FROM THE MTA PRESIDENT, Keair Edwards
SPRING IS UPON US!
Mississippi Turfgrass Association Box 9555 MS State, MS 39762 Office: (662) 325-0517 Fax: (662) 325-2705 www.msturfassociation.org Published by: Leading Edge Communications, LLC 206 Bridge Street Franklin, TN 37064 Office: (615) 790-3718 Fax: (615) 794-4524 info@leadingedgecommunications.com MISSISSIPPI TURFGRASS EDITOR James D. McCurdy, Ph.D.
MTA OFFICERS Greetings MTA Family, It is time to say goodbye to the cold winter days and hello to the flowers because spring is upon us! Hopefully everyone is feeling well rested and rejuvenated as it’s the time of the year where our work seems to never be done. The grass will be coming out of dormancy and we will see those beautiful yet stressful rainstorms more than we hope for. We have a couple of events this year that I encourage everyone to partake in; The Yard Dawg Classic will be held on June 7th at Starkville Country Club, and the Deep South Turf Expo is scheduled for November 1–4 in Biloxi. We are expecting a big turnout for those events! Hopefully the COVID cases continue to decrease as we attempt to gain a sense of normalcy to enjoy some much needed “face-to-face” socializing and networking. I thank you all for your continuous hard work and dedication to the MTA. Have a great spring season!
Keair Edwards MTA President
JUNE 7, 2021 YARD DAWG CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT
NOVEMBER 1 – 4, 2021 DEEP SOUTH TURF EXPO
Starkville Country Club Starkville, MS
Mississippi Coast Convention Center Biloxi, MS
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PRESIDENT Keair Edwards City of Gulfport (228) 861-5641 VICE-PRESIDENT / PRESIDENT ELECT Alan Sullivan Grand Bear Golf Course SECRETARY-TREASURER Dr. Barry Stewart (662) 312-9335 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jeremy Tate Tate’s Turf LLC (662) 209-0023 ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Linda Wells Mississippi State University Box 9555 MS State, MS 39762 Office: (662) 325-0517 Cell: (662) 769-7558 lmw218@pss.msstate.edu
DIRECTORS Chris Hussey, Sod Rep Hussey Sod Farm (662) 840-0512 Jimmy McPherson, Golf Rep MSU Golf Course (662) 610-3260 Todd McCullough, Grounds and Landscape Rep City of Louisville (601) 416-3292 Corey Garrison, Central Rep Country Club of Jackson (901) 490-4547 Frank Ogletree, South Rep Hattiesburg Country Club (601) 543-5033 Seth King, Industry Rep. Ben Nelson Golf and Outdoor (601) 672-4796
FACULTY ADVISOR Jay McCurdy, Ph.D. (662) 325-2331
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