CURRENT NEWS
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...
Justin Browning reflects on starting a new position during peak Covid times
Tennessee Turfgrass Association member Justin Browning is the Golf Course Superintendent at T...
Online Learning Continues with Tennessee Turf Tuesdays
The pandemic may be over, but the online learning opportunities embraced as part of social distancing continues with the Tennessee Turf Tuesdays webinar series. Turf Tuesdays is a monthly series that provides those managing golf courses,...
Turfgrass Council of North Carolina Returns to an In-Person Conference
This spring, the Turfgrass Council of North Carolina returned to an in-person conference for the first time since 2020. Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s conference! This annual ...
Attendance at the Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
This winter more than 11,000 attendees as well as exhibitors gathered for the Mid Atlantic Nursery Expo (MANTS). Attendance reached levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. Held in Baltimore, the event known as the Masterpiece o...
TTA Conference Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels of Participation
Tennessee Turfgrass Association President Chris Sykes reports a return to pre-pandemic levels of participation and near records in all areas of the 57th Annual TTA Conference and Show with well ove...
NC State University Opens Registration for In-Person Regional Turf Conferences
North Carolina State University has opened registration for in-person regional turf conferences to be held in February and March 2023 with the Turfgrass Short Course to follow in April. For details and registration, visit
