CifrUncmw Farming, Saturday, May 9, 1992 UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) While rising inflation and population growth have led to decreased opportunities in most areas of the job marketplace, these factors have had the opposite effect on Pennsylvania’s turfgrass industry. “Industry sales representatives are capitalizing on urban sprawl— or the trend since the 1950 s for traditional city dwellers to move to mote rural areas to establish homes and businesses,” said Dr. Thomas Watschke, Penn State professor of turfgrass science. According to the recent Depart ment of Agriculture’s turfgrass survey, there are about two million acres of turf in Pennsylvania that require maintenance. “A total of $1.46 billion was spent in 1989 to maintain home lawns, athletic fields, paries, camp grounds, private corporation land, and roadsides. 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Turfgrass scientists are quali fied to work as consultants to civil engineering firms or major land scaping companies. “They can start their own businesses, get jobs as government environmentalists, or be sales representatives for lawn, farm fertilizer, or chemical companies.” he said. “Throughout the industry, starting salaries in sales range from $25,000 to $30,000.” $4,295, MESSICK FARM EQUIPMENT Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Ph. 717-367-1319 LEBANON CO UMBERGERS OF FONTANA Lebanon PA 17042 Ph. 717-867-5161 MARTIN'S HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT Schaetlerslown, PA 17088 Ph. 717-949-6817 Professional salespeople in the turfgrass industry were among those attending the 1992 Western Pennsylvania Turf Conference and Trade Show. Sponsored by Penn State and die Pennsylvania Turf grass Council, the conference fea tured a series of research lectures and about 80 exhibits of new turf products and maintenance equip ment More than 1,500 turf scien tists and managers from western Pennsylvania and northern Ohio attended the event “I started out making about $25,000,” said Jamie Heydinger, Held technical representative for The Scotts Company’s Medina, Ohio office. A 1987 graduate of Ohio State University’s turfgrass science program, he attended the conference to deliver a lecture on the proper selection of turfgrass species and to exhibit company products at the trade show. Heydinger is responsible for Promotion New mown* AND NISH 'M IN MNG PPER DWAYNE'S SMALL ENGINE SERVICE Yotk, PA 17406 Ph. 717-755-6966 STRALEY FARM SUPPLY INC. Dover, PA 1731 S Ph. 717-292-2631 717-292-4443 DELAWARE NEW CASTLE CO. D-S TURF EQUIPMENT CO. Wilmington, DE 19601 Ph. 302-855-2790 MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO LLOYD W. 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J NAME \! m ||y ADDRESS CITY STATE !L\ VT \ ZIP+4 - COUNTY Til \ CU Send Gift Card From Send us your coupon now with your payment to: / Ifk Lancaster Farming ® A P.O. Box 609 (A 0[ Ephrata, PA 17522 o Allow 2 weeks for delivery of your first issue. We can also add 1 year to existing Jk subscriptions sent in for renewal. Scotts’ athletic field accounts in Ohio and Pennsylvania. "There is a big emphasis on high school and college sports in this area of the country,” he said. “Turf on athletic fields is under constant use. It’s a challenge to keep the fields in good shape. When I visit a customer, I sample the soil first Then together we work out a fertilizer treatment schedule to keep the field healthy year-round. I put about 40,000 miles on my company car last year travelling between customers. And when I’m not on the road. I’m on the phone.” . Other turfgrass science gradu ates may sell maintenance equip ment “An equipment sales rep resentative can make about $3,000 a month plus commission,” said Paul Brandon, district sales mana ger for Ryan and Cushman Turf Equipment in Exton, Pa. “Usually, you have to have some practical experience either working on a golf course or as a turf manager someplace else,” said Brandon, who earned a plant sci ence degree from Rutgers. One way to gain experience is to sell landscaping supplies to golf courses, according to Colin Boyd, president of Boyd Turf Industries, New Wilmington. “A sales rep resentative for my company would have to travel between major golf courses and would probably start out earning about $22,000 a year, plus commission,” he said. “I would hire a graduate from a turf grass science program because I know that person would be able to speak the customer’s language” HELP FOR A BUDGET /^gfeJCADAOC
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