September 2006 Articles

1. Synthetic turfgrass costs far exceed grass playing fields
2. Stephen Brown of West Columbia, TX is elected to Board of Trustees
3. Celebration Field Day is September 8th
4. Commercial Members True Supporters
5. Cookbook features Turf Farms
6. Dallas Research and Extension Center hold Field Day for Producers
7. Dates to Remember
8. Executive Director's Message
9. Texas Sod valued at $178 Million
10. Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) elects, Arthur Milberger, President
11. Have A Passport?  If not, you will soon
12. EPA finds Organic Arsenical Herbicides ineligible for registration
13. Current Prices Paid Index
14. Research Farm adds Turfgrass
15. TPT and You
16. TPT welcomes new members

 

June 2006 Articles

1. Executive director's message

2. Dr. Kurt Steinke joins the TAMU Turfgrass program 

3. Prices paid indices by sub-components

4. Neither high gasoline prices nor high interest rates....

5.  San Antonio drought study field day schedule

6. That's a wrap

7. Turfgrass regulations : What you need to know

8. TPT to fund fertility research

9. TPT to fund water use research    

 

March 2006 Articles

1. TPT thanks Bonus Crop Fertilizer
2. Dates to remember
3. Texas Sod valued at over 200 Million
4. Executive directors message
5. Extreme turf in East Bernard
6. February 2006 price indexes
7. A look at the 2006 turfgrass ecology and management shortcourse
8. TPT thanks its commercial exhibitors
9. TPT welcomes new members
10. Research money raised at annual conference auction
11. Second annual donation given
12. Colorado grover says "raise the bar higher"
13. Texas going to the square foot
14. Williamson county variety trial results available

December 2005 Articles

1. TPT Committed to moving forward
2. Vice Chancellor to speak at annual conference
3. Economic study results to be announced
4. Executive director's message
5. Executive director of TPI to address annual conference
6. Getting the most from your fertilizer dollar
7. Founder's award to be awarded at annual conference
8. Do soil amendments pay ? If so which ones ?
9. TALL program calls for applicants
10. 5-day Turfgrass ecology and management short course
11. 4th annual TPT conference and trade show set for February 1st
12. How are the southern chinchbugs doing in Texas?
13. The Second Annual Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course

October 2005 - Articles

2006 Annual Conference & Trade Show
Sulfonylurea Herbicides for use in Sod production
Storms cause higher turf production costs
Southeast Texas producers survive Rita
TPI elects Milberger VP
Meet the director
Executive director’s message
Study to look at economics of turfgrass production
David Doguet receives the Prestigious President’s Award
Dates to remember
Dallas field day highlights turfgrass research
September 2005 price indexes
 

June 2005 - Articles

Florida SOD growers Protected by new law

Meet the director

Saws project draws closer but no agreement yet

Cell phone solicitation

Price indexes show need for price increases

Study to look at turfgrass economics

Florida study shows grass advantage vs. ornamentals

April 2005 price indexes

Soil amendments to be studied

Dates to remember

Executive director message

State extension specialists from across the U.S. meet

with TPI public relations workgroup

Sapphire St Augustine - testing period passes one year mark

TPT welcomes new members

 

March 2005 - Articles

Founders Recognized at Annual Conference
TPT Welcomes New Members For 2005
TPT Receives Gift From Texas SOD
TPT Thanks Our Commercial Exhibitors
Executive Director's Message
San Antonio Adopts Conservation Ordinace
Florida Law Targets Collections
Price Indexs Show Need For Price Increases
Auction Results
The First Annual Turfgrass Ecology & Management Short   Course is Well Received
2005 Conference Auction Benefits TurfgrassResearch

 

December 2004 - Articles

Extension Agents Learn About SOD Production
Doug Fender Announces Retirement
Turfgrass Ecology and Management Short Course
Cencus of AG Turfgrass Numbers Up
Forklift Safety Training to be Held
Top 10 Mistakes made in the Sod Business
David Chalmers, Ph.D. Article
Meet the Director
TPT Field Day Showcases Industry Related Equipment
Dates to Remember
Director's Message
TPT Conference and Trade Show set for January 18
Annual Conference Registration Form 2005

2004 - Articles

Horizon Turf Grass Farms to Host Turfgrass Field Day
Stone Appointed to TPT Board
Meet the Director - Mike McBee
Dates to Remember
Executive Director's Message
TAMU Turfgrass team participates in a retreat to better serve the Texas Turfgrass Industry
Real Estate Center Online News
Florida Citrus Holdings Acquires Turfgrass America
St. Augustinegrass Breeding Program Making Progress
TPT to Fund Research

Newsletter Article by Roger Havlak
TPT Thanks Commercial Exhibitors at 2004 Conference
Mayfield new TPT President
SAWS Update
Horne Receives Founder's Award
Extension Turfgrass/Water Management Position Filled
Executive Director's Message
Peat Moss Topdressing controls TARR on St. Augustinegrass
Celebration Licensing to open
 

2003 - Articles

Executive Director's Message
2004 Professional Grounds Conference
Sod Solutions to Release new St. Augustine Variety
Official Notice of Changes to the By-Laws
TPT Welcomes New Members
Auction to Benefit Research
TPT Conference to be held January 27
TPT Conference and Trade Show
Dates to Remember
 

December 2002 - Articles

TPT Celebrates Celebration^TM
Texas Sod Leasing, LLC (ADV)
Board of Directors
Turfing the World Wide Web
2003 TPT Annual Conference and Trade Show Registration Form
Executive Director's Message
Dates To Remember
Sod Solutions (Advertiser)
San Antonio Proposes Limiting Turf
New Fipronil Product for Imported Fire Ant Control on Turfgrass
Do You Know?
You Make It Known - Agriculture Counts!
Solid Approach to Sodding
Zorro Blade^TM
2003 Annual Meeting and Trade Show In Bay City
TPT Welcomes New Members
ABM Irrigation Systems - (ADV)

August 2002 - Articles

New State Extension Turfgrass Specialist For Texas^TM
Texas Sod Leasing, LLC (ADV)
Board of Directors
Turfing the World Wide Web
Managing Take-All Root Rot in Sod Production
January Date Set For TPT Annual Conference
TPT - it's not your father's Oldsmobile!
Dates To Remember
Central Texas Variety Trial
Fipronil: A New Insecticide Class and Products...
Bits and Pieces
Herbicide Injury Study
Football Texans Are Reliant On Turf
ABM Irrigation Systems (ADV)

Winter 2001 - Articles

Different Name ... Same Association
Turfgrass Producers of Texas or simply TPT

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