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WINTER 2020

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CONTENTS • WINTER 2020 DEPARTMENTS

Herbicide Resistance in Turf, Nursery And Landscape Ornamentals – Can it Happen on Properties you Maintain?

6 President’s Message

16 RECENT EVENT –

17 Index of Advertisers

Annual Conference Recap

8 Executive Director’s Corner 18 News from MTC

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Two-Year Director Terms Brian Haga Scientific Plant Service P.O. Box 62 Brooklandville, MD 21022 410-321-0970 brianh@spsonline.com Scott Orndorff Landscape Supply 5325 Columbia Rd, Apt. D Columbia, MD 21044 301-458-5625 scott@landscapesupplyva.com

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Katy Cooper 303. S. Talbot Street #389 St. Michaels, MD 21663 Office: 410-745-9643 Fax: 410-745-8867 Cell: 443-496-0750 treasurer@MDTurfCouncil.com

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Vernon Cooper All States Turf Consultants 303 S. Talbot Street #389 St. Michaels, MD 21663 Office: 410-745-9643 Cell: 443-742-6618 Fax: 410-745-8867 execdir@MDTurfcouncil.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jamie Roell Anne Arundel. Co. Rec. & Parks 1010 Kinder Farm Rd. Millersville, MD 21108 Work: 410-222-6250 Cell: 443-370-2582 Fax: 410-222-6138 Personal Cell: 410-215-1425 Rproel09@aacounty.org jamroell@verizon.net

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Dedicated to Supporting YOU Dear MTC Members and Supporters, I feel it is important to start the year off by reminding everyone who the Maryland Turfgrass Council is and why your support by membership is beneficial, something that can easily be forgotten after the year that we just had.

The Maryland Turfgrass Council (MTC) is a non-profit organization that supports education, research, and the professionals of the turfgrass industry in Maryland.

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Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Maryland Turfgrass Conference.

Although we were not able to meet in person at Turf Valley, our virtual event had some outstanding presentations. Geoff Rhinehart of the Institute of Applied Agriculture has written a nice recap later in this MTC Turf News. At this point we are still scheduled to have the 2021 Maryland Turfgrass Annual Conference at Turf Valley this December. More information will be available as we receive it.

One of the major topics I wanted to share with the MTC Membership is about the vacant positions at the University of Maryland.

As many of you know Dr. Joe Roberts, the UMC Pathologist, took a new position over a year ago, while Dr. Tom Turner, after 39 years with the University of Maryland and working with the Maryland Turfgrass Council, respectfully retired in 2019. Both positions remain vacant due to a hold on ALL of University of Maryland Tenured positions.

Professor and Chair for Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, Dr. John Erwin has been very supportive of the turfgrass industry and has all intentions of fulfilling the vacant positions as soon as possible. These positions are critical to the turfgrass industry and we would like to assure you that the University is on our side when it comes to filling the vacancies. Continuous communication between the University and the MTC is keeping these positions on the front burners.

Lastly I would I would like to welcome Mr. Brian Haga of Scientific Plant Service to the Maryland Turfgrass Council Board of Directors. Mr. Haga comes to the MTC Board with several years of experience in various areas of the turfgrass industry and we look forward to having him aboard.

I look forward to serving you as the MTC President. If you ever have questions or suggestions please do not hesitate to reach out. After all, the MTC is here to support YOU!

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The MTC Board decided to forgo a March Virtual Recertification Class since MASTMA, one of our member organizations, decided to do one on March 4th. Therefore, we are going to wait until Friday, June 18, 2021 to do a full virtual recertification to include MD Pesticide Applicator Categories 3A,

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COVER STORY

Herbicide Resistance

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in Turf, Nursery, and Landscape Ornamentals – Can it Happen on Properties you Maintain?

First, some definitions here. When I say “Herbicide Resistance,” I am referring to weed species that used to be controlled by a given herbicide, but now are no longer controlled. This is different from weed species that were always difficult to control — we refer to these as troublesome or tolerant weed species. Examples of troublesome weed species would include species like kyllinga, wild garlic, wild violets, Virginia buttonweed, bindweed, poison ivy, and mugwort (wild chrysanthemum). These troublesome weeds can be controlled, but it may require higher application rates or repeat applications. For herbicide-resistant weeds, increasing the application generally has no effect, as the biotype often can tolerate many times the highest use rate.

