Green is Beautiful THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION HI-WAY MODEL P AND SUPER P Pick-up Mounted Deicing Spreaders Hi-Ways Model P and Super P turch mounted deicing spreaders are the units of choice for broadcasting ice control material on access roads and parking lots of hospitals, airports, universities, civic auditoriums, public utilities and private businesses. Both spreaders utilize 8.5 hp, industrial-commercial engines, uniformly spread deicing material up to 40’ and are cpmparatible to most all light-duty, 4 wheel drive and flatbed trucks. For more information, contact: 1184 Plains Road East, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1W6 Toronto: (905) 338-2404 Burlington: (905) 637-5216 Fax: (905) 637-2009 Green is Beautiful 1995 Green is Beautiful is the official publication of the Ontario Superintendents Association and is Golf PRESIDENT S MESSAGE published by the Association six times annually. It is distributed as an educational document (without charge) to its members, GREETINGS AND HO HO HO advertisers and other selected parties. Although every effort is made to check material for publication, the Now that the Holiday Season is upon us, the Association is not responsible for material published on behalf of its contributors. golf course holiday season has also arrived. Manuscripts, photographs and information for consideration may be The days are shorter, the pace is slower, provided directly to the editor, or to the Association Office. This material will be there is very little weekend work and our returned only upon request. All rights are reserved by the time is spent reflecting on the past year and planning for the year publisher and any reproduction in whole or part without the written permission of the ahead. publisher is prohibited. Advertising rates and schedules are Winter is also a time for education and in this business it is available through the Association Office. extremely important to be well informed and up to date. The Ontario Turfgrass Symposium promises to be a great learning experience again this year. There will be a very informative 1995 OGSA speaker program and a dynamic trade show all wrapped up in a Board of Directors new venue. The OTS committee should be commended for the job President they have done again this year. John Taylor Twenty Valley Golf Club Finally, this is the last time I will address you as President of Vice-President/Newsletter Chairman this fine organization. During my eight years on the Board of Alex La Belle Directors of the Ontario Golf Superintendents’ Association, I Merry-Hill Golf Club have met many fine individuals and made many new friends. Past-President This experience has been a rewarding one and I do not regret a Bruce Burger Lakeview Golf Club minute of it (Well - O.K. - maybe one or two). I hope to continue Treasurer with Association work in the coming years and I encourage Simon George others to work hard to keep the O.G.S.A. strong and growing. Oakville Golf Club Secretary/Golf & Meetings Ian Bowen FOR THE O.G.S.A. Oshawa Golf Club JOHN TAYLOR, PRESIDENT Roster Bob Heron Beacon Hall Golf Club Paul Dodson What’s Inside Lionhead Golf Club Scholarships & Donations Oakdale and Paul Dermott Page 4 Doug Suter Ontario Turfgrass Symposium Page 7 Credit Valley Golf Club Paul White Monsanto/Solaris Present Dr. Vince Covello Page 10 Mississaugua Golf Club The Lighter Side of Golf Page 14 Membership & Bylaws Nutrite/Ontario Seed Co. Fall Seminar Page 15 Ken Nelson What are Fungicides Page 16 OGSA Environmental Management Page 19 Public Relations & Welcoming New Aerification Machine Page 22 Jerry Richard Craigowen Golf Club Keith Bartlett Advertiser’s Index Thornhill Country Club Office Manager Braemar Building Systems Page 6 Cindi Charters Guelph Turfgrass Instutite So Green/Milorganite Page 9 328 Victoria Road, South Solaris/Banner Page 10 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H8 Turf Drain Inc. Page 11 Tel: (519) 824-OGSA Barr Designs Page 14 Fax: (519) 766-1704 Bannerman/The Topdresser Store Page 14 Nutrite Co. Limited Page 15 Plant Products Page 17 Bunton Golf and Turf Page 18 Nu-Gro Corporation/C.I.L. Page 21 Pro Greens Page 22 Designed and Printed by City Graphics Design & Print, Inc. Cover: Paul Dermott and Oakdale Golf Club; Large photo by J. Mahler OAKDALE AND PAUL DERMOTT by Gordon Witteveen The Oakdale Golf Club in many areas, where it was not Downsview lies in the flight path of a directly in play. At first the golfers major runway to the Toronto Airport. objected to the unkept appearance Passengers with window seats have a of the course, but Dermott with the chance to get a birds eye view of encouragement of his directors Oakdale just before touching down. persisted and soon the golfers began They see 27 immaculately groomed to realize the benefits of the more golf holes, alongside a small stream natural appearance. Wildlife and interspersed with many returned to the links, birds began to naturalized wild areas. Oakdale is a sing and wild flowers bloomed to small paradise in a suburban jungle. profusion. The contrast between the A paradise not just for the well heeled manicured fairways and the golfers that play there, but also for naturalized roughs was startling. the foxes, the rabbits, the Even single minded golfers, birds and even at times deer, interested only in their scores In 1991 Paul Dermott was that make Oakdale their and handicaps, began to selected as the Superintendent home. recognize the beauty of their of the Year in Canada and Golf Course Superintend­ newly created landscape. received the prestigeous Score ent Paul Dermott likes it that A visit to Oakdale and a Award. Recently the Oakdale way: 292 peacefull acres for tour of the property is an Course has become fully ardent golfers to play on and experience in perfection. The certified under the NY State live in harmony with the cartpaths are perfectly Audubon Society cooperative animals that inhabit the long paved, there are no cracked program