2025 BC Turf Management Field Day -- September 18th, 2025 at Bos Sod Farms

We're back in full force with this year's Turf Management Field Day, happening Thursday, September 18th, 2025, hosted by Bert Bos and his family at Bos Sod Farms in Abbotsford, BC.  READ MORE

 


BC Turf Management Field Day - Vendor Registration Now Open

BC Turf Management Field DayThursday, September 18, 2025Bos Sod Farms, Abbotsford, BC  READ MORE  

Announcing the WCTA Inaugural 'Fore and On the Turf' Golf Tourney!

By WCTA Staff For sure, we're going to work on a better name over the coming months, but in the meantime, we are pleased to announce a brand new golf outing planned for May 28th, 2026 taking place at The Redwoods Golf Course in Langley, BC.  READ MORE  

ATRF Biennial Field Day Aug 21 - WCTA Members Half Price

A friendly reminder the ATRF are hosting its biennial field day Aug. 21 @ Olds College.  READ MORE  

IPM Manual Update Starting in August - Site Visits to be Conducted

by Jerry Rousseau Further to my last article on the subject, published in April and called ‘Long Awaited Update to IPM Manual Gets Green Light', the long awaited IPM Manual update is about to get going!  READ MORE  

Japanese Beetle Response Continues in Kamloops

via Invasives Species Council of BC Following last year's detection near the downtown area of Kamloops, treatment and monitoring efforts are making good progress this year.  READ MORE

Renewable Diesel Now Qualifies for Metro Vancouver Fee Reductions

via Metro-Vancouver We're excited to announce that hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) is now approved as an emission reduction measure under Metro Vancouver's Non-Road Diesel Engine Emission Bylaw 1329.  READ MORE 

Natural Grass and Synthetic Turf - What's the Real Cost?

Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Penn State University, in collaboration with the Western Canada Turfgrass Association, are conducting a study to better understand the true costs of natural grass and synthetic turf sports fields.  READ MORE  

Contact Us If You Didn't Get Your 2025 Member Directory

By WCTA staff The 2025 ‘Western Canada Turfgrass Association Member Directory’ is about a month behind schedule this year but was submitted to Canada Post mail publications earlier this week.  Worth the wait, this valuable annual production should be in your hands by now or very soon if the following applies:  READ MORE