PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
The Summer season is in full swing, and it feels good to have our event dates locked in! With that said, we have The Annual Lafontaine Golf Outing right around the corner on June 22, Field Day in August, and The Conference in January. We have more information on these events in the magazine. With the struggles we all faced last year, we were lucky enough to host all our events in person. We had a last-minute venue change for The Conference and moved it to The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt Pleasant, Michigan—and it turned out to be an outstanding success, so much that we will be back there again in January! If you were not able to attend the last Conference, you are not going to want to miss the 2023 Conference! Staffing struggles, unfortunately, are the new norm these days for employers. The million-dollar question is, where will we find qualified and experienced employees or employees wanting to learn? There are a couple Apprentice Programs that are in the initial stages of development; this will be a useful resource in the future. We will keep you posted with information when available. However, if you are currently looking to expand your team and staff members, the MTF is offering something new, a job classified section. MTF members will be able to post job positions here for free; we will also have the job classified postings on our Social Media pages and in the Summer and Fall editions of NewsNotes. With this new section, we can help you find qualified employees! To learn more about this new feature, look at page 35. The MSU Turf Team has been working on several interesting projects and we have highlighted two of these in this issue. Check out our Annual Field Day event scheduled for August 10th, hosted at the Hancock Center located on the beautiful campus of Michigan State University. If you are interested in learning more about the current, and even past research projects, you will want to sign up for this event. We have more information on Field Day in this issue, so be sure to check it out and mark your calendars—it’s always a great time! It’s an exciting time to be involved in the turf industry, and the MTF Board is working hard at raising funds for turfgrass research in support of the turf team. Stay up to date on the latest information and events with Facebook, Twitter, the MTF website and through our email. Curt Boak MTF President
MTF NEWS NOTES
| SUMMER 2022
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