By Jeffrey Derr, Ph.D. and Adam Nichols, Virginia Tech This article was originally published in Virginia Turfgrass Journal, July/August 2020.

erbicide-resistant weeds in turfgrass, ornamental, and nursery crop commodities have been an increasing issue over the past 10 years. It has been a while since we have seen a new herbicide mode of action so we are primarily relying on herbicides developed 20, 30, 40 or more years ago. Until new herbicide modes of action are developed, the issue of herbicide resistance will increase.

Definition of resistance

How resistance develops It is thought that in a population of a given weed species, there may be a few individuals that, through a genetic mutation developed resistance to an herbicide. The mutation may have been present before that herbicide was ever used on the property.

Current thinking is that herbicide application does not cause the genetic mutation that confers resistance, but that the mutations occur as a separate, random process. Often the herbicide provided a high level of control for the susceptible biotypes of that weed species. Repeated applications of that herbicide quickly control the susceptible biotypes, allowing the resistant biotype to spread through uninhibited seed production. If that herbicide is reapplied every year or so for say eight or nine years, the resistant population will increase until it is the dominant biotype. Over that eight or nine years, that herbicide will be less and less effective until it provides no control at all.

Examples of resistance in turf situations There are certain weed species that appear to be prone to developing herbicide resistance, such as annual bluegrass (Poa annua).

There are documented cases of annual bluegrass biotypes that have developed resistance to certain herbicides. In 2019, Ian Heap (International survey of herbicide resistant weeds, www.weedscience.org) reported that annual bluegrass ranks third among all herbicide-resistant weed species globally, with resistance to nine different herbicide sites of action. Triazine-resistant annual bluegrass has been detected in turfgrass, with simazine being the primary triazine used in turf (mainly used in bermudagrass), with specialized uses of atrazine in certain warm-season turf species. Adam Nichols and I documented triazine resistant annual bluegrass at a golf course in Virginia a number of years ago. We kept seed from that biotype and discovered that biotype was also resistant to Xonerate (amicarbazone). Simazine and amicarbazone both are photosynthetic inhibitors.

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Annual bluegrass biotypes resistant to the dinitroaniline herbicides have been identified in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. The dinitroaniline herbicide class incudes prodiamine (Barricade, others), pendimethalin (Pendulum, others) , oryzalin (Surflan, others), and trifluralin (Treflan, others), key turfgrass and ornamental herbicides. Annual bluegrass resistant to glyphosate (Roundup, many others) has been identified in Tennessee and Missouri.

Biotypes of Poa annua resistant to the sulfonylurea herbicides have been documented in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia. The sulfonylurea herbicide class includes foramsulfuron (Revolver), trifloxysulfuron (Monument), flazasulfuron (Katana), rimsulfuron, metsulfuron (MSM, Manor, others), and rimsulfuron + metsulfuron (Negate), chemicals used to selectively control cool-season grasses in bermudagrass and certain other warmseason turfgrasses.

We have verified a biotype of annual bluegrass from a golf course that is resistant to the commonly used sulfonylurea herbicides in bermudagrass. The golf course had been using Monument yearly to control annual bluegrass but after years of use had noted reduced control. In this case, one would have to look at preemergence applications of chemicals like Barricade, Specticle or simazine, or use postemergence treatments of glyphosate or Kerb (pronamide).

Recently, annual bluegrass resistant to early postemergence applications of Specticle (indaziflam) was detected at several locations in the southern U.S. Of extra concern in that research was that one of those annual bluegrass biotypes that tolerated early postemergence applications of Specticle also tolerated postemergence applications of flumioxazin, foramsulfuron, glyphosate, metribuzin, pronamide, and simazine. So that biotype

could tolerate six different herbicide modes of action. How can one control such a biotype?

Recently, annual bluegrass biotypes have been identified in Georgia that exhibit differential susceptibility to protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitors, which includes Ronstar (oxadiazon) and flumioxazin (SureGuard, others). Whether it is due to genetic variability in this species or some other reason, clearly annual bluegrass is prone to developing herbicide resistance.

Other weeds besides annual bluegrass have developed resistance to certain herbicides (Table 1). Goosegrass has developed resistance to Ronstar in Virginia and to the dinitroaniline herbicides in Tennessee. Lawn burweed in New Zealand and buckhorn plantain in Indiana has developed resistance to the synthetic auxins, so the problem is not limited to grassy weeds. Compressed sedge in Alabama has developed resistance to key sedge herbicides, including halosulfuron (Sedgehammer, Prosedge). Large crabgrass and smooth crabgrass have developed resistance to the postemergence grass herbicides, which includes Acclaim Extra (fenoxaprop), as well as sethoxydim (Segment) and fluazifop (Fusilade, Ornamec).

