VOLUME XVII, PART 2, MARCH/APRIL 2001
NEWSLETTER OF THE FLORIDA GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
Florida Superintendents
Share Ultradwarf Facts in
Dallas
Bob Randquist, CGCS (left)
talked about his TifEagle grow
in. Matt Taylor (right) shared his
Champion experiences at two
clubs. Mark Black, CGCS (center) was the moderator for the
Southern Grasses Forum at the
GCSAA Convention in Dallas.
See page 7 for other GCSAA
Convention Highlights.

March 7 UF/IFAS Field Day,
-8
Gainesville campus
Mar. 12 Ridge Invitational,
Grasslands G&CC
Mar. 13 Asst Supt. Meeting,
Treasure Coast GCSA
Indian River Community
College, St. Lucie West
Mar. 14 Central Florida meeting,
LPGA International GC
Mar. 19 West Coast chapter
meeting, Belleair CC
Mar. 20 Suncoast Scramble, Misty
Creek CC, Sarasota
Mar. 20 Treasure Coast chapter
meeting, Gator Trace CC

UPCOMING EVENTS
Mar 28 Everglades chapter outing,
Everblades arena

April

Mar. 21 Calusa chapter seminar,
Edison Community College,
Offers CEU's and PDU's.

April 18 Everglades Ninth Annual
Spring Symposium, Naples
Beach Hotel (see page 2)

Mar. 22 SFGCSA Expo and UF
Field Day, Fort Lauderdale

April 23 Envirotron Tournament,
World Woods GC

West Coast chapter meeting,
Heritage Harbor

April 2 Central Florida Danny Burgess April 24 Suncoast chapter meeting,
Tournament, Windermere CC
Sara Bay CC,
April 9 North Florida GCSA Mike
May 18 FGCSA seminar, "How to
Richards Memorial Tournament,
Find and Hire the Best
Jacksonville G&CC
Employees", Tom Maloney,
Cornell University. Naples
April 11 USGA Green Section
Beach Hotel. 8:00 a.m.
Conference, Palm Beach
May 19 Poa Tournament, Saturday.
Apr.
Calusa chapter meeting,
- 20
G. C. Horn Tournament,
Shell Point, Fort Myers
Sunday. Naples Beach Hotel

President's Message

President's Message
by Cary Lewis, CGCS

are going to do, to better serve ourselves,
our clubs and our profession.
Your involvement in the current issues that
we are facing can and will make a big difference. We must learn to not be reactive
but rather be proactive towards these current issues we are facing. This is best accomplished through your involvement in
your Local, State and National Chapters.

What a year we are experiencing with the
weather here in our great state. Ole Mother
Nature is sure challenging us on a daily
basis these days. With the Winter of 2001
giving us some of the coldest temperatures
in recent years and then followed by the
last several weeks of above normal tem- As with most things the power is in the
peratures. Add the severe drought condi- numbers and if we don't work as a team
tions, with no end in sight!
with our fellow Turfgrass Associations and
Industry Partners we will not be nearly as
Our ability to maintain our turfgrasses in effective in solving these challenges. Your
the condition that our golfers have learned attendance alone is a big step in helping
to expect seems to be challenged daily. us stay proactive. There are many people
Throw in labor shortages and tightening working very hard to assist us in our daily
budgets to the mix and, in my opinion, we operations. But never forget, if you, the
are in for another challenging year. I know Golf Course Superintendent, keep your
what you are thinking, tell me something I head in the sand and only come out to redon't know and so what's new! We deal act over a pressing issue, we as a associawith these kind of things daily and the typi- tion will not be effective and we will all
cal Golf Course Superintendent learns very lose.
early in their career not to worry about the
things they can't control.
So how about it, maybe the next time you
get a notice of a meeting or seminar in
So, just maybe we should focus on the your area, you will make the time to atthings we can control. We can control our tend. Not only will you learn something ,
reaction and our attitudes toward the al- your attendance will keep this industry
most daily challenges that come our way. strong, growing and healthy.
We can control what we do and what we
Help us all out - please get involved!

