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Smooth Sailing
As the turfgrass industry comes to life this spring with anticipation of a little less chaos than was experienced a year ago, there always seems to be a “curveball” thrown our way!!
That was certainly the case with record breaking rainfall and associated flooding most professionals dealt with last month. Catching many off-guard, including myself, the most damaging flood waters since 2010 sent several operations in to recovery mode and likely delayed normal operations for several days.
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While we are a resilient group and climbing out of the mess will undoubtedly get done, I sincerely hope everyone remained safe and the impact of this latest disaster was not a complete ungluing of your personal or professional life.
2022 Conference Developments
• Our association’s educational committee, headed by Dr. Jim Brosnan, held its first planning meeting last month as it began gathering information and ideas for the 2022 program.
• Several new approaches have been laid on the table in an effort to promote a wide variety of offerings and engagements for a unique educational experience.
• Traditional workshops, professional development and pesticide applicators certificate program and testing are likewise being earmarked for inclusion as well.
• The possibility of a few virtual presentations is being studied which may allow us to include a keynote speaker or others that may otherwise be unavailable or too costly to include in our production.
With the above and many other ideas suggested for our programming, I’m truly excited about the direction our educational committee is moving for 2022. We will keep you posted as things develop.
Referring to last issue’s message, edging back to normalcy, I am truly hopeful the corner is being turned on the COVID front. I admit, I’m no virologist and can only comment on what I feel to be the case but there seems to be a little less tension and fewer worries out there these days.
I trust all of our members will continue to carry on in a safe regard to the virus and that an enjoyable and more relaxed season ahead will be experienced by all.
Doug Ward
TTA President
