EVENT NEWS
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Agra Turf, Inc..................................................6 www.agrainc.com
Bayou Bend Turfgrass...................................15 www.bayoubendturfgrass.com
Harrell’s LLC................................... Back Cover www.harrells.com
LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021 By Melanie Bonds, Alabama Turfgrass Association Executive Director
HollyFrontier Speciality Products................13 www.hollyfrontierlsp.com
Leading Edge Communications......................5 www.LeadingEdgeCommunications.com
Progressive Turf Equipment Inc.....................5 www.progressiveturfequip.com
RD Murphy, LLC.............................................15 www.rdmurphy.com
Riebeling Farms, Inc.....................................15 Southeast Turf Maintenance.........................15 www.southeastturf.com
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egrettably, our plans for the 2020 Deep South Turf Expo did not come to fruition this year. Initially cancelling the Conference and Tradeshow due to Covid-19, the DSTE board planned to offer a scaled down tradeshow at The Preserve Golf Course, along with the Scramble Tournament and a Tailgate reception. Due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the hurricanes that devastated many homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast, and economic considerations on the part of many employers, a decision was made to cancel the Tournament, Tradeshow and Tailgate planned for October 26, 2020 as well. I would like to thank our vendors who came out strong in support of this year’s event. They are anxious to re-connect with their customers and we appreciate the efforts they made for the 2020 Tournament, Tradeshow and Tailgate. We are blessed, truly blessed, and we hope everyone will thank those listed below who were willing to support the scaled down Expo financially. With that said, we have begun planning for our 2021 Expo scheduled for November 1–4, 2021 which will again be held at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center in Biloxi. We hope many of the Covid-19 fears will have been laid to rest by then, and we are anxiously looking forward to the distribution of a vaccine to make congregating safe for everyone. We plan to come back strong with a great education program, tradeshow and networking opportunities. So be sure to save the date for our turfgrass industry reunion in 2021! •
Sur-Line Turf, Inc............................................9 www.surlineturf.com
The Turfgrass Group..................................3, 11 www.theturfgrassgroup.com
Thank You to our Exhibitors and Sponsors that Supported Our Efforts We encourage our members to support them as well
Winstead Turf......................Inside Front Cover www.winsteadturffarms.com
Aqua Aid Solutions Bayer
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Beard Equipment Company Ben Nelson Golf and Outdoor Capillary Concrete Complete Turf Care FMC Graham Spray Equipment
Grasshopper Company Harrell’s LLC Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation Ladd’s Nufarm PBI Gordon Corporation Prime Source Redexim Turf Products Simplot T&O Sipcam Agro USA
SiteOne Landscape Supply Sod Solutions Southern Specialty Equipment, Inc. Southern Star Turf Technology, LLC Standard Golf Company STEC Equipment Sur-Line Turf, Inc. Syngenta Watertronics
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