GREEN SHEE

Editor:
Joel Jackson, CGCS
(407) 248-1971 (fax/phone)
e-mail: FLGrn@aol.com

News Coordinator:
Mrs. Marie Roberts
1760 NW Pine Lake Drive
Stuart, FL 34994
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All material submitted for printing will
be edited at the discretion of the editor.
Material must be typed or clearly
The Green Sheet is a bimonthly FGCSA printed. Photos are encouraged. Items
newsletter printed as follows: Jan/Feb, must be for the good of the association.
March/April, May/June, July/August,
Deadline next issue: April 15.
Sept/October, November/December.

Cary Lewis, CGCS
South Florida and Everglades
Chapters Sponsor Programs
The South Florida GCSA will host the
14th Annual Exposition at the University
of Florida IFAS Station in Fort Lauderdale
on Thursday, March 22nd. This all day
event is the major fundraiser for the upkeep
and maintenance of the FGCSA research
green and turf plots at the site. The Exposition features equipment demonstrations
and booth displays along with a full day of
educational programs.
The Everglades GCSA will hold their 9th
Annual Spring Symposium on Wednesday,
April 18th at the Naples Beach Hotel. The
all day program begins at 8:00 a.m. with a
pre-registration fee of $110.00. PDU's
and CEU's for pesticide credits available.
Speakers include John Foy "Observations
from the state"; Tom Burrows, "Interpreting Soil Reports"; Tom Missimer, Ph.D.
"Where will our water come from?"; Col.
Sam Sifers, "Physiological Bermuda Responses to Drought Stress"; Dr. Roy Cooper, "Nematodes"; Jim Turner "Wetting
Agents" and Dr. Shoumo Matra.
Contact Matt Taylor, Education Chairman,
at 941-261-4987 for more information.

Director of Communications Report

What's Up D.O.C.?
by Joel Jackson

Our Florida Green magazine had to settle
for Runner Up honors after being
nudged out by one point in the judging for
the Best Overall spot in GCSAA's
1. Honors and Awards
2001 Newsletter Editor's contest in Dallas by The Carolinas Green magazine.
I'm a glutton for good news in today's at- That ends a seven year winning streak that
mosphere of negative headlines, so it gives began in 1994.
me great pleasure to shine the Green
Sheet's spotlight on some or our peers 2. Government Relations:
who are out there doing good things.
Congratulations to Central Florida GCSA Water Issues - We sent a letter to
Superintendents Mike Rowe, Sandridge SWFWMD under President Cary Lewis'
GC (IGM) (Chapter Winner) and John signature requesting that the proposed reKopack, The Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes, vised language for water restrictions ad(Merit Winner) for being recognized as dress water resource conservation in
Environmental Stewards in the Public terms of percentage reductions of existCourse Division at the GCSAA Confer- ing consumptive use permits rather than
arbitrary days of the week. They have inence and Show in Dallas.
dicative a willingness to discuss
Golfweek's Superintendent News con- this approach. This would give turf manducted a Superintendent of the Year agers the ability to properly manage
promotion this year and nearly 10% of the their properties and demonstrate actual
national nominations came from water use savings. A draft of this
Florida. Criteria for selection by the letter has been sent to every chapter.
magazine's judging panel included
education and professional development, SWFWMD is hosting a Water Summit on
tournament preparation, dealing with April 5, 2001. At the suggestion from
challenge, labor relations, undertaking Stuart Bozeman of the Seven Rivers
major projects and community GCSA, the FGCSA is planning to have a
involvement. Club members, PGA profes- booth at the summit in cooperation with
industry
to
sionals, green chairmen and general man- the irrigation
demonstrate
computerized
systems
and
agers were among those who submitted
the names. Interestingly, one-third of those turf management practices to educate
nominators were PGA pros, which sug- legislators and regulators in attendance.
gests that many superintendents do have Chapters in the SWFWMD region will
excellent working relationships with the be asked to send an officer or board mempro shop. While no one in this "sweet fif- ber to help man the booth and be
teen" made the final cut this year, we doff available for questions.
our caps in recognition that they are number one at their respective clubs. The focus of GCSAA's Greens and
Grassroots Government Relations forum
in
Dallas was on water issues and it is apTom Alex, Grand Cypress Resort; parent
we need to pro-actively
Craig CUfton, The Villages; manage that
this
issue
and not wait until unreEddie Daigle, Osceola Municipal GC; alistic restrictions
imposed out
Tom Diggins, Kissimmee Bay GC; of lack of knowledge. are
I
urge
chapters in
Steve Ehrbar, Old Marsh CC; the various Water Management
Gary Fischer, Sherbrooke CC; Districts to meet and then contact regulaNeil Gordie, Seven Springs G&CC; tors about how they work together to manDick Gray, Jupiter Hills Club; age the drought conditions.
Paul Haines, Highlands South GCInnisbrook; Fred Klauk, TPC at Sawgrass; FQPA Issues: Nemacur - The Ground WaScott Knee, Floridian GC;
Study proposed by the Bayer Corp. with
John Lammrish, CGCS, LPGA Interna- ter
the
of Florida's DEP has met acceptional; Dick Shaffer, Diamond Hill CC; tancehelp
and
from EPA. The
Barry Shuman, Timacuan CC; and final draftencouragement
is
being
finished
and soon Bayer
Matthew Tacilauskas, Turtle Bay GC.

