Our Annual Golf Day Fundraiser is always an enjoyable day of networking and fellowship with turf industry professionals! The goal is to raise awareness of programs and activities of the Purdue Turf Program and to support and promote turfgrass research and education. The event rotates around to different premier golf courses. This year, we will[Read More…]
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We want to extend a big THANK YOU to all who have chosen to be 2024 MRTF Members this year. Please see below for a breakdown (to date) and some additional links to important member info. Membership breakdown: TOTAL 2024 Members: 380 Individual Members: 78 Business Bronze Members: 198 Business Silver Members: 30 Business Gold[Read More…]
On July 15th, 2024, the MRTF hosted a reception to honor this year’s Award of Achievement winners: Joe Becovitz, Cliff Sadof, and David Riedman (posthumous) at Walt’s Pub and Grill in West Lafayette, IN. The MRTF Award of Achievement, established in 2005, was created to honor those who unselfishly have given to the Midwest Regional[Read More…]
(Article pulled from the GCSAA website) Six-year GCSAA member took an unconventional path to turf management Chad Allen, superintendent at The Club at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Ind., is the winner of the 2025 Emerging Leader Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Allen will be honored Feb. 6 during the Send-off[Read More…]
January 17-19, 2024 Indiana Green Expo; Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN July 16, 2024 Turf & Landscape Field Day; Daniel Turf Center, West Lafayette, IN August 1, 2024 Lawncare Diagnostic Training; Daniel Turf Center, West Lafayette, IN September 26, 2024 MRTF Day of Service; Abby & Libby Memorial Park, Delphi, IN [Read More…]
Justice Ruwona, Ph.D. student and Dr. Lee Miller Dollar spot is the most fungicide intensive and expensive disease to control on golf courses. New bentgrass cultivars with enhanced dollar spot resistance are available but adoption has been slow due to the expense of renovation procedures and unknown agronomic attributes of the new varieties. This research[Read More…]
This spring I have been on sabbatical working on a few different writing projects. I’ll tell you more about them in the future as they are all still a work in progress. I have also been busy working on several papers that will be presented in 2025 at the International Turfgrass Research Society in Japan.[Read More…]
This January, you should have received an invitation to participate in a survey that was sent to both members and non-members in our database. We wanted to learn what aspects of the MRTF you valued most and to hear your thoughts on our existing events and our ideas for new events in the future. We[Read More…]
Have you ever wondered how the MRTF operates or where your membership dues, registration income, or donation ends up? I wanted to share our FY25 budget with you and show you how your involvement in the MRTF makes a difference. The MRTF is governed by a diverse board of directors (lawn, golf, sports, distributors, etc.)[Read More…]
MRTF Sustaining Members give $200 (in addition to their regular membership fee) which helps to fund Daniel Turf Center improvements and contributes $50 towards a NEW sustaining member student scholarship. Sustaining members are also recognized at the Indiana Green Expo, Field Day, here on the MRTF Website, and at the MRTF annual meeting. In addition,[Read More…]