for golf courses. grass, the shrubs and the edges or potholes. There are Earlier this year, Paul Dermott trees. Dermott planned it few divots on the tees or on received the Environmental that way! The golf course was the smooth fairways. The Stewardship Award for all of established long ago, 1926 to ballmarks on the greens are Canada from the GCSAA. be precise, but it was just a always repaired. The fairways golf course, a country club are freshly cut and there are with trimmed grass from no weeds in the primary fence to fence when Dermott arrived almost roughs. Although Paul Dermott uses his twenty years ago. modern irrigation system sparingly, there is With his farm background and an never any brown grass at Oakdale. It seems education from the Ontario Agricultural that turf just does not die at Oakdale. During College, augmented by a diploma from Penn the horrible summer of 1995 when hardly a State, Dermott set to work to put his stamp on golf course in the entire province escaped Oakdale. What a task it was. Tees were rebuilt, without losing at least some grass, Oakdale bunkers reshaped and fairways leveled. hardly lost a blade! Even a visit to the Dermott was careful with the greens. He washrooms on the golf course is an education admired the contours that the late Stanley in superior housekeeping. Thompson had created and made sure they It seems there is always a project on the go were preserved. Except for one green on the at Oakdale: A backhoe digging a hole or a original course, which needed to be completely bulldozer levelling a hill. Paul carries along a reconstructed to make it more playable for the bundle of blueprints and patiently explains his discriminating Oakdale golfers. plans. The work will be completed on time and While Dermott changed the primary golfing done to perfection. There is no other way at areas, he did not neglect the roughs and the Oakdale. Paul Dermott is constantly improving boundaries. Hundreds of trees and shrubs Oakdale. His most recent endeavour is the were planted and the grass was left to grow in creation of huge piles of compost, from leaves, OAKDALE continued sod and other organic debris. Fast moving motorists going north on Highway 400 can catch a glimpse of the compost piles being churned by Paul’s machinery. Next year he plans to apply the compost to his fairways and greens and is convinced that as a result there will be less need for medicine to control fungal diseases that turfgrass is prone to. As one enters the Oakdale property from Jane Street one must pass the scrutiny of a no nonsense security guard. An appointment with the Golf Superintendent is all that it takes to be let in. Then and experience. Dermott however, has been much there are the flowers, a splendid display of perennial more than a golf course superintendent. He guided colour, separated by trimmed hedges and the Ontario Golf Superintendents through some emphasized by an occasional piece metal sculpture. turbulent years but his greatest accomplishment was The luxurious club house is mostly hidden by no doubt the creation of the Ontario Turfgrass plantings of bushes and specimen trees. Research Foundation. The Maintenance Yard at Oakdale is past the Paul Dermott had a dream, a dream that had its parking lot and wedged between the first and second origins at Penn State College, when he was an hole of the West Nine. All available space is taken up undergraduate student at that institution. The dream by three buildings, material bins, a wash up area and was to establish a turfgrass research facility at a fuel depot. What strikes one immediately, is the Guelph Univeristy, his alma mater, equal to, or better neatness, the organized activity and the air of than the one at Penn State. Anyone who has visited purposeful dedication to doing a good job. There is Penn State and seen the research plots, will realize probably enough equipment and machinery at what an ambitious dream this was for Paul Dermott. Oakdale to look after at least three other golf courses, With the help of Keith Nisbet and Allan Beeney and but that is of no consequence. It is the manner in several other dedicated individuals, Dermott which the equipment is deployed and the organized the Foundation and began to raise money. organizational talent that result in a superior product It was his cautious and frugal management, his on the golf course. organizing ability and the countless meetings that he organized with government bureaucrats that eventually resulted in the establishment of the Guelph Turfgrass Intstitute. Today, turfgrass research and turfgrass education at the Univeristy of Guelph may not be of the magnitude of Penn State, but it is on the way and running, thanks in no small measure to the efforts of Paul Dermott and his fellow turf enthusiasts. Now this giant of a little man has another ambition, another dream. He wants to become a director of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. The GCSAA in Lawrence, Kansas is a large organization with nearly 15,000 members and is a major player on the golfing scene in North America. The GCSAA has always had a large contingent of Canadian golf superintendent Paul Dermott has been a golf course members. Indeed, the third president of the GCSAA superintendent for more then 25 years and he has was a Canadian, Wm. Sansom, the one time now reached the pinnacle of his profession. He is greenkeeper of the Toronto Golf Club. Others have admired and respected by his peers and appreciated followed: John Gray from Windsor Essex in 1940. by the golfers and guests at Oakdale. He is often David Moote from Rosedale in 1964 and Jim Wyllie asked for advice and shares freely from his knowledge from Lambton in 1982. OAKDALE continued It is obvious that the time has come to promote another great Canadian and an outstanding superintendent Paul Dermott ran for election last year and lost by a whisker. He had wide ranging support from across Canada and carried more then 200 proxy votes not just from Canada, but also