A concern I have is if crabgrass species in Virginia develop resistance to quinclorac (sold by itself under the name Drive, and as a component of combination products such as Q4 Plus, among others.) Quinclorac is the primary herbicide used for postemergence crabgrass control in turf situations and is one of the few postemergence options in bermudagrass. One of the studies we have been conducting at the research station is evaluating alternative herbicides to quinclorac for postemergence crabgrass control in bermudagrass. There are more alternatives to quinclorac for postemergence crabgrass control in coolseason turf.

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Table 1 lists resistant weeds reported from general turf areas to the weedscience.org website. It is not a complete list as some cases of resistance in turfgrass have not been reported to this website but it does an indication of the problem. These listings in Table 1 do not mean all populations of those weeds in the states

listed are resistant, just that resistance has been documented in at least one location in that state. As these weeds flower, mowers can move seed from one site to another. Seed can also spread through wind, soil or sod, moving the resistant biotype to new locations.

TABLE 1: Herbicide resistant weeds reported from turf to the International Herbicide-Resistant Database, www.weedscience.org # 1

YEAR 2009

SPECIES

COMMON NAME

COUNTRY

MOAs

ACTIVES

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

Australia (Victoria)

Unknown (Z/27)

endothall

2

1982

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

Japan

Photosystem II inhibitors (C1/5)

simazine

3

1999

Soliva sessilis

Lawn burweed

New Zealand

Synthetic Auxins (O/4)

clopyralid, picloram, triclopyr

4

2012

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Alabama)

ALS inhibitors (B/2)

imazaquin, bispyribac-sodium, foramsulfuron, trifloxysulfuron-sodium

5

2012

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Alabama)

Microtubule inhibitors (K1/3)

prodiamine, pendimethalin, dithiopyr

6

2015

Cyperus compressus

Compressed sedge

United States (Alabama)

ALS inhibitors (B/2)

halosulfuron-methyl, sulfometuron-methyl, imazapic, trifloxysulfuron-sodium

7

1992

Eleusine indica

Goosegrass

United States (Georgia)

Microtubule inhibitors (K1/3)

trifluralin

8

2008

Digitaria sanguinalis

Large crabgrass

United States (Georgia)

ACCase inhibitors (A/1)

sethoxydim

9

2014

Chamaesyce maculata

Spotted spurge

United States (Georgia)

ALS inhibitors (B/2)

metsulfuron-methyl

10

2003

Eleusine indica

Goosegrass

United States (Hawaii)

Photosystem II inhibitors (C1/5)

metribuzin

11

2016

Plantago lanceolata

Buckhorn plantain

United States (Indiana)

Synthetic Auxins (O/4)

2,4-D

12

1996

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Mississippi)

Photosystem II inhibitors (C1/5)

atrazine, simazine

13

2010

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Missouri)

EPSP synthase inhibitors (G/9)

glyphosate

14

1996

Digitaria ischaemum

Smooth crabgrass

United States (New Jersey)

ACCase inhibitors (A/1)

fenoxaprop-P-ethyl

15

1995

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (North Carolina)

Photosystem II inhibitors (C1/5)

simazine

16

1997

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (North Carolina)

Microtubule inhibitors (K1/3)

prodiamine, pendimethalin

17

1988

Eleusine indica

Goosegrass

United States (Tennessee)

Microtubule inhibitors (K1/3)

prodiamine, pendimethalin, trifluralin

18

2007

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Tennessee)

Microtubule inhibitors (K1/3)

prodiamine, pendimethalin, dithiopyr

19

2011

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Tennessee)

EPSP synthase inhibitors (G/9)

glyphosate

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2013

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Tennessee)

ALS inhibitors (B/2), Photosystem II inhibitors (C1/5)

simazine, foramsulfuron, trifloxysulfuron-sodium

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2001

Poa annua

Annual bluegrass

United States (Virginia)

Photosystem II inhibitors (C1/5)

simazine

MOAs = mode of action. The letters and numbers listed by the MOAs are from the Weed Science Society of America’s classification system (numbers) and the Herbicide-Resistance Action Committee’s classification system (letters).

