President’s Message

Looking Forward

I hope that you all have found time this summer to relax and enjoy some time with loved ones, before the hustle and bustle of the upcoming school/sports season is upon us. As turf managers, I know that many of you will be at your peak season this early fall with all the sports and kids’ activities that happen in so many of our parks and sports facilities.

We are so excited to talk about some of the changes to our annual meeting and tradeshow! We have changed the format this year, where the tradeshow is going to be one FULL day, from 7 am – 6 pm on the 27th, and we will be running the educational component concurrently that day for the pesticide recertification. The 28th will be the breakout sessions where you can make your own program and choose which talks from our experts you want to hear. We are just beyond excited to be able to bring back the meeting this coming year, and with some changes that are going to be for the better!

Speaking of changes, please be watching our website, arkansasturf.net. In the very near future, we plan on being able to sign up new members directly on our website and have a “members only” portal with news, and special events only open to members. You will also be able to print off your membership certificates from the site. We are excited to start utilizing our web presence more.

With that, we are also going to be more active on social media! We have a Facebook page – find us at Arkansas Turfgrass Association – and we have a Twitter (@Ark_Turf_Assn). Be watching those pages for useful tips, announcements about meetings/events, and as a pathway to engage with us. Shelby has really hit the ground running and we are excited at some of the ideas we have cooking that she has brought to the table.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and let us know how we can serve you!

Richard Covert

ATA President