from superintendents in other countries. In the United States he had the support from several large chapters, but it was not quite enough! cement the close relationship we have always enjoyed with the GCSAA It would also be beneficial for the Americans to have a Canadian on Board. We have been friends for so long and we benefit so much from working together. The campaign for Paul’s election is once again in the capable hands of Bob Heron, Superintendent at Beacon Hall, who has many friends and contacts in the USA. Bob will use his influence and his powers of persuasion but he needs the help of everyone. If you have a friend or an acquaintance in the USA, now is the time to make contact and praise the credentials of our candidate. No one is more solid, no one is more dependable, he is one of our best This year in Orlando our hopes are high that we superintendents and no one will make a better can get our colleague and friend elected to the director than Paul Dermott on the GCSAA. prestigeous Board of the GCSAA A Canadian Please share the dream! presence in Lawrence would benefit us all. It would Economical Pole Frame Buildings For All Your Needs.... Building SystemslTD. RURAL & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Call collect to Jack or Rick Brenzil for a Free Estimate... 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SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD IN TORONTO As the agronomic coordinator of the 1994 AT THE REGAL CONSTELLATION HOTEL World Cup Venues, Dr. Watson was involved in AND CONVENTION CENTRE, TORONTO. many new technologies which were put in TELEPHONE (416) 675-1500. place to accommodate the requirement that all World Cup soccer games be played on natural turf. Dr. Watson will highlight those KEYNOTE SPEAKER technologies, as well as bring us up to date on other new developments that have arisen in Dr. James R. Watson has touched nearly the use of temporary, natural turfed sports every aspect of the turfgrass management fields. industry. He is an accomplished researcher, author and lecturer on turfgrass care and WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 management, water conservation and cultural 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION DESK OPENS practises. Dr. Watson has served to enhance Lower Level Foyer communication between the business community and the research and academic TRADE SHOW OPENS arenas of the turfgrass industry. His unique Constellation and Galaxy Ballrooms and perspective has allowed the diverse elements of Foyers this industry to gain greater understanding of the roles and challenges of each segment. 10:00 A.M. OPENING CEREMONIES During his extensive career, he has Rhod Trainor, Chair - OTS ‘96 received many awards for his distinguished service and work throughout the turfgrass GUELPH TURFGRASS INSTITUTE UPDATE industry. His most recent awards have been Rob Witherspoon, Director - GTI the prestigious Donald Ross Award presented to Dr. Watson in 1994 by the Golf Architects KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SOCCER IS PLAYED ON Society of America and in 1995 the Old Tom TURFGRASS - PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY Morris Award, the Golf Course Dr. James Watson, Toro International Superintendents Society of America’s highest honour. Over the years he has been elected to 11:30 A M. TRADE SHOW EXHIBITOR Boards and Committees of various SPONSORED LUNCH BREAK organizations. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop AFTERNOON - INDUSTRY SPECIFIC Science Society as well as being appointed SEMINARS 2:30 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. adjunct professor in the Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape GOLF COURSE 2:30 - 3:15 Architecture at the University of Minnesota. Low Maintenance Turf for Roughs - Dr. Doug Since joining the Toro Company in 1952, Brede, Jacklin Seeds Dr. Watson’s work has encompassed the areas continued on page 8 Biostimulants - Bob Vavrek, USGA Green Ontario Turfgras Symposium Section. Thursday 5:00 P.M. ONTARIO GOLF SUPERINTENDENTS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Continued from pg. 7 FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 MORNING - CONCURRENT SEMINARS 9:00 A.M. TO 12 NOON 3:30 to 4:15 Pesticide Regulatory Update - Pesticide 1. Turf Disease Management Workshop Licensing and Storage - Lorna Poff and Wanda - Dr. Henry Wilkinson, University of Illinois Michalowicz, Ministry of Environment and 2. Basic Principles of Turf Management Energy. - Dr. Jack Eggens, GTI 3. Turfgrass Ecology and Management 4:15 to 5:00 - Dr. Karl Danneberger, Ohio State Stress Response of Bentgrass Mixtures vs. University Single Cultivars - Yuelan Chen, GTI 4. Interviewing - A View from Both Sides of the Table - Dr. Lynda Pinnington, Pinnington THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 Training and Development MORNING - CONCURRENT SEMINARS 12:00 NOON LUNCH BREAK 9:00 A.M. TO 12 NOON AFTERNOON 1. Irrigation and Water Use - Dr. James INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SEMINARS Watson, Toro International 1:00 P.M. TO 3:15 P.M. 2. Grub Workshop - Dr. Patricia Vittum, University of Massachusetts 1:00 to 1:45 3. Basic Turf Cultural Practises, Topdressing, Managing Greens Under Stress Aeration and Renovation - Dr. Paul Rieke, - Bob Vavrek, USGA Green Section Michigan State University 4. Understanding the Human Element in 1:45 to 3:15 Today’s Organizations - John Watson, John Superintendents Talks..... 