From the TTA President
Jason Pooler The Official Publication of the Tennessee Turfgrass Association, the Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers Association and the Tennessee Golf Course Superintendents Association
What an
Unpredictable Year!!! W
hat a year! As I reflect on 2018, I am thinking how different this year was in comparison to when I started my business 27 years go. From weather to technology to employment, so much has changed. We had so much rain this spring and then went straight into a very hot summer. It reminds me of what often happened when I was a kid on the farm and we didn’t have a fall. We would go right into winter in October with the high being in the upper 20s. There is so much new technology that has come out and of course, it is still coming. Then having to deal with labor issues that we all struggle with in pretty much every industry. My dad always said just
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keep your head up, think positive, treat people how you want to be treated and hopefully it will always come out good at the end. That’s why I enjoy going to so many conferences in our industry to learn new ways and learn from my peers and the younger generations too. With that said, I’m so excited to see what is ahead for 2019. We are already booked well into spring. I can’t wait to see a lot of you this upcoming season at conferences and out on jobs. So, everyone keep your head held high and I wish everybody a very successful 2019 season.
Jason Pooler TTA President
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TENNESSEE TURFGRASS December/January 2019 Email TTA at: info@ttaonline.org
Tennessee Turfgrass is the official publication of The Tennessee Turfgrass Association 400 Franklin Road Franklin, Tennessee 37069 (615) 928-7001 info@ttaonline.org www.ttaonline.org Published by Leading Edge Communications, LLC 206 Bridge Street Franklin, Tennessee 37064 (615) 790-3718 Fax (615) 794-4524 Email: info@leadingedge communications.com Editor Dr. James Brosnan TTA OFFICERS President Jason Pooler Tri-Turf Sod Farms, Inc. (731) 642-3092 Vice President Doug Ward Belle Meade C.C. (615) 292-6752 Secretary/Treasurer Chris Sykes Tellico Village (865) 458-5408 Past President Theo Lankford Kormac, LLC (615) 519-2701 Executive Director Melissa Martin Tennessee Turfgrass Assn. (615) 928-7001 TTA 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ryan Blair, CGCS Bart Cash Cal Hill Joe Hill Jeff Kuhns Timothy Long Bill Marbet Jason Sanderson Darren Seybold Ryan Storey Paul Webb Scott Wicker TTA ADVISORY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Bill Blackburn Dr. Jim Brosnan Dr. Brandon Horvath Lynn Ray Jeff Rumph, CGCS Dr. Tom Samples Dr. John Sorochan Dr. Wes Totten
