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RISE Willing To Help Fight Anti-pesticide and
Fertilizer Legislation at the State and Local Levels
...All You Have To Do is Ask!

MORE INFORMATION

Contact info:
Elizabeth L. Grotos, Grassroots Manager
RISE
(202) 872-3869
(202) 872-8808 fax
egrotos@pestfacts.org
www.pestfacts.org

GRASSROOTS BROCHURE < CLICK HERE
 



Federal Inspectors Policing Golf Courses
For Dyed Diesel Fuel in Shop Vehicles


Federal inspectors are policing golf courses interested in what kind
of fuel in licensed shop vehicles are running on -- specifically dyed
diesel fuel and its regulations. Fines are $1,000 each for 1st offense.
Look at the following information links:

Minnesota State Fact Sheet

MN State Patrol Fact Sheet

Federal Highway Administration Paper on Tax Evasion



Golembiewski Hired as Assistant Professor
In the Department of Natural Resources
At the University of
Minnesota Crookston

Dr. Rob Golembiewski was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources at the University of Minnesota Crookston campus with the responsibility of teaching and directing the Golf & Turf Management program.  Most recently he was owner and president of Paramount Landscape located in Phoenix, Arizona.  Dr. Golembiewski received both his B.S. in Crop & Soil Science and M.S. in Botany & Plant Pathology from Michigan State University, and his Ph.D. in Agronomy from The Ohio State University.  Upon completion of his Ph.D., he was hired as an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at Montana State University where he spent two years establishing the turfgrass science program.  Dr. Golembiewski then spent one and a half years as the Eastern U.S. Turf & Ornamental field development biologist for Dow AgroSciences evaluating pesticides and conducting field research.



The EPA Decides to Not Allow PCNB
To be Re-registered for Use on Turf


The EPA has made a preliminary decision to not allow PCNB to be re-registered for use on turf, including golf courses.  It will remain labeled for seed treatments and bulbs, though this small market may be insufficient to warrant continued production.  I spoke with an agent of the manufacturer yesterday. We are currently in the middle of a 60-day comment period after which the EPA will make their final decision.  MORE



GCSAA Looking For Feedback on Dues Pricing

http://www.gcsaa.org/about/governance/dues.asp

The above link offers a detailed spreadsheet showing comparisons of the current dues pricing system and the proposed system, looking both back to 1988 and ahead 14 years and also f
requently asked questions and answers regarding the indexed dues pricing proposal.

Minnesota Department of Ag Links
For Pesticides and Fertilizers

The MN Dept. of Agriculture moved in December, 2005 and the division has been re-named, it is now called the Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division. Most of our fact sheets have been updated with the new address, division name and telephone numbers. The new address for the MN Dept. of Agriculture is 625 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN 55155. The telephone number to the Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division is 651-201-6121. Click here for the links



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