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2018 Maryland Turfgrass Conference was a Great Success!! December 11, 2018 • Turf Valley Resort • Ellicott City, MD
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hree years ago, The Maryland Turfgrass Council and the Virginia Turfgrass Council along with the Turfgrass Specialists at the Univ. of MD and VPI decided to try a regional joint conference the, Mid Atlantic Turfgrass Expo (M-A-T-E). Pooling everyone’s resources created a top-notch education program and trade show. All the proceeds were to be split evenly between the University of Maryland and Virginia Tech Turfgrass Programs. Those that were able to attend M-A-T-E noticed that the education was fantastic, the trade show was great, but attendance from Maryland businesses and professionals were low to nearly nonexistent due to out-of-state travel restrictions and it being a multiple day conference. After intense discussions between the University of Maryland Turfgrass Specialist and your MTC Board of Directors, it became obvious that we were not meeting the needs of our members and the MD Turfgrass Industry, and the only way to meet those needs was to bring the conference back to Maryland.
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