Editor’s Letter

Dear Pennsylvania Turfgrass Stakeholders,

Happy New Year! We hope you all had a fabulous 2024 and the Turfgrass Team and Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council wish you an even better 2025!

Having taken on the role of Pennsylvania Turfgrass Magazine Editor in Spring 2020, I have overseen five volumes of four issues each and am passing the baton! This has been a rewarding experience for me and there are several people whose assistance I must acknowledge.

First and foremost, there is the Leading Edge Communications group. I thank Julie Holt and Jon Morris for their patient management and creativity. I am similarly thankful for the efforts of the remaining Leading Edge team and the generous support of its advertisers. Without you, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Magazine could not exist.

Then of course there is The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council (PTC) itself. The PTC leadership remains comprised of motivated, disciplined, and committed professionals. Thank you to Rick Catalogna, our immediate past President, and Shawn Kister, our incoming 2025 PTC President. Thank you elected PTC officers, directors, and Kristen Althouse, Director of Operations. This leadership will undoubtedly continue to brainstorm, communicate, make good decisions, and benefit our industry long into the future. Last, but not least, thank you PTC membership!

Thank you to all our contributors! My turfgrass science colleagues here at PSU, contributors from other Universities, and our member contributors. I would like to thank the Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org. (KAFMO) for their partnership in Pennsylvania Turfgrass!

Managing and assembling original, meaningful content starts out fast and easy. But as the volumes add up, the conveyor belt doesn’t necessarily keep up. I would like to acknowledge my three most dependable contributors, in no particular order: Joann Wheeler of KAFMO, and Drs. David Huff and Michael Fidanza of PSU Turfgrass Science. Thank you for digging deep and keeping it interesting and on time!

Thank you Tom Bettle, Executive Director and interim Editor, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Magazine. I’ll circle back and help the best I can, I promise! Just in case we aren’t able to enjoy each other’s company at an upcoming Winter Conference, I wish you fabulous turf and sport in 2025 –

Max Schlossberg, Ph.D.

Past-Editor, Pennsylvania Turfgrass Magazine