and Fla DEP will be in the
field looking for six golf courses to participate in the study. Pete Coody,
from Bayer will be my guest at the
Florida Golf Course Owners meeting in
March to discuss the study and water issues with owners.
Dylox Use in Florida - EPA has asked for
user input on the real world uses of the
organophosphate insecticide Dylox in
Florida. I sent out EPA's questions
to superintendents via Email and have received 13 responses so far. FYI, 10
people have not used the product in
Florida and 3 have it as part of their
rotating insect control program. If Dylox
is a valuable product for you
please let me know so I can pass along
real world data to EPA. See separate
list of questions from EPA. Email or Fax
responses to me. (See Page six of this
Green Sheet).
3. Allied Associations:
IFAS Turfgrass Field Day Cosponsored
by the Seven Rivers GCSA & the FTGA
Spring Board meeting will take place
March 7-9, 2001 in Gainesville. Research updates will be on the 7th and the
Field tours on the 8th.
GCSAA kicked off the year-long 75th
anniversary celebration in Dallas.
Banners depicting the founding dates of
the affiliated chapters were
displayed at the convention center along
with a multitude of historic
displays ranging from antique turf equipment to association publications
including The Green Sheet and The
Florida Green.
4. Public Relations:
I had two letters to the editor published
recently, one in the Vero Beach Press
Journal, which rebutted stereotypical
claims of runoff pollution by golf
courses and the other in Golfweek's Superintendent News agreeing with two
opinion pieces that the other major golf
industry association's are missing the
chance to work with us on water and pesticide issues that will have an impact on
their favorite topic - course conditions.

The Winter 2001 meeting of the FGCSA Board their local community colleges on a
of Directors was called to order by President one-to-one basis. Joel will follow
Cary Lewis at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January up on this.
26th at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando.
LCCC RECRUITING: Greg Tharp
All officers except VP Geoff Coggan were spoke on supporting technicians/mepresent. Mr. Coggan was in England receiv- chanics program at local high schools
ing his Master Greenskeeper designation. to recruit students for these programs.
Calusa and Ridge GCS A were not represented. Greg will ask John Piersol to send all
External VP's a supply of brochures
Other FGCSA members attending the meet- and/or video for their technical proing were Joel Jackson - Florida Green editor; grams. It would then be the responsiSteve Pearson, Research Committee Chairman; bility of the External VP to follow up
John Morsut, Treasure Coast chapter; Kevin on this at their local high schools.
Downing, Joe Ondo and Dale Kuehner,
FGCSA Past Presidents. Guests included FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: David
Lucky Luchsinger, Westech Turf Equipment Court presented the FGCSA Financial
Technicians Association; Mr Rudy Johnson, Statements for the first quarter of the
and two associates who gave a presentation to fiscal year. Statements were approved.
the board on a Workmans Compensation Pro- He noted that a proposed new budget
gram/OSHA Compliance Program by would be submitted for approval at the
Bridgefield Casualty and Summit Consulting, next board meeting. It was noted that
Inc. The program would offer rebates to golf the Publications Account balance is
courses participating in the program which can getting low due to the payment of our
be purchased through local insurance agents. UBIT for the past two years. A motion was made and seconded to transThe minutes of the Fall 2000 board meeting fer $25,000 from the Reserve Account
to the Publications Operating Account.
were approved.
WEB PAGE: A discussion was held regarding the neglected state of the Florida GCSA
web page. Darren Davis and Joel will research
the practicality of the FGCSA maintaining a
useful web site and make some practical suggestions at the next board meeting.

