2017, a year to remember, or forget if you happened to be on the wrong end of our seasonably unseasonable weather; snow covering most of the province for the start of the year, a wet spring that didn’t give anyone a break after the snow left, and a hot dry summer with fires all over the province creating enough haze that at times you could not tell what time of day it was.
Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to work with others on several different projects that greatly affect our industry of turf managers. I hope this president’s message will be a positive one of how working together has been a significant benefit to the turf industry.
I feel like a broken record that is stuck on complain, but it feels like this year might be a year to complain about. First a winter for the record books in the lower mainland of BC.
Read more: Message from the President - A Year to Complain About
Well, three quarters of the year is complete, kids are back to school and the easier part of the growing season is here, when the grass, regardless of how tall it is, seems to breathe a sigh of relief…. or maybe that’s just my breath I’m hearing.
Read more: From the President - We've Made it Through the Tough Part, Now Try to be Prepared
Wow, that was, still feels like, one winter for the record books in many parts of western Canada. For the lower mainland of BC, it was incredible that the Farmer’s Almanac predicted it almost to the hour (I jest) but they did get it close.
Read more: Message from the President - One Winter for the Record Books!