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COVER STORY • continued

Herbicide resistance in the nursery and landscape maintenance industries

One weed that has developed resistance to glyphosate in Virginia and other states is horseweed, often called marestail.

Resistance developed primarily due to the extensive use of glyphosate in agronomic crop production. Horseweed seed can blow a considerable distance in the wind, so it can spread from crop fields to nursery production areas, landscape beds, and noncrop areas.

Generally combinations of preemergence herbicides are used in nursery production and in maintenance of landscape ornamentals to broaden the spectrum of weed control. The herbicides being combined usually differ in their mode of action so applying such combinations helps to reduce the potential for resistance development. A common combination as an example would be combining Gallery (isoxaben), more effective on annual broadleaf weeds, with Barricade (prodiamine), more effective on annual grasses. These two herbicides differ in their mode of action.

Despite substantial reliance on herbicides for weed management, herbicide-resistant weeds have generally been perceived to be less of an issue in the nursery crop and landscape maintenance industries compared with larger-acreage agronomic cropping systems. Annual bluegrass, common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris), horseweed (Conyza canadensis), and fringed (northern) willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum) have been reported to be herbicide resistant in nursery production in at least one country (Table 2). A majority of the reports are weeds developing resistance to the Photosystem II (PS II) inhibitors, such as simazine (Princep). Although simazine is commonly used in field nursery production, it is not used in maintenance of landscape ornamentals.

TABLE 2: Herbicide-resistant weeds reported for the nursery industry throughout the world as reported

by Heap 2019 (International Survey of herbicide resistant weeds, www.weedscience.org).

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SPECIES

COMMON NAME

COUNTRY

FIRST YEAR

SITE OF ACTION

Abutilon theophrasti

Velvetleaf

United States (MI)

2004

PS Inhibitors

Amaranthus powellii

Powell Amaranth

United States (MI)

2001

Multiple Resistance PSII inhibitors

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Common Ragweed

United States (MI)

1990

PSII inhibitors

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Common Ragweed

United States (MI)

1998

ALS inhibitors

Chenopodium album

Common Lambsquarters

United States (MI)

1975

PSII inhibitors

Conyza canadensis (=Erigeron canadensis)

Horseweed

Switzerland

1982

PSII inhibitors

Conyza canadensis

Horseweed

Belgium

1989

PSII inhibitors

Conyza canadensis

Horseweed

Belgium

1998

PSI Electron Diverter

Conyza canadensis

Horseweed

Czech Republic

1987

PSII inhibitors

Conyza canadensis

Horseweed

United States (MI)

2007

EPSP synthase inhibitors

Epilobium ciliatum

Fringed Willowherb

Belgium

1980

PSII inhibitors

Poa annua

Annual Bluegrass

Belgium

1981

PSII inhibitors

Poa annua

Annual Bluegrass

Norway

1996

PSII inhibitors

Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel

United States (WA)

1970

PSII inhibitors

Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel

Belgium

1982

PSII inhibitors

Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel

Norway

1996

PSII inhibitors

Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel

Norway

1996

PSII inhibitors

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Besides combinations of sprayable herbicides, there are quite a few granular formulations that contain two active ingredients.

An example would be Snapshot, a combination of isoxaben and trifluralin.

If herbicide-resistant weeds are present in nursery production areas, these biotypes could be spread to landscape beds through the planting of infested trees or shrubs. However, we do not have good information on the spread of herbicideresistant weed populations from nurseries to landscape beds.

Preventing herbicide resistance What can we do to prevent the development of herbicide-resistant weeds? One should rotate herbicide modes of action or look at tank mixes of herbicides with different modes of action. One does not need to do this every year, but maybe every three or four

years. For example, one could alternate use of a dinitroaniline herbicide like prodiamine with Specticle (indaziflam) or oxadiazon in bermudagrass turf on a golf course. Simazine could be alternated with flumioxazin at a tree nursery. Halosulfuron could be alternated with sulfentrazone (Dismiss) for yellow nutsedge control in woody landscape beds and in turf areas. Alternating between FreeHand and Snapshot would be an option in ornamental beds. Utilize both preemergence and postemergence herbicide where possible as these 2 groups generally have different modes of action. To use this strategy, one needs to learn how each available herbicide controls weed (their mode of action).

Use nonchemical means of weed control in your control program.