Seven Rivers GCSA chapter president, who
spoke on his activities with the Water Conservation Task Force. He is serving on this
committee at the request of SWTWMD to
try to promote a more realistic approach to
imposing water restrictions. He distributed
handouts to explain what the Task Force is
doing and suggest we work with them rather
than react to them. He explained Consumptive Use Permits and the % reduction during emergency restrictions. A review of
these CUP (minimal flows and levels)
shows the level of restriction to be at 15%.
A letter is being drafted by Joel and Stuart
to send to the SWFWMD (and to other
WMD after some response has been received from the SWFWMD). Stuart then
discussed a Water Conservation Summit
that will be held in Tampa on April 5th. He
stressed that this will be a chance to educate the public and give some input. He
has contacted some representatives from the
golf industry to set up displays at this Summit and asked that Joel attend the summit
to help get the message out.
Joel then discussed the education for the
upcoming FTGA Conference. He suggested a GCSAA Leadership Program
should be tried again this year. Attendance
has not been great in the past but we would
try to set up a date that weould allow for
more attendees. The best date for the program would seem to be on the Monday.

UBIT: Rick Mills, the CPA in Kansas, sent a letter to the IRS asking that
penalties and interest for the 19981999 fiscal year be dropped. The response from the IRS was negative. A
motion was made to send another letter to the IRS and the state and to pay
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR LCCC/UF: the interest but not the penalty as ad- FLORIDA GREEN: Joel reported that the
Kevin Downing discussed the potential prob- vised by the CPA. The motion was causes of the unusual color intensities in
lem of a great number of students graduating approved.
some images in the Fall issue have been
from the many Florida colleges who are now
reviewed and addressed for future issues.
offering some type of program in turf mainte- Rick Mills, Joel Jackson, Marie Rob- He also reported that we had to turn down
nance. The students who are participating in erts and Mike Perham will meet in an ad from NuCrane because it could be
the assistants/superintendent program would be Dallas to discuss ways of deferring perceived to reflect a bad image of the golf
difficult to absorb in the Florida market al- more advertising costs to lower our po- course superintendent. He noted that the
though there is still a need for qualified techni- tential future tax burden.
Carolinas Green received the GCSAA
cians and certainly mechanics. While all agreed
award for Best Overall in our category.
with the thinking, the board was not willing to D.O.C.: Joel Jackson gave a report
give complete and total support to Lake City of his activities during the past 3 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY:
The
and the University of Florida over all the pro- months. He spoke about Nemacur; Membership Directory has been delayed
grams currently being offered. It was ques- potential problem regarding arsenic due to problems with the printer responsible
tioned how the "position paper" would inter- around some wash stations; new IPM for the directory. It will be in the mail by
cept an over abundance of graduates. Kevin program and groundwater studies. He the second week of February.
maintains that it would give Lake City CC bet- also mentioned that the Best Manageter leverage and an industry tie-in. It was sug- ment Practices handbook will begin EDUCATION: Greg Pheneger presented
gested that the board send John Piersol a letter with lawn care services first.
some proposals for the upcoming Poa semioffering support should the need arise. It was
nar. After some discussion it was decided
also suggested that the External VP's contact Joel then introduced Stuart Bozeman, that we will sponsor "How to Find and Hire

