INTRODUCING TPI’S NEW PUBLICATION— TURFGRASS SOD AS AGRICULTURE TPI’s new publication Turfgrass Sod as Agriculture will soon arrive in your mailbox! This publication builds on a 30-yearold report that explored and listed the instances where turfgrass sod production fit the policy definition of agriculture, thus qualifying for regulatory exceptions and exemptions enjoyed by producers of other agricultural products and commodities. This document updates and expands on that idea and demonstrates the progress turfgrass sod production has made in reserving its place as an agricultural product in the broad definitions of “agriculture” and “farming,” with its production and marketing risk sharing the same policy treatment as those “traditional” farming products of crops, livestock, and dairy. The terms farming, agriculture, and horticulture can be found dispersed throughout legal codes in a wide variety of applications such as labor, transportation, insurance, tax preparation, and more. This new TPI member benefit details the many instances where courts and legislative bodies have ruled on turfgrass sod’s status as an agricultural product.
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