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It was an eye edited over 25 books opening introduction into the realm of public and in excess of 100 relations. We in Ontario have been faced with published articles on an uphill struggle to educate the public of the risk assessment, need for judicious use of pesticides. In many management, and cases we have approached the task in a less communication. than ideal manner. Dr. Covello’s work in this Among his most area has uncovered a number of subtle recent books are: nuances that are keys to getting the message EffectiveRisk across and having the truth accepted. Communication; Programs Evaluating Risk Communication; and Risk Analysis: A Guide to Principals and Methods for Analyzing Health and Environmental Risks. He has chaired over 30 conferences on risk assessment and communication. In addition he has directed workshops and seminars on risk assessment and risk communication for over 100 Fortune 500 companies and 30 government agencies. Dr. Covello is currently serving as Visiting Professor of Environmental Science at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley. He has previously served as Professor of Environmental Sciences and Medicine and Professor of Communications and Psychology in the School of Public Health at Columbia University. Dr. Covello is also Director of the Centre for Risk Communication in New York City and teaches courses on risk assessment, management, and communication. The course that Dr. Covello teaches in For... risk communication is a 14 week course. His task with us, therefore, was not easy. outstanding residual control of dollar spot, Through the use of overhead projections snow mold and other turf diseases and video tapes Dr. Covello managed to NEW Banner • systemic fungicide pique the interest of the entire audience. In the interest of maximum information output and audience understanding he • available in a unique 5 Ljug • ideal tank mix partner with Daconil® encouraged questions at any time. This allowed us to have immediate answers. Green Cross / Solaris Telephone: (905) 507-9628 Fax: (905) 507-9634 Copies of the overhead transparencies A Unit of Monsanto Canada Inc. were readily available to anyone who ® BANNER is a registered trademark of Ciba Geigy Canada. ® DACONIL is a registered trademark of ISK Biosciences Corporation. ® GREEN CROSS is a registered trademark of wished to review the seminar. The Monsanto Company, Monsanto Canada Inc., licensee. work that Dr. Covello does is not based on Distributed by; conjecture or vague remembrances of Allturf Ltd. McCracken Golf Supplies Inc. Ontario Seed past personal experiences. It is university 1-800-263-1293 (905) 846-7178 (519) 886-0557 based research assembled through surveys, case studies and Experimental/field delivered should show empathy and testing of messages and message caring,competence and expertise, honesty characteristics. Instead of having people and openness, as well as dedication and watch a video and give a reaction at the end of commitment. the viewing, the participants have immediate There was just so much information to be input. This is accomplished through the use of aware of that it can not be communicated electronic sensors that can be pressed adequately in this article. I hope that this whenever the viewers see something they like piece gives you some small idea of what is or dislike. This way each part of the message involved in answering the allegations of can be dissected. It allows Dr. Covello to alarmists. Conjecture is theirs: the burden of assess the audience’s reaction to the images, proof is on us and if we cannot effectively message and person delivering the message. present the truth in a believable trustworthy Dr. Covello showed us that one must know manner then we are in trouble. Watch for an the make-up of the target audience. In article on “The Seven Cardinal Rules of Risk general, messages should be delivered at a Communication” by Dr. Vince T. Covello in an grade level somewhere between a grade 6 to upcoming issue of Green is Beautiful. If you grade 8 student. This can be accomplished by have the chance to attend one of Dr. Covello’s using word processing software programs that talks, seize the opportunity. Until then I will evaluate grammar. It is important to avoid the leave you with three key risk communication use of jargon such as “exceeds a standard” , messages as presented at the seminar: “Leachate migrating off site” and “within established parameters”. Negative words such P = R (perception = reality), as; no, not, never, nothing, none, can’t or don’t, should be avoided. We have all seen the G = T + C (goal = trust + credibility) effects of negative campaigns against the users of pesticides. It makes for sensational news C = S (communication = skill) when someone is accused of “violating” the environment. For every negative hit it takes three positive responses to restore a balance and it is not likely that the response will make the front page. Dr. Covello showed that the repetition of a negative allegation, even when refuted, results in reinforcement and reaffirmation of the negative. Non-verbal communication provides up to 50-75% of the message.Non-verbal communication is noticed intensely by the audience, interpreted negatively and can override spoken communication. These non-verbal signs include dress, eyes, hands and posture. Your eyes should look straight ahead and not move around a lot or blink excessively. 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CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR 2460 Overton Drive Burlington, Ontario L7P4B5 Tel: (905) 319-0052 Fax: (905) 319-0110 Mobile: (905) 875-8082 2nd Annual Golf Course Hockey Challenge On Wednesday January 24th the second annual hockey challenge will be held at the Jordan Arena. Jordan, Ontario is situated half way between Hamilton and Niagara Falls. The Quality Fertilizer Blends for teams involved represent Toronto, Golf Courses Kitchener/Waterloo, Niagara Peninsula and Distributed by: Manufactured by: Western New York. Turf Care Vigoro Canada, Inc. Last year’s contest was a thrill a minute with 905-836-0988 800-268-2076 Toronto squeaking out an action packed win over Stephen Hewgill Daisy Moore Kitchener in the last game of the day. Buffalo brought a bus load of fans and far out cheered the Canadian contingent. The refreshments were plentiful and the price was very attractive.