the Best Employees" which will be a 1/2
day seminar presented by Tom Maloney of
Cornell University. The seminar will be
held on Friday morning, May 18th. The
Everglades chapter has again offered to
promote the seminar in their Poa brochure.
Eric Joy announced that he is planning to
have the Florida GCS A sponsor at least one
Regional Seminar this year, probably in
mid-November in the Tampa area. The
deadline for submitting our request to the
GCSAA is March 1st.
POA: Dale Walters announced the program for the 2001 Poa weekend at the
Naples Beach Hotel. The FGCSA board
meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon, May 17th, with the seminar to be held
on Friday morning. The luau will be Friday night and the Poa tournament will be
held on Saturday morning. Jazz on the
Green will be Saturday night. The G. C.
Horn tournament will be Sunday.
Dale presented a $4,000 check from the Everglades GCSA to the FGCSA.
CROWFOOT: This year's Crowfoot will
be held at Grand Cypress. Date TBD.
GOLF: Joe Ondo reported on the tournament at Interlachen with the proceeds going to the FTGA. He also announced the
Florida team for the GCSAA Championship in San Antonio. We will also have a
second team competing in the event.
MEMBERSHIP: John VanVranken asked
that all chapters send state dues in and
continue to send in their lists of new members to the FGCSA office so that we can
reach our goal. All chapters were reminded that new Class A and B members
must be GCSAA members.

strictions from all the Florida Water Member" rather than "Retired". It was
District's web sites. Copies are available decided to add two new items to the
from the FGCSA office.
FGCSA By Laws to allow for a Life Member status and an Honorary status. Under
Steve then asked all External Vice Presi- Article II Section 2 we will add a Class H
dents to start pushing for attendance at the and a Class L category to read as follows:
upcoming FTGA Conference in
Gainesville August 13th - 15th. Dr. Unruh "Class H: The Executive Committee shall
will serve as chairman this year.
have therightto recognize individuals who
have made special, valuable contribution
GCSAA: Dale Kuehner discussed this to our profession by extending an Honoryears group of candidates, all of whom are ary (non-dues paying, non-voting) memwell qualified for their positions. As usual, bership.
the Florida delegation will caucus immediately preceeding the vote in Dallas.
Class L: When a 25 year member retires
as a Golf Course Superintendent, he beDale then discussed the PDI vote and the comes a life member. He shall have all
By Law changes that would be needed if the privileges of the FGCSA, except the
the PDI is approved Dale took a poll of right to hold office. He shall not pay anall External VP's present to get the cor- nual dues. A member with less than 25
rect number of votes for and against the years may become a Life Member at the
PDI. Most chapters reported that all of discretion of the Board of Directors. "
their votes should go for approval of the
PDI but Suncoast and Treasure Coast had
some dissenters. Dale will contact the A motion was made to accept both of these
Ridge and Central Florida chapters to get By Law changes. The motion was aptheir votes since they were not represented proved. We will fulfill the obligations of
at the board meeting. All those superin- amending the By Laws by presenting these
tendents wishing to vote outside the block changes to the membership in the March
will have to be submitted to Dale for va- issue of the Green Sheet and then voting
lidity before the vote in Dallas.
on the amendments at the May Meeting.
RECEPTION: The reception in Dallas
will be held on Thursday night, February
15th at the Hyatt Hotel. All members of
the FGCSA Board who will be in Dallas
are expected to attend the Pre-reception
beginning at 6:30 p.m. We are pleased to
report that all of last year's sponsors have
signed up to support the reception again
this year. Be sure to let them know how
much we appreciate them.

The above will serve as official notification to all Florida GCSA members of a
proposed By Law change. The vote on this
amendment to the FGCSA By Laws will
be taken at the May 17th meeting of the
FGCSA Board of Directors. Please be sure
to give your comments about this proposed
amendment to your External Vice President before the Poa Board Meeting.

SURVEY: The number of responses received from this year's survey questionnaire will exceed 300 which is a return of
more than 40%. We are very pleased
with this high percentage and will begin
compiling results next week. Results
should be ready by the end of February or
early March.

AWARDS: Jim Goins reminded all Externals to get their chapter's nominations
for the Distinguished Service Award or
Presidents Awards to him before the Poa.

