipient of TPI’s Distinguished Service Award, a well-deserved honor.

43 Oklahoma State University Turfgrass Breeding Program Learn about OSU’s program and Dr. Yanqi Wu’s goals for it.

48 Dr. Dennis Martin and OSU Turfgrass Research Find out why Dr. Dennis Martin is the big picture guy at OSU.

52 ETP to Hold 2016 Farm Tour in Ginosa, Italy Te European Turfgrass Producers invites TPI members to their special event.

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TPI News………………………................…6 TURF Industry News....................……….59 DEPARTMENTS

President's TURF…...…...............…………2 Executive Director's TURF.….....................4 Welcome New & Returning Members…..12 Te Lawn Institute News……....…......…..10

TPI Turf News September/October 2016 BONUS

TLI Helpful Hints Pass-Along….…......11 Vintage Equipment Wanted.....................6 Classified Ads..........................................62 Advertisers Index.....................................63 TURF Industry Calendar.......................64

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55 ETS Conference Summarized Te European Turfgrass Society (ETS) Fifth Conference an attendee pleaser in Portugal.