From the President

Big Plans Ahead

It's summertime and your TNLA Board is hard at work for you. We are developing a new online job board which you can visit at https://www.tnla.com/careers/ If you have an entry that you want to submit, contact the TNLA office. Currently, it is being offered as a free service for TNLA member organizations only. We are also putting together a new buyer’s guide. It’s been over 10 years since we last published one. This year it will be both digital and in print. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who attended the TNLA Field Day at TSU’s Otis Floyd Nursery Research Center. There was a lot of good information sharing. For our members and chapter in East Tennessee don’t forget about our Field Day at The University of Tennessee coming up on June 27th from 8 am – 4:30 pm at UT Gardens. Contact Executive Director Danae Bouldin to sign up as an attendee or sponsor.

Save The Date! Next Fall our TNGRO trade show returns on October 23–24, 2025, at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, TN (visit at https://tngro.com/). Unfortunately, fall dates in 2024 were not available, but we have entered a three-consecutive year contract with the Expo Center beginning in 2025. We are excited about the future of TNGRO and had positive feedback from many vendors in 2023. Stay tuned for more to come.

We are always looking for members to serve on the board of directors or on select committees. If you are interested in serving your industry in any capacity, please contact one of our current Board members: Jon Flanders, President; Osvaldo Lopez; 1st Vice, Sam Kinsey, 2nd Vice; Trista Pirtle, 3rd Vice; Bryan Tate, SecretaryTreasurer; Todd Locke, Associate Director; Terri Turner, Ex-Officio or the TNLA office. Thank you for all you do to make the world a better place.

Jon Flanders

TNLA President