(ie. Free) The person to get a hold of is John Taylor for a list of the area representatives to set up transportation for fan support or player lists. Rob Field Come on out for a fun time and a chance to see Technical Sales Representative some friendly faces ( except on the ice) half way through the winter break. P.O. Box 1148, Hwy. #59 S., Woodstock, Ontario N4S 8P6 Drop by the O.G.S.A. Booth at the trade show Customer Service 1-800-268-2806 Car (905)541-8872 for more information. Fax (905)632-2158 THE LIGHTER SIDE OF GOLF BY Eric Williamson Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job where it was Now In Ontario BARR DESIGN is a golf course design and construction quite acceptable to be totally wrong in your firm that was established in Western Canada. professional assessments, predictions and forecasts? Ah - the life of a meteorologist. We have just moved our head office to Eastern Canada, Now, far be it for me to ridicule the which is now situated in Kingston, Ont. profession of another person. As turf managers, we have all come to know Mother Nature, with Our company offers a highly-regarded hands-on approach her unpredictable mood swings and the vast with all of our clients throughout all phases of design or range of her climatic capabilities from one construction. extreme to the other. She can make it cold and she can make it hot; she can make it calm and We are able to offer all forms of construction from initial she can make it turbulent; and of course she earthmoving through to final seeding or sodding. can make it rain and she can make it...? not rain! Our company has successfully completed over 200 How many of us have awakened at night enjoyable golf holes to date, both 9 and 18 hole projects along with course remodeling on a number of courses. waiting for the rain we were promised by the weather persons, only to crawl out of bed early in the morning to give the greens and tees a • Construction • Remodeling generous syringe cycle before the first tee time. On the other hand (for those without weather • Long Range Planning stations), how many of us have awakened in the middle of the night to the sound of thunder and wondered just how wet that low lying spot on Kingston, ON such-and-such a fairway would be in the Phone (613) 531-7389 morning. Yes, we can all sympathize with the meteorologist. Weather can be funny. Trying to predict it professionally probably isn’t. However, I can’t help but envy the thought of being able to answer a serious question from the Board of Directors with, “Well, there is a 50% chance of that.” Anything they can spread you can spread better And we’ll prove it. Two hydraulically driven models specially designed for golf courses. Capacity: 1.5 cu. yd. and 3 cu. yd. Spreading width 58”, depth of 1/64” and up in extremely accurate increments. Generous deposits of material in coring holes following aeration. Capable of handling Sand, Loam, Organic Mixtures, Bark Chips, Aggregate Stone and Grass Clippings. Call for a demonstration on your course. The TOLL-FREE 1-800-325-4871 Topdresser Store Gordon Bannerman Limited 41 Kelfield Street, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 5A3 Teiphone 416-247-7875 Fax 416-247-6540 Nutrite and Ontario Seed Company everyone’s attention with his talk and step by Fall Seminar Another Great Success step slide show on the challenges of renovating all the fairways from poa to Bentgrass. The key to the success of this project has been Aldo’s Whenever Nutrite and Ontario Seed team consulting with superintendents at other up to put together a seminar, it is a success courses who had already gone through this. and this year’s November 1 meeting was no Aldo and his Greens Chairperson also exception. Held at Dundee Country Club, the managed to keep the Board of Directors and seminar featured Mr. John Santacrose from club members on side through the New York Audubon Society. Mr. Santacrose communication. Stated Aldo, “Sometimes, it is spoke about how superintendents can a good idea to bring in someone from the enhance their golf course environment to outside to confirm to the Board and club attract more wildlife and improve their public members the benifits of the project. In our image simultaneously. Following this, Ontario case, we brought in another Superintendent Seed’s Doug Yates discussed how to establish and David Oatis of the U.S.G.A. Greens native wildflowers and grasses from seed on Section.” the golf course. The last speaker of the day, Mr. John Marie Throne, of the Solaris Group, then Shelburne of Pursell Industries was made a presentation on the fungicide Banner, unfortunately held up by heavy fog and was using state of the art computer images unable to attend the seminar. The day ended projected on the screen. Following a delicious on a fun note with wine and cheese followed by lunch, the U.S.G.A. Greens Section entertainment by YUK YUK comedian, Dave Agronomist, Jim Skorulski, presented a topic Merry. Mr. Merry had everyone in stitches with that all superintendents could relate to his many jokes and props. He told the “MANAGING PROBLEM GREENS”. In his audience that he also had a hard time getting experience, Mr. Skorulski outlined all the to Toronto because of the fog. “We circled the major causes and solutions to problem greens. airport at least four times until I got up and He insisted that poor drainage leads to other told the bus driver that enough was enough” common problems encountered frequently by he joked. superintendents. Don’t miss Jim Skorulski’s Our congratulations to Adrien and Chuck next siminar on “washed sod” at the Canadian from Nutrite and Tami, Dave and Kent at Superintendent’s Conference in March 1996 in Ontario Seed for organizing such a informative Vancouver. Next was Lookout Point’s Course and fun seminar. Superintendent, Aldo Bortolon. Standing on Watch for Aldo’s article in the next issue crutches from a soccer accident, Aldo had of Green is Beautiful. You’ve hear about it, now you can see it! The new state of the art Polygraph computer software that lets you meter out your nitrogen