CURRENT NEWS
Penn State Returns to Offering In-Person Outdoor Education Events with Turf and Ornamentals Field Day 2021
After more than a year of virtual turf and ornamentals meetings, Penn State is now offering in-person outdoor education events. On August 5th, professional landscapers, golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, grounds managers, a...
Arkansas Turfgrass Association announces return to IN-PERSON Conference and Trade Show in 2022
From Arkansas Turfgrass Association President Richard Covert – Despite the challenges the last year has presented, ATA is still wor...
Tennessee Turfgrass Association Announces Return to an IN-PERSON Annual Conference & Tradeshow in 2022
In response to easing COVID restrictions, the Tennessee Turfgrass Association is planning a return to an IN-PERSON Annual Conference & Tradeshow.
Mississippi Private Applicator Certification Now Available Online
In response to limited face-to-face training caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Plant Industry has approved an online private applicator certification program developed by the MSU Extensio...
Certification & Testing for Alabama Commercial Pesticide Applicators and Horticulturalists
In light of the shortage of live meetings due to the COVID-19 situation, ADAI has temporarily waived its rule of allowing only one online meeting during a renewal cycle ...
Pesticide Training, Education, & Licensing in Arkansas Switched to Virtual Format
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service has implemented a temporary change in pesticide applicator training programs. ...
Golf in the Time of COVID
No one could have guessed that the biggest problems of 2020 wouldn’t be the perennial challenges Mother Nature throws our way. Learning new operational measures in response to health concerns during a pandemic has been the focus of the go...
United and Essential: TTA’s COVID Response
Our industry has come together in the face of unprecedented challenges to protect our workers, courses, sports fields, jobs, and the people we serve. So many of you have made quick changes and adjustments to create safer environments and we...
Athletic Fields in these COVID Times
The COVID19 crisis has had a profound effect on many athletic fields in Mississippi and throughout the southeast. When the lockdowns and social distancing began, high schools were getting into the heart of their softball and baseball season...
Reflections on ‘The New Normal’
It is certain that no one will forget the global pandemic caused by coronavirus in 2020. Most countries have enacted some level of economic lockdown and medical professionals are hard at work finding treatments and researching this fast-mov...
