ECONOMIC SURVEY RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Recently, turfgrass producers in Texas were surveyed to determine the economic impact of turfgrass production in Texas. Funded by TPT, the survey was conducted by Dr. Larry Falconer, Extension Economist with the Texas Cooperative Extension. The results of the survey will be announced during the TPT Annual Conference in Bay City.
Once the sod industry was small but it has now grown to over 100 producers across the state. This survey is an attempt to characterize the industry and show it’s importance to the Texas economy. Dr. Falconer will present the information at the conference.
As we work with legislators and other decision makers, it is important that we be able to communicate to them the importance of turfgrass to the economy. They will listen as we talk about the benefits of turfgrass to the environment, but their ears like to hear about dollars and how those dollars benefit Texans.
Dr. Falconer has been with Extension since 1992. He is headquartered at the Corpus Christi office. He received his BS and MS in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University and his PhD from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining Extension he worked in the area of commodity trading for two commercial firms in the Dallas area.