Erin Wilder
Celebration Sports Field
FTGA President
JUSTIN WALLACE
The Florida Turfgrass
Association is a program
with a rich, 61-year tradition. September 11th of
last year, it got richer. Our
own Erin Wilder, a lifetime
student and advocate of
the turfgrass industry,
became the 55th president of the FTGA. The
association
promotes
leadership within the
industry, does research
on
turfgrass
related
issues, creates legislative
power
and
provides
business and networking opportunities in the agricultural field.
She is third female to hold the post.
“I look forward to having Erin take the reigns of the FTGA,” said
immediate past president Mac
Briley. “Having a president that is
so connected to all segments of
the turf industry is exciting. Erin’s
energy and zeal for turf will make
this a great year for the FTGA.”
Wilder was born with turfgrass “roots” hailing from a sixth-generation sod farming family in North Florida. She managed her
family’s Boyd Sod Farm and then left the farm to join Sod
Solutions in 2006. As our director of marketing and industry
relations, Erin gives professional talks to various organizations
and associations educating others on the benefits and proper
maintenance of turfgrass.
SMR Farms president Mac Carraway, a former FTGA president,
believes that Wilder will bring fresh ideas to the organization while
keeping an eye on the past.
“I am very excited about Erin’s upcoming role as president of the
FTGA,” said Carraway. “She has been an excellent board member
and leader since her first day on the job. She represents a new
generation of the turfgrass industry who also holds great respect
for the work of those who built the industry into what it is today.”
“Erin’s depth of technical and marketing knowledge, along with
her positive, enthusiastic and fearless approach to business will
be a huge resource for the FTGA and its members.”
Wilder will serve a one-year term and then move into the role of
past president for one more year.
Maintenance Videos & Diaries
JUSTIN WALLACE
Celebration is a bermudagrass that is now
widely known throughout the United States and
South America. This grass has many advantages over mainstay Tifway 419 but because of
some different maintenance practices, it has
been a gradual transition to get into higher
profile facilities. There has been a process over
the past decade of educating and familiarizing
sports field managers and superintendents on
the best maintenance