Hand weed plants that survive an herbicide application, thus preventing seed production. Clean equipment when going to other locations to prevent spread of weed seed. By following these suggestions, there is less potential for herbicide resistance to appear on properties you maintain. •

Jeffrey Derr, Professor of Weed Science, and Adam Nichols, Turfgrass Research Manager, are located at Virginia Tech’s Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Virginia Beach. Trade names are listed only for information purposes as examples, and do not imply discrimination of products not mentioned.

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By Geoffrey Rinehart

The

2020 Maryland Turfgrass Conference was conducted virtually on December 8–10. Although the MTC hoped to maintain the momentum from an increasingly popular one-day conference format the last two years, COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings forced the executive board to decide to conduct the conference virtually this year instead of in-person at the Turf Valley Resort.

The format included pre-recorded presentations which were aired during the first day of the conference and were followed by “live” question and answer sessions moderated by MTC Board members. The presentations were available “on demand” during second and third days of the conference. Due to the online format of the conference, registration fees were reduced. About 250 registrants attended the conference.

The conference featured a range of presenters from instate including: Brian Hogan, CSFM (Calvert Co. Parks) speaking about managing Bluemuda in Maryland; Logan Freeman (Mountain Branch GC) speaking about collaboration among different facets of the turf industry; and Dr. David Clement (UMD) speaking

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about ornamental diseases. Other “in-state” speakers included Dr. Kevin Mathias (UMD), Joe Doherty (UMD), and Geoff Rinehart (UMD).

As usual, the program also featured several researchers from other states, and this year the MTC was happy to include instruction from Dr. Brandon Horvath (University of Tennessee), Dr. John Sorochan (University of Tennessee), Dr. Douglas Karcher (University of Arkansas), Brad Jakubowski (Penn State University), and Elliott Dowling (USGA). Thank you to all of our speakers! •

Be sure to watch for dates and locations of Maryland Turfgrass Council-sponsored re-certification events through the year and

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR

DECEMBER 14, 2021 for this upcoming year’s Maryland Turfgrass Conference!

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MASTMA Update G

reetings, my name is Nicole Sherry, and I am the newly elected President of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association (MASTMA). I am excited to be representing our Chapter of over 200 members from colleges/universities, parks and recreation, professional venues, and public/private K-12 schools. Please join me in congratulating our 2021 Board of Directors:

PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

Nicole Sherry

Clint Steele

Baltimore Orioles

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

VICE PRESIDENT

TREASURER

Jason Bowers

Brian Hogan

Montgomery Parks

Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

Jarod Knopp

Christopher James Lauer

Baltimore Ravens

The Bryn Mawr School

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

Robert B. Navolis

Geoffrey Rinehart

MNCPPC

University of Maryland, College Park

BOARD MEMBER

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Jamie Schwartz Turf Equipment and Supply Company

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Jeremy Driscoll St. Mark’s High School

I am looking forward to the innovative ideas the new Board will foster and thank the outgoing Board members for their leadership and service.

An exciting new initiative kicked off last month, the MVP of the DMV. If you and your crew have been working diligently to provide an amazing playing surface for your community, please gather the required information throughout the year and apply

by December 1st (you can’t say I didn’t provide you enough time)! We want to recognize how valuable you are to our organization and more importantly our community.

Starting on January 21st, MASTMA will kick off our next webinar series via Zoom on Irrigation provided by Brad Jakubowski at Penn State. The series will be free to members, so please take advantage. Your Board is also working on ideas for our Annual Spring Education Event in March and what it may look like this year as we are currently surveying our members to gauge topics of interest.

MASTMA members have continued to work hard on publishing our Best Management Practices manual. We are in the final edit stages and hope to release it soon in conjunction with our national organization, STMA. Just to highlight again how important this manual is for our members and will help support our industry.

•A BMP will reinforce that we are educated and highly trained professionals that make decisions based on scientific fact and experience.

•A BMP will help counter proposed legislation that will limit what we can use to perform our jobs effectively and successfully.

•A BMP will recognize the Sports Turf Management Industry professionals as stewards of the environment by spelling out to organizations, communities, and state officials exactly how we operate in a clear transparent manner.

In closing, I want to take this time to wish you and yours a Happy New Year. If there is anything MASTMA can do for you, I want to know! Please share your ideas and get involved.

Nicole Sherry

Director, Field Operations Baltimore Orioles 333 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201

NEWS FROM MTC • continued

MTC General Elections FOR OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2021

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E

ach year the MTC bylaws call for the election of Officers and Directors.