RESEARCH: Steve Pearson suggested
that we put another copy of the FTGA
timeline grant in the next board meeting
agenda to help educate everyone on the
proper channels for research requests. He
noted that he has received a call from the
Calusa chapter wishing to donate $225 to
Dr. Datnoff's silicon project. The FTGA BY LAWS: Mark Henderson presented
Grant Contributions now total $213,000 options for classification and qualifications
with $157,500 in funded grants.
for retired and honorary members. Discussion included length of service as a suSteve distributed a synopsis of water re- perintendent and a preference for "Life

NEW BUSINESS: Lucky Luchsinger,
President of the Florida State Turf Technicians Association, explained the beginnings of this new association. It is an
umbrella state technicians association modeled after the FGCSA which combines
seven local chapters under one association.
It includes Jacksonville, Orlando, Sarasota,
Palm Beach, Stuart, and St. Petersburg with

Continuation of Board Minutes.
Continuation of Board Minutes:

a representative from each area serving on
the board. The focus of the association is
to create an efficient, effective and ongoing training program. The association has
produced their first state-wide newsletter
and is planning to send representatives to
the GCSAA Conference in Dallas to take
part in the Technicians Forum.
Lucky then requested that the FGCSA
make a contribution to the Turf Technicians to provide seed money for their association expenses. Mark Henderson
made a motion to approve a $1500 donation to the Turf Technicians. The motion
was approved.
Cary Lewis suggested that our Spring
board meeting be held on Thursday afternoon, May 17th to begin around 2:00 or
3:00 p.m. similar to our schedule last year.
Dinner for all board members and spouses
will be held that evening at the Naples
Beach Hotel. This will allow board members to attend the seminar on Friday.
Since there was no further business, the
meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

Florida Members
Receive Recognition
Michael Rowe, Sandrige GC (IGM)
in Vero Beach was one of 41 chapter
winnters in GCSAA's Environmental Steward Awards for 2001. Rowe
was sited for his progressive IPM
practices, practical water conservation and proactive public outreach
that highlights the course's environmental image at the fully certified
Audubon Sanctuary course. John
Kopack, superintendent at The
Legacy Club at Alaqua Lakes was a
Merit Winner in the Public Course
Division.
Newly Certified Golf Course Superintendents include Alan Steichen,
CGCS, Central Florida chapter, from
Falcon's Fire GC in Kissimmee and
Don Johnson, CGCS, At Large member from Garra de Leon GC in Costa
Rica.
Congratulations to all of these Florida
Superintendents on their accomplishments in the turf industry.

USGA Conference: April 11
The USGA will present only one Regional
Conference in Florida this year and it will be
held on Wednesday, April 11th at the Palm
Beach Gardens Marriott.
Speakers from the USGA will include updates
from Roger Harvie, John Foy and Jim Snow.
Jim Skorulski will speak on The Golfer's Role
in Maintenance and Bob Vavrek will tackle
"The Snow Bird's Dilemma: Why the Best
Golf Course is the One I Left Behind". Dick
Rugge Senior Technical Director, will speak
on equipments issues. Jim Demick, the
Florida State Golf Association Executive Director, will look at the year 2001.
Afternoon topics will include an update on the
USGA Foundation and it's Programs which
will include a discussion of the South Fork
High School's Turf Program (SFHS is in the
Treasure Coast area). Dr. Frank Rossi,
Cornell, will speak on the Next Golf Environmental Crisis: Complacency and Dr. Bob
Carrow, University of Georgia will speak on
Sites with Poor Water Quality. A speaker
from the SFWMD will also be featured.
To obtain a copy of the program, please call
Shelly Foy at 561-546-2620. Recertification
credits will be available and pesticide CEU's
have been applied for. Preregistration fee is
due by April 4th and is $45.00 for members
of USGA Clubs and $55.00 for others. Registration at the door is $55.00 and $65.00.

Lebanon Rebate Program
Lebanon Turf Products has announced a rebate program for local golf course superintendent associations. Lebanon will donate $25 to
the local association for each golf course that
purchases three tons or more of Lebanon
branded products from January 1,2001 to June
30, 2001. The brands covered are Country
Club; IsoTek31; NX-PRO and Par Ex as well
as PERK Stress Relief controlled release iron.
Everglades GCSA Kicks off FGCSA T\trf Research Donations

Superintendents may claim their donations by
completing a form and sending proof of purchase to Lebanon's business office.

(1-r): FGCSA President Cary Lewis, CGCS, accepts a $4,000 check from
Everglades External Vice President Dale Walters, CGCS during the
FGCSA Winter Board Meeting at Bay Hill Club.

For further information contact a Lebanon
representative or call their office at 1-800-2330628.

