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Alabama Turfgrass Association News
December 2009 |
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Greetings!
Merry Christmas! The Board and staff of the Alabama Turfgrass Association would like to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season.
ATA will start 2010 with a bang; hitting the road with our popular Turfgrass Road Show Seminars. We're heading to Loxley and Birmingham in January then Montgomery, Dothan and Huntsville in February. We hope to see you at one on these seminars. Registration is open and brochures will be mailed next week. Details on how to register on-line is listed below.
The Green Industry Economic Impact Study is available now! You can obtain a copy on-line or contact our office for a hard-copy. The study compares our 2003 results with the findings of this 2007 survery. Despite the legendary drought, the green industry grew to $2.9 billion (up 51.7%) in 2007.
Thanks to the talented folks at Leading Edge Communications (our magazine publisher), you can now get back issues of Turf Times and view the current issue on-line. Visit our website and check out this new feature!
ATA is now on Facebook. If you are following this social media trend, check us out and become a fan!
Great things are coming for 2010!
Jeff Oelmann, CGCS
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| ATA On-Line
Members can now view past issues of Turf Times and the recently released Green Industry Economic Impact Study on-line. Just click below - remember, you can always receive a hard-copy by contacting our office (334/821-3000 or mailbox@alaturfgrass.org).
Become a fan of the Alabama Turfgrass Association, we're on Facebook! 
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Register today for the Turfgrass Road Shows
The Turfgrass Roadshows will be making stops in Loxley, Birmingham, Montgomery, Dothan and Huntsville. These seminars are full-day sessions on the latest turfgrass topics. Registration includes instruction, hand-outs, refreshments, lunch and pesticide and CEU points. These seminars are scheduled during the off-season, so take advantage of the opportunity to attend and bring your crew!
Marketing brochures will be mailed next week, but you can register today on-line by selecting the seminar you wish to attend below. Registration for ATA members is $40 and non-members are $60. Register today, on-site registrations will be an additional $10.
Click on the seminar you wish to attend to register:
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| Census of Horticultural Specialties Are in the Mail
Sod production is a major part of this census; be sure to return it by Feb. 5th.
The 2009 census of horticultural specialties is a 10-year survey that provides complete, consistent data on floriculture, nursery and speciality crop production (Turfgrass sod) in the United States. The surveys have been mailed by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and include questions such as the number and types of establishments, value of sales, varieties of products and many others. Respondents are guaranteed by law that their information is confidential. Information will only be published in tabulated totals. As with the Census of Agriculture, the Census of Horticulture is your voice, your future and your responsibility. Complete it today and return it by the February 5th deadline. |
| 2010 ATA Calendar of Events
Turfgrass RoadShow Seminars
January 20th Loxley Civic Center, Loxley
January 27th Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham
February 3rd Alabama Department of Agriculture, Montgomery
February 17th Troy University at Dothan, Dothan
February 24th JayCees Community Building, Huntsville
Golf Tournaments
March 30th Magnolia Grove Golf Course, Mobile
Controlling Pests, Grubs and Bugs
April 19th FarmLinks Golf Course, Sylacauga
Poa Suppression Using Plant Growth Regulators
Sports Turf Field Day
April 21st Orange Beach SportsPlex, Orange Beach
New Beginnings Community Service Work Day
April 22nd Gulf Coast Youth-Reach, Summerdale
Annual Turfgrass Conference & Tradeshow
October 19th - 21st Auburn University Hotel & Conference Center |
| Please support our 2009 Annual Sponsors
Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors
Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation Agrium Advanced Technologies Bayer Environmental Science
Kilpatrick Turf Ewing Irrigation, Golf & Industrial DuPont Professional Products
John Deere Landscpaces Harrell's, Inc.
NaturChem, Inc. Hugghins Sod Farm
Syngenta T & O Products Humphries Turf Supply
Regal Chemical Company
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