CURRENT NEWS
Sponsorship Deadline for MSU Turfgrass Research Field Day is August 20, 2024
Deadline for sponsorship registration for the Mississippi State University Turfgrass Research Field Day is August 20, 2024.
ATA Legacy Scholarship Deadline: July 31, 2024
The Alabama Turfgrass Association is pleased to be able to sponsor a Legacy Scholarship each year for members. Applications will be accepted from any student that is a child or grandchild of a curr...
MSU Turf Team Relocates to Rice Hall
Rice Hall was slated to be torn down in the summer of 2020, but that was delayed due to COVID-19 and other needs led to its renovation. Now, the Mississippi State ...
Tennessee Turf Tuesdays Returns
What began as a webinar series during the COVID pandemic, Tennessee Turf Tuesdays has returned and is available as a podcast. The latest episode features Eddie Harbaugh, CSFM – Sport Field Manager for the Philadelphia Eagles. L...
Pandemic Cited As Factor Still Impacting Labor Shortage
New England Sports Turf Managers Association President Chris McGinty reflected on the challenge of finding good employees, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and other concerns, noting: "It’s a t...
TTA President Gives Thanks to Leaders Who Navigated Pandemic
Outgoing Tennessee Turfgrass Association President Chris Sykes reflects on the value of the association leaders who came before: "A special thank you to those who I served under, Theo Lankford, Jason Pooler and most recently Doug Ward. A...
Maryland Turfgrass Council Outlines COVID Policy for Annual Conference
The Maryland Turfgrass Council's 2023 Annual Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show is scheduled to take place on December 12 at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, MD. Although the conference is LIVE this year, the MTC has outlined a COVI...
UT Student Turns COVID Job into Career Path
University of Tennessee student Jared Marshall initially got into golf course maintenance as a summer COVID job. Frantically looking for a job after the restaurant he worked at experienced COVID restrictions, Jared started to apply for ...
Virginia Tech Turfgrass Research Center Holds 50th Annual Field Day Since 1972
The first field day at the Virginia Tech Turfgrass Research Center occurred in 1972 and the only interruption in an annual research Field Day event since that time was due to
NC State to Revitalize High School Turfgrass Academy Paused Since COVID Pandemic
To energize and diversify teaching capabilities, NC State has added several new faculty including assistant professor Qiyu Zhou, who teaches in both two and four-year undergraduate turfgrass programs. Zhou advises the undergraduate Turf...