The President’s Corner

By Lacy Ravencraft, TOCA Board President Greetings TOCA Friends! As we hit the stride of summer (and as I melt in the climbing 100-something temps here in Phoenix), it’s a busy time for us personally and professionally. For many, it’s vacations and school’s-out-for-summer syndrome, mixed with mid-year reviews and the barrage of seasonal summer topics […]

TOCA Talk Spring 2018_Teaser

  TOCA Talk is proudly sponsored by EnP. EnP has been Engineering Optimal Plant Health™ for nearly 30 years, manufacturing specialty fertilizers under two brands: Foliar-Pak, and Age Old Nutrients. Because EnP professionals believe that collaboration and the exchange of ideas are essential for innovation, they are proud to support the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA). […]

Donate To The Second Annual TOCA Silent Auction

  Spring 2018 issue By Kyle Wieskus, TOCA Membership Director Our TOCA annual meeting in Cincinnati is fast approaching! At the meeting we will hold our Second Annual Silent Auction to support the TOCA Foundation. Last year’s auction was incredibly successful – we raised just over $4,000 for the TOCA Foundation. Please consider donating this year. […]

We’re Off and Running into Spring

  Spring 2018 issue By Dan Gardner, TOCA Special Running Correspondent TOCA RUNNING CLUB                                                                      The snow is melting (for those in states north of the Mason-Dixon line) and that makes for great running/walking/jogging as spring is here! But that also brings some challenges – mainly water – as in getting wet shoes/socks and also […]

2018 TOCA marketing Communications Intern Selected

  Spring 2018 issue By Amy Keith McDonald, for Gardner & Gardner Communications TOCA FOUNDATION NEWS TOCA has chosen its first Marketing Communications Internship, in the new-this-year competition. Kayla Kingston, a sophomore at the University of Dayton, is studying Communication and is scheduled to graduate in May, 2020. Kayla will be interning under the leadership […]

Past, Present and FUTURE

  Spring 2018 issue   This year’s TOCA Media Intern, Parker Stancil, will work with TurfNet, in an exciting experience that takes him from South Carolina to Denmark, Scotland and other destinations. One destination for the young man was the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio, Texas, where he joined previous TurfNet interns Carson Letot […]

TurfNet to Host the TOCA Media Intern

  Spring 2018 issue By Jon Kiger, TurfNet  TOCA FOUNDATION NEWS (Editor’s Note: Jon first met the new TOCA Media Intern, Parker Stancil, by chance at The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta last September. Jon immediately started the application process for the TurfNet summer internship. The end result is the latest TOCA […]

Fantastic Response for TOCA Membership Renewal in 2018

  Spring 2018 issue By Kyle Wieskus, TOCA Membership Director MEMBER NEWS Membership Renewal for 2018 has been outstanding!   At the end of the first quarter, 88% of last year’s TOCA members have renewed!!  That is fantastic!  “Thank you!” to all our members for such an outstanding response! If you are a part of the remaining […]

TOCA International Stipend Recipient Announced

  Spring 2018 issue By Den Gardner, Executive Director  TOCA FOUNDATION NEWS Ella Boyden, a public relations and communications officer at Ransomes Jacobsen, Ltd. (part of Textron), has received a stipend from the TOCA Foundation to attend the annual meeting in Cincinnati in late April, early May. This stipend, part of TOCA’s outreach to international […]

The Queen City Set To Host TOCA Members

  Spring 2018 issue By Den Gardner, Executive Director   The Queen City (otherwise known as Cincinnati) awaits as TOCA members can now register for the 29th annual meeting May 1-3. Head to the web site today – www.toca.org – and join attendees from across the country. See bottom of this article for the full […]

Super, Sweet Cincy Is Where You “Get” It

  Spring 2018 issue By Lacy Ravencroft, TOCA Board President Greetings TOCA members! As the first quarter of 2018 draws to a close (*gasp*) and we inch closer to the annual TOCA meeting in May, I thought I’d check in to see if you’re keeping Cincinnati top of mind. Hopefully you’ve already registered, but if […]

2017 TOCA Annual Meeting Photos

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TOCA Running Club: Winter Running

TOCA Running Club                                                                    By Dan Gardner, TOCA Special Running Correspondent Cold weather running is certainly a challenge for those of us who live in Midwestern and northern states. Outdoor running can be invigorating as long as you prepare appropriately. Here are some definite benefits of “sweating it out in the cold weather” this winter (according to […]

Global Prairie Bridges the Gap, Builds Connections with TOCA for Next Two Years

(Editor’s Note: Every two years, a marketing communications agency that is a member of TOCA steps up to the plate and provides pro bono services to TOCA for two items related to the annual meeting. One is to create a logo, which is showcased in this article. The second is to lead the creation of […]

‘Tis the Season for TOCA Membership Renewal

  Member News By Kyle Wieskus, TOCA Membership Director Happy New Year!  We would first like to say – “Thank you” – for being a member and supporting TOCA in 2017.  Of course, we look forward to seeing continued membership growth in 2018 and this happens through all of us. TOCA’s value proposition of professional […]