EPA Requesting Real World/User Input on the Use of
Dylox in Florida

I received this information request from Mike McDavit of the U.S. EPA office in
Washington, D.C. Mike is in charge of the Nemacur reassessment, and he recently came to Orlando and met with a panel of superintendents including Cary
Lewis, Dave Court, Geoff Coggan and four other central Florida superintendents
in an informal session on Nemacur. The Bayer Corp. says the EPA attitude has
changed dramatically since then and working relationships have improved as stakeholder input has increased.
Now Mike is asking about Dylox, another organophosphate being reviewed under
FQPA. I have heard of Dylox, but never used it myself. Please respond to Mike's
questions below and Email or fax me and I will forward the responses to him. If
Dylox is an important tool in your insect control program please let EPA know as
they decide its fate in the reassessment process.
Mike's request: "Joel, I was wondering if you know of any users of the organophosphate, Dylox, in Florida. Dylox or trichlorfon is a Bayer product used as a
broad spectrum, general use insecticide on turf. Our info indicates that a fair
amount is used on golf courses nationally. If you find any users, please let me
know. I am looking to verify our estimates for the following info:
1. How much (holes, acres, or pounds) and what part of a course is typically
treated (green/tees, fairway, rough)?
2. Estimate for a reasonable daily maximum on a course (holes, acres, or
pounds)?
3. Number of people involved in a treatment (two men - one mixer/loader and
one applicator or does one man perform both functions?
4. Kind of equipment used (hand held, ground boom, irrigation equipment?
5. Whether contract applicators are used?
If you could find me a few users or lay your hands on this info I would really
appreciate it. Thanks for the help, Mike."
Contact me by email: FLGrn@aol.com or Fax: (407) 248-1971

GCSAA Conference Election Highlights
GCSAA members approved changes to the bylaws as proposed in the Professional
Development Initiative during the association's annual meeting and election in Dallas.
The approval of the PDI's recommended changes to the bylaws, which will provide
new standards for Class A members and change the designation of Class B members
to "Superintendent" members, will take effect July 1,2003. The vote, which required
a two-thirds majority, was 5,800 to a 1,924.
Officers elected were Tommy Witt, CGCS from South Carolina as President; Mike
Wallace, CGCS from Connecticut as Vice President; and Jon Maddern, CGCS from
Michigan as Secretary/Treasurer. R. Scott Woodhead, CGCS from Montana remains
on the board as Past President. Directors for 2001 include: Ken Mangum, CGCS,
Georgia; Robert Maibusch, CGCS from Illinois; Tim O'Neill, CGCS from Connecticut, Mark Woodward, CGCS from Arizona; and Sean Hoolehan, CGCS from Oregon.

450 Attend Florida Reception
Once again, the Florida reception was the
highlight of the GCSAA convention for
Florida superintendents and sponsors The
Hyatt Hotel provided the setting with plenty
of food, drinks, and a good time for all.
We sincerely appreciate the support of all
our sponsors.

Level I. Platinum Sponsors:
Aventis Environmental Science
Golf Ventures/Helena
Harrell's Fertilizer/Poly on
Kilpatrick/B oynton Pump/Rainbird/Textron
Toro Company and the Florida Distributors

Level II. Gold Sponsors
BASF Corporation
Club Car
Coastal Plains GCSA
Dow AgroSciences
Lesco/Southern Golf Products
Nucrane Machinery
Precision Small Engine
Quality Grassing and Services
Syngenta
Turf Merchants
UHS/Cleary's 3336

Level III. Silver Sponsors
Bayer Corporation
Central Florida GCSA
Eagle One Products
Everglades GCSA
Florida Superior Sand
Golf Agronomics
Howard Fertilizer
South Florida Grassing
Sullivan Electric & Pump
Tresca Turf and Tractor
Valent U.S.A.

Level IV. Bronze Sponsors

Aerification Plus
Liquid Ag/Douglass
The Andersons Inc.
Palm Beach GCSA
Century Rain Aid
Parkway Research
FMC
Pennington Seed
Florida Coast Equipment Rapid Turf
Florida Potting Soil
Seven Rivers GCSA
Hamilton Turf Farms
South Florida GCSA
Hendrix and Dail
Tom Burrows
Hi-Tech Turf Products
Top Pro Specialties
Laserturf Southeast
Upstart Products, Inc.
West Coast GCSA

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