UAC MAGAZINE • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011
UAC NEWS Dear UAC Members and Supporters,
One of the hottest summers on record will soon be behind us. Tat means that it’s time for aeration and overseeding, installation, maintenance and renovation of the weather’s harsh effects on Georgia’s green spaces – residen- tial, commercial, recreational and institutional. Many of our members have reported that this spring and summer were busier and more profit- able than the last few years, and we hope that this trend will continue into 2012!
Mary Kay Woodworth Executive Director
To increase our members’ professionalism and profitability, a key mission of the Urban Ag Council is to provide and promote a rich array of educational opportunities. With the merger of MALTA, GTA and GSPA, we have scheduled and improved the great events that all three associations previously offered, so there’s bound to be something that will fit your schedule and your needs.
Phil Walters President
• Te monthly dinner meetings (usually held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at Te 1420 Room in Dunwoody, Ga.) are focused on increasing your business skills, and provide an opportunity to network with your fellow members. Tese casual buffet dinners, beginning with happy hour from 5:30-6:30, are a great way to unwind and network. Te August dinner is always the kick-off of the fall planting season, and this year featured nationally recognized land- scape business consultant Jeffrey Scott, who gave outstanding advice for “winning the sale.”
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• Our September 27 dinner meeting speaker will be ActionCOACH Atlanta’s Jeff Lovejoy, whose presentation “Leading the charge: harnessing focus to grow your business”will help you focus “ON” your business, instead of working “IN” your business. Jeff comes highly recommended by several of our members, and is an energetic, entertaining and enthusiastic presenter. You won’t want to miss this dinner, sponsored by John Deere Landscapes. In the meantime, read his article on page 26 of this issue.
• On November 3, UAC will travel to Perry, Ga. for the UAC Sod Producers/Land- scape Field Day. Tis bi-annual event (alternating every other year with Turfgrass Field Day in Griffin) offers a variety of speakers in the morning with exhibitors and demonstrations in the aſternoon at Super- Sod’s farm. Tis central location in Perry provides a good educational and net- working opportunity for urban ag busi- ness throughout the state and southeast, and we thank B.J. Johnson for expertly managing this event again this year.
• Te EDGE Expo on December 6-7 is shap- ing up to be a great re-interpretation of the annual Turfgrass Institute and Trade Show! Tere will be three educational tracks – turf, landscape and business – and will have broad appeal for all industry sectors, business owners and managers and employees. We’re finalizing topics and speakers, so look for attendee registration information in the coming month.
If you are interested in exhibiting at the Sod/Landscape Field Day in Perry or the EDGE Expo, please contact us for exhibitor information (mailed in July). If your company is interested in participating in both events, please contact Mary Kay directly for special pricing!
Finally, we hope that you’ve been taking great photos of your projects to enter in the 2011 UAC Professional Landscape Awards! Early bird deadline for entries is September 15 ($25 dis- count); final deadline is October 21. Go to www.
urbanagcouncil.com/awards to review winners from the last several years.
Information about all of these events can be found on pages 8-9 of this UAC Magazine, along with the 2011 Professional Landscape Awards entry form and information beginning on page 33. If you have any questions, just give us a call at 800.687.6949 or send an email to info@
urbanagcouncil.com.
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