release on your own turf more precicely than ever before. Come and see the Polygraph at our booths during the Turfgrass Symposium. Ontario Seed Multitynes WHAT ARE FUNGICIDES AND WHY DO WE HAVE SO FEW IN CANADA? By Dr. Tom Hsiang, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph. Fungicides are activity only; that is, they coat the plant chemicals that kill or surface and provide protection from fungal inhibit growth or penetration or expansion. Examples of contact reproduction of the fungicides include: chlorothalonil, thiram, fungus. Older fungicides and mercury compounds. Systemic fungicides were more toxic and can also have contact activity. See OMAFRA generally less specific Publication 384 for fungicides recommended resulting in possible for turfgrass management. injury to organisms Fungicides, particularly the newer ones, do other than fungi. New not eradicate fungi from turf; they only act to fungicides are more suppress growth for a relatively short period. selective and inhibitory Fungicides can be applied curatively (after rather than killing. This has both positive and disease seen) or preventively. The diseases for negative aspects. By being more selective and which preventive control is suggested usually less toxic to non-target organisms, the newer cause so much damage by the time the first fungicides are more environmentally friendly. symptoms are visible that the outbreak cannot On the other hand, the newer fungicides easily be brought under control with generally lack the persistence of older subsequent fungicide applicaitons. However fungicides. the preventive controls should only be used if Fungicides (and other pesticides) generally the environment is conducive to the particular have at least three names: common name, disease. trade name, and chemical name. Many names may be used for the same active ingredient. Curative control is suggested for: For example, there are 600 pesticide active leaf spot (prior to melting out) ingredients registered in Canada, with over dollar spot 6000 formulations. Here are some examples of brown patch fungicides and their names. Preventive control is suggested for: Common Name Trade Name Chemical Name snow moulds (generic name, (company) (formula) Fusarium patch, especially in fall active ingredient) anthracnose benomyl Tersan 199 Methyl benzimidazole-carbamate pythium blight Benlate chlorothalonil Daconil tetrachlordisophthalonitrile A big problem with fungicides is the Bravo development of fungicide resistance. You find quintozene Scotts FFII pentachloronitrobenzene that normal applications of a fungicide no longer control the disease. This has been observed with anthracnose (benomyl), Fungicides can exhibit systemic or contact dollarspot (benomyl, propiconazole, activity. Systemic fungicides can cross the thiophanate- methyl), fusarium patch plant cuticle and are absorbed into the plant (iprodione), powdery mildew (benomyl), and and translocated to growing points. Examples pythium (metalaxyl). However, under the same of systemic fungicides registered in Canada fungicide application schedules, resistance contain the following active ingredients: has not developed in other situations or other benomyl,thiophanate-methyl, diseases. Where resistance does develop or carboxin/oxycarboxiin, and iprodione (slight has the potential to develop, you should systemic activity). Most systemic fungicides alternate with other unrelated fungicides. In a have therapeutic properties which can stop the future issue, we’ll discuss how fungicide progress of existing or in-progress infections resistance occurs, and what you can do to (“kick-back”). Other fungicides have contact prevent it. WHAT ARE FUNGICIDES AND WHY DO WE HAVE SO FEW IN CANADA? In Canada, we have fewer fungicides than combined with the stringent regulations which are available in the U.S. For the American turf we have in Canada is the major reason we have diseases, fungicide use is about 30 million fewer fungicides available in Canada than in kg/yr with the dollar spot and brown patch the U.S. accounting for over two-thirds of fungicide use. Recent reorganization in the federal For Canada, the statistics are not available, ministries responsible for pesticide regulation but the estimate is that over 50% of fungicide should help streamline the process of pesticide use on turf is for snow mould diseases, with registration in Canada. The branches of the the remainder divided between dollarspot and ministries which had different responsibilities other diseases. In the U.S., 8% of the total for pesticide registration and regulation pesticide market is in fungicides: of this, 25% (Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Health and is for ornamentals including turfgrass. In fact, Welfare Canada, and Environment Canada) turfgrass is the single largest commodity for will now all be housed together. In addition, fungicide use in the U.S. To warrant there is movement toward equalization of investment in a new active ingredient for requirements for pesticide registration between turfgrass disease control in the U.S., the the Canadian process and the American one. product must be good against both dollar spot Perhaps in the future, the same package will and brown patch. The entire Canadian be sufficient for an application to register a turfgrass market is too small for the pesticide for both American and Canadian development of a new fungicide. This regulators. PLANT PRODUCTS APPOINTS NEW SALES REPRESENTATIVE Plant Products Co. Ltd. is pleased to WIN WITH announce the appointment of Mr. PLANT PRODUCTS Jason Harris to the position of Sales At the Ontario Turfgrass Symposium Representative Turf ENTER OUR DRAW FOR... Products. Jason will be Come to Our Booth to graduating from the See What We Have University of Guelph with a degree in New For You... Horticulture majoring in turfgrass science. He brings Maple Leaf and with him a wealth of experience in turfgrass ♦ FERTILIZERS Raptors management earned while working in the United ♦ INSECTICIDES Tickets Kingdom with Buckinghamshire Golf Club and East ♦ HERBICIDES Sussex Golf Club. Prior to that, he worked at Glen Abbey Golf Club, and at Plant Products Co. 