Officers are elected for a two (2) year term and Directors for a three (3) year term. The elections are normally held at the Annual Winter Turfgrass Conference.

Since we did a virtual conference this year, the Board decided to do the election by E-Mail, Fax, or U.S. Mail. All members were sent a ballot to make their choices and return the ballot to the MTC Office.

The following Officers and Board Members are continuing their elected office commitment:

PRESIDENT

Ben Ellis Ft. Belvoir Golf Course

Ball Field Mix & Warning Track Media

VICE PRESIDENT

Brandon Sands

MNCPPC – PG Parks

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TREASURER

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IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Jamie Roell Arundel Co. Rec. & Parks

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continued • NEWS FROM MTC

2 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Perry Whaley Newsom Seed

1 YR. BOARD MEMBER

3RD ANNUAL

“Quilt for Research”

Keith Bowman McHale Landscape Design

1 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Matt Coats Nationals Baseball

1 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Shaun Meredith

This is Diana Patton, owner of Turf Center, Inc. in Spencerville, MD, the lucky winner of the 3rd Annual “Quilt for Research.”

The quilt is displayed and advertised throughout the year, with the drawing held during the MTC Winter Turfgrass Conference. Stay tuned for future advertisement of the 4th Annual “Quilt for Research.”

Our Treasurer Katy has already begun searching for the right materials for the next Turfgrass Quilt. Thanks to all who participated in the raffle and helped support the University of MD!! •

Calvert Co. Rec & Parks The following Bard Members were elected unanimously to fill the positions shown: 3 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Patrick Coakley Dura Edge Products

3 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Amanda Stillwagon A.A. Co. Horticulture

3 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Logan Freeman Mountain Branch Golf C

2 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Scott Orndorff Landscape Supply

2 YR. BOARD MEMBER

Brian Haga Scientific Plant Service Thanks to all who took the time to vote and return your ballot.

Thanks to all those willing to serve our industry by serving as a MTC Officer or Board Member. •

WINTER 2020

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Turfgrass Producers of Maryland (TPM) On

January 12, 2021, the Turfgrass Producers of Maryland, formerly the Maryland Turfgrass Association (MTA), held their first Annual Meeting virtually.

The Turfgrass Producers of Maryland is the first Chapter Member of the Turfgrass Producers International (TPI).

The Charter Farm Members are: Tom Warpinski, Bill Warpinski, Jack Warpinski of Central Sod Farms; Doug Lechlider, Mike Lechlider of Laytonsville Landscaping; Lisa McCormick, Chad Murray of Murray Sod Farm; Allen Wilber, Gary Wilber, Jim McHenry of Oakwood Sod Farm; Grant Putman of Quantico Creek Sod Farm; Brian Shufelt, Mike Shufelt of Royal Sod Farm; Ross Moreland, Dale Moreland of Shady Oaks Turf Farm.

The Charter Associate Members include: Brower/Kesmac Equipment Co.; Chesapeake Valley Seed; James River Equipment; Landmark Turf & Native Seed; Magnum Equipment Co; Newsom Seed; Nutrien Ag Solutions; Trebro Manufacturing; Turf Center Inc. The Charter Honorary Members are: Doug Barberry, Vernon Cooper, Robert Hawkins, Lambert Cissel, Dr. Elwyn Deal, Dr. Jack Hall.

The Charter Complimentary Members Include: Dr. Mark Carroll, Dr. Tom Turner, Dr. Pete Dernoden, Rick Baldissar.

Officers Elected for 2021: PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

Tom Warpinski

Doug Lechlider

Central Sod

Laytonsville Landscaping

SEC. / TREASURER

Vernon Cooper All States Turfgrass Consulting

2YR. DIRECTOR

Brian Shufelt Royal Sod

2YR. DIRECTOR

1YR. DIRECTOR

Ross Moreland

Bill Warpinski

Shady Oaks Turf

Central Sod

1YR. DIRECTOR

SP. ADVISOR TO BD.

Jason McMillen

Allen Wilber

Newsom Seed

Oakwood Sod

Any sod grower or associate supplier that would like to join the Turfgrass Producers of Maryland, please contact our Secretary/Treasurer at 410-745-6618 (office), 410-745-8867 (fax), 443-742-6618 (cell) or by e-mail at Vernon@AllStatesTurf.com

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