TNLA President's Message

“Success beyond the stumble”

It is always a challenge in this industry when Mother Nature doesn’t go the direction we want. We have always faced these difficulties head on with gusto and the recent events are no different. I think of a great quote from a man who faced extreme challenges providing and protecting his country in a dark time. Winston Churchill once said, “Success is stumbling from failure with no loss in enthusiasm.” With the freeze and late frost, we have had no easy road, and everyone has stumbled through the failure of crops due to weather conditions. We as an industry are always looking to “green times” and good growing weather is now upon us.

As we look forward to good weather for growing, we can also look forward to the opportunity to come out to Field Day on June 27th. This will be a great opportunity to network with other growers and learn about new products and services in our industry. The University of Tennessee will be hosting this event on campus at the UT Garden and Brehm Animal Science Building. Another opportunity to network with other growers and customers will be at our trade show TNGRO held in Lebanon, TN. The board and committee are working diligently to ensure we have a successful show on September 28th and 29th. We also have our golf tournament coming up in October at the McMinnville Country Club. This is a great opportunity to relax from our day-to-day hustle and fellowship with other members and community supporters.

With a great list of events ahead of us, it is hard to look back at the things that make us stumble. We are sure to be successful in our green industry with involvement in activities TNLA provides for us. Being involved in these events and participating in the building up of our association is a great way to ensure prosperity for our industry. I look forward to seeing all of you at these events.

Sincerely,

Terri E. Turner

TNLA President