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SCENNA TURFGRASS INDUSTRY REPUTATION POSSIBLY HARMED Everybody knows, most importantly Golf Course Superintendents, that natural are known as Environmental Buffer Zones existed Mark Scenna; Manager of Business Operations and President of Environmental Investigations Ltd. ..... Subsequently, a lot more than Turf Management Professionals had expected. Environmental Issues have now become the prominent focal point of discussion in for years before environmental issues came to many golf course management periodicals, the forefront of managing a golf course. Now, Journals, etc. So much so that environmental these unmanaged “wild fescue areas” are being terms such as “due diligence, compliance & praised for restricted pesticide use and limited liability” are now common language. mowing. However, many articles focus on strategies As environmental Issues escalate, inquiries Superintendents have carried out to will increase from governing bodies such as “Naturalize the Environment” or “Create Provincial Officers and Conservation Authority Environmental Buffer Zones.” Terms that have Enforcement Officers and extreme/radical (for the most part) been initiated by the New environmental activists. Civil suits from York Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program angered society coupled with liability issues for Golf Courses. Now let me start by saying from Insurance agencies and financiers will this is not an “Audubon bashing” article. I am expose the amount of environmental concern a not in any way disgruntling or disapproving golf course can possess. the NYACSP or their initiatives. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS What I do disapprove of and warn Turf Care Managers of is “blanketing or smoke Identification of non-compliance situations screening” environmental concern on golf may arise at a golf course through such means courses by just “Naturalizing the as: Environment”. Although this is the most - Routine inspections popular article premise by industry affiliates, - Spills response there are many other environmental issues a - Addressing complaints golf course must manage (as you are well - Environmental Bill of Rights requests (posted aware) that should be addressed openly by the on the Internet for 30 days) turfgrass industry. CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION Title Search is completed, along with a study of & COMPLIANCE NEWS UPDATE aerial photography. Fire Insurance maps are studied to identify a visual chronology of past “Pesticide discharged into the South Castor land users and operations/activities River” - An Ontario farm corporation, performed. Furthermore, a metal detector is Patterson Potato Farms Limited and its’ used to detect the presence of any abandoned President, Ford Patterson, were recently fined $12,000.00 after pleading guilty to discharging Thiodan 4EC, a schedule 2 pesticide into the South Castor River. (courtesy/source: Legal Emissions, Summer ‘95. Unreported decision of J.P.D. Bartraw. Ont. Ct. (Prov. Div.) October 26, 1994, Ottawa) “$5,000.00 fine imposed for unsafe storage of pesticides” - Maclawn spray (1980) Limited was recently convicted of a number of offences under Reg. 914 of the Pesticides Act, namely; (i) storing pesticide in an area that is not clean and orderly; (ii) storing pesticide in an area without chemical storage warning displayed; underground fuel tanks. (iii) storing a pesticide without adequate Governing agencies including the respiratory protection nearby; and (iv) failing Conservation Authority, MOEE, Health to display a copy of a valid license at the Dept.and Fire Dept. are solicited for location of the business. (unreported decision information of any fines or violations issued at of J.P. MacPherson, Ont. Ct. (Prov. Div.) June the golf course and any current outstanding 5, 1995) orders or requests. In addition, inspections and interviews are conducted to identify any ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT past/current environmental liabilities (ECA), AN ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT TOOL associated with the club. Be prepared for routine inspections, spills B - ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OF AN response, addressing complaints and stabilize OPERATING SYSTEM assurance with financiers and Insurance companies through an Environmental The heart of the operating system of any Compliance Audit. golf course lies within the Maintenance Essentially an ECA arms Superintendents Facility. All equipment, vehicles and products and their clubs with the facts required to used to enhance the aesthetic quality of the correlate to environmental compliance course are stored here and can create legislation, an assessment of liability and hazardous conditions. Most of these sectors contamination contribution. The are governed by some legislation and/or Environmental Compliance Audit process is guidelines. divided into two segments; Phase 1 and Phase The following sectors of a golf course’s 2. Typically, a Phase ECA verifies two areas of operating system are reviewed and then concern; Past Liability and Environmental compared for compliance: Compliance within a golf course’s operating - used oil storage and disposal system. - gasoline or diesel storage - pesticide storage PHASE 1 - pesticide registration status - surface water drainage (rinsate) A- LEGACY OF CONTAMINATION/PAST - fill regulation LIABILITIES - waste management practises To limit the liability of a property, a thorough - misc. hazardous substance storage/disposal PHASE 2 SAMPLING PLAN AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM Due to the current use of pesticides and We’re the cleaning methods of pesticide application equipment, concerns for wash-water rinsate, its’ disposal and pesticide residue leaching has growing... elevated. Diazinon, Chlorothalonil (Daconil), Iprodione (Rovral Green) and Propiconazole (Banner) are Just a few of the more popular chemicals being scrutinized. As well, Organochlorines (old active ingredients - Aldrin, Endrin, DDT, Chlordane and Lindane etc.) used until the mid-seventies and heavy metals (mercury and arsenic) all have long residual lives that can pose a problem to the natural environment. However, each golf course can be assessed through a customized Sampling, Plan & Analysis Program. Ideal sampling locations include: a) on the property (to use as a benchmark), (b) at the equipment cleaning wash basin and twenty feet away from the basin to measure residual leaching effects, (c) to serve a sample taken from a green, (d) samples from surrounding residential boundaries, (e) off the you better! property (to use as a benchmark), (f) a sample of an area 1 day after pesticide use to measure residual life. nCaRsNiOU'Gd-ueloTrfPcSptoffering: hA C-ILandNU-GRObrands-Consite blndsutilzng qualityrwmaterils -ExperincdTehnical SuportRepsntaives -AwiderangeofSpecialtyTurfFetilzrsfomulated withS.CU,PROF M,andPROLEN Many other optional samples include (but are not limited to) - total NPK analysis entering/leaving/surrounding a property in search of fertilizer leaching. Decommissioning analysis at stained soil locations (oil or gas Woodstock, Ontario N4S 8P6 spill) to limit the golf course’s potential Customer Service: (519) 456-2029 liability. Fax: 1-800-463-0216 Sampling programs can be routinely monitored. The result is a customized analysis Rob Field of and/or all contamination entering the Technical Sales Representative natural environment from your golf course. Car (905) 541-8872 NEW AERIFICATION MACHINE DEMONSTRATES ITS’ WORTH by Harold Van Gool Although it was Friday the thirteenth, lady turf “mat” or by causing excessive vibration. In luck was with us as the sun was shining and addition, the Floyd McKay Machine can give the temperatures were high on a beautiful fall you the option of filling the aerification holes in day in October. On this day, about 40 the same process. The holes can be filled with participants attended a demonstration of the sand, Profile Porous Ceramic Soil Amendment Floyd McKay Deep Drill Aerification Machine or a combination of the two accomplishing turf and Profile Porous Ceramic Soil Modifier at aeration and aeration hole filling Springfield Golf Club in Guelph. simultaneously. This event was co-hosted by Mr. Ray Duke, Aerification with the Floyd McKay can superintendent of Springfield Golf Club and by penetrate hard pans, increase root depth, Plant Products Company Ltd. The Floyd McKay allow better water percolation and avoid the Machine was demonstrated by Pro Greens Turf compaction problems associated with Aerification Co. Plant Products is representing conventional aeration methods. After the holes their service in Ontario. Pro Greens does have been filled and/or drilled, the soil which custom aerification work throughout North mounds around the holes can be spread over America including most of the top courses. To the playing surface with a brush, drag mat or date, Pro Greens has aerified over 650 courses simply blown with a blower usually allowing including Forest Lake Country Club in the green to be played the same day. Michigan, Sawgrass Country Club and Doral In this demonstration, 100% Profile Porous Resort & Country Club in Florida. Ceramic Soil Modifier was used to fill the The Floyd McKay Deep Drill Machine is a aerification holes. Profile is a porous ceramic unique aerifier which uses fluted drill bits used as a permanent addition to the soil rather than tines to aerify greens, tees and profile. Profile does not break down and in fact fairways. Much like a drill bit bores into wood, will degrade less than 2% in 20 years. The the drill bits on this machine drill holes up to addition of Profile as a permanent soil 1” in diameter and 10” deep. The holes are amendment on its own or mixed with sand drilled in a grid pattern about 7” apart. The adds permanent pore space to the root zone of drill bits work in a “straight in, straight out” turf. It balances air and water pore spaces to action augering out the soil from the turf soil help eliminate and prevent drainage and profile eliminating compaction along the sides compaction problems. Profile is also non- and bottom of the aerification hole. It does not compactible and will work with sand stress the existing root system by lifting the synergistically to resist compaction. In addition, it has a cation exchange capacity of 33.6 that improves "Pro Greens" nutrient retention in the root zone, especially on sand greens and tees. This demonstration of the Floyd McKay Machine was impressive and showed many advantages over traditional aeration methods. The combination of deep drill aerification by the Floyd McKay and the addition of Profile Porous Ceramic Soil Modifier into the aeration holes should greatly PROFESSIONAL GREENS & TURF enhance the health and vigour of the turf on the demonstration AERIFICATION, INC. green. It will be interesting to see 1-800-639-7731 the results of this aerification demonstration as the turf growth PLANT PRODUCTS CO. LTD. and health is tracked through next season. CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVES DEEP DRILL 905-793-7000 AERIFICATION TURFCARE PRODUCTS CANADA LIMITED thanks you for your support throughout 1995 Turf Care Annual Picnic, June 1995 Our staff and suppliers would like to wish you all the best for 1996. Seasons Greetings. Burkeen Neary Mfg. Par Ex Jo-Dale Perry Shindaiwa Billy Goat Power Pruner Custom Products Toro Etec E-Z-Go Curtis Cab Nightscapers Cummins Hydraulic Briggs & Stratton B & B Dixon Kendall Oil John Brooks Co. Oregon Distributing Hydra Lift Otterbine G.P.M. Netafim Hadco Motorolla 3M ESID Lakos Plum Creek IPEX Lasco IPS NDS Progressive Electronics TURF CARE 200 PONY DRIVE, NEWMARKET, ONTARIO L3Y 7B6 PHONE: (905) 836-0988 FAX: (905) 836-6442