June 2009

Child’s Play? Think Again!
By: Rich Gagnon
With the economy still down I am
sure there are superintendents everywhere trying to figure out how to
stretch the dollar. I am one of them.
One of the ways I decided to save a
few bucks was to hire a couple of high
school kids. I figured with the smaller
hourly wage it would make a difference
as long as I was willing to bite the bullet on training and inexperience. After
realizing I was dealing with a 17 and a
18 year old I had several questions
regarding child labor laws as it related
to age, having a driver’s license and
operating certain pieces of equipment.
The first phone call went to my
good friend Mr. Ron Smith of Sports
Club Management who always seems
to know the latest and greatest when it
came to this sort or thing. Ron was
knowledgeable as usual and knew
many of the nuts and bolts of federal
and state child labor laws. But when I
started to break down each piece of
equipment, if a person was under age,
if they had a driver’s license or if they
didn’t, there were still some questions
unanswered.
Rather than the doing research online or interpreting the law as he saw it,
Ron went right to the top to get answers to my question. He was able to
get the attention of a representative of
the State of Massachusetts in the Office of the Attorney General. Ron put
together a checklist of all the commonly used pieces of equipment which
spread out over 4 full pages. This list
was complete with full color photographs of the equipment to better enable the reviewers to see what we are

asking about. The equipment list included a motor vehicle, front end
loader, tractor, riding reel mower, riding rotary mower, utility carts (Gator,
Cushman, EZ-GO), golf cart, bunker
machine, chain saw, string trimmer,
walking reel mower, walking rotary
mower, back pack blower, push
blower, riding greens roller and a walk
behind aerator. Lauren Goldman, Outreach Coordinator for the Fair Labor
Division in the Office of the Attorney

General was gracious enough to handle our questions and help the golf
industry attempt to interpret the laws
as they apply to the turf management
business. Goldman teamed up with
Jocelyn Jones, the Deputy Chief of the
Fair Labor Division and started checking off Ron’s grid as the law applied to
it.

After they completed the list we
had what we were looking for. There
were no big surprises. Looking at the
chart there was only one difference
between 16/17 year olds with a driver’s
license and 16/17 year olds without a
driver’s license. A 16/17 year old without a license can not operate a golf
cart while a 16/17 year old with a license can. All the other equipment can
either be used or not used by children
under 18 and having a driver’s license
makes no difference.
In the letter we received from the
state they wanted us to note a few
things. “The information relates only to
Massachusetts Laws.” They also
strongly encouraged us to “request
information from the other Massachusetts and Federal agencies including
the US Department of Labor, OSHA,
Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety (the department responsible for administration of work permits)
and the Massachusetts Department of
Public Health, Teens at Work Injury
Surveillance and Prevention Project as
there may be further restrictions on the
tasks minors may perform in the workplace.” I will make this Ron’s next assignment! Lauren Goldman also reminds us that there are other restrictions on minors in regard to when and
how many hours minors can work as
well as the fact that every employee
under the age of 18 needs a work permit.

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GCSANE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Child Labor - continued from page 1

PRESIDENT
Patrick J. Daly, CGCS
P.O. Box 2284, Framingham, MA 01703-2284
508-872-9790 Fax: 508-872-5393
E-mail: Pat@framinghamcc.com
Framingham Country Club

VICE PRESIDENT
Jason S. Adams
27 Cherry Street, Wrentham, MA 02093
781-828-6540 Fax: 781-326-3801
E-mail: jadams@bluehillcc.com
Blue Hill Country Club

SECRETARY
Mark Gagne
233 Baker Street, Walpole, MA 02081
508-668-3859 Fax: 508-668-9969
E-mail: Mgagne@walpolecc.org
Walpole Country Club

TREASURER
Michael W. Stachowicz
68 Westfield Road, Westwood, MA 02090
781-326-7860 Fax: 781-326-0664
E-mail: Mstach@dedhamclub.org
Dedham Country & Polo Club

TRUSTEE
Scott Lagana, CGCS
19 Annetta Road, Ashland, MA 01721
978-342-6451 Fax: 978-342-0421
E-mail: Grounds@oakhillcc.org
Oak Hill Country Club

TRUSTEE
Peter Hasak
154 Tedesco Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
781-631-2800 Fax: 781-595-4381
E-mail: PHasak@tedescocc.org
Tedesco Country Club

TRUSTEE
Carl Miner
357 W. Squantum Street, North Quincy, MA 02171
617-328-0277 Fax: 617-328-9479
E-mail: Carlpminer@gmail.com
Presidents Golf Club

AFFILIATE TRUSTEE
David Wallace
PO Box 418, Exeter, RI 02822
401-789-8177 Fax: 401-789-3895
E-mail: dave@teegreensod.com
New England Turf

FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Michael Luccini, CGCS
10 Griffin Road, Franklin, MA 02038
508-520-3615 Fax: 508-528-1885
E-mail: Mluccini@verizon.net
Franklin Country Club

GOLF CHAIRMAN
David Stowe, CGCS
30 Western Avenue, Natick, MA 01760
617-789-4631 Fax 617-789-4631
E-mail: Newtonmaint@aol.com
Newton Commonwealth Golf Club

EDUCATION CHAIRMAN
David W. Johnson
179 Fletcher Street, Whitinsville, MA 01588
508-234-2533 Fax: 508-234-2533
E-mail: djohnson.wgc@verizon.net
Whitinsville Golf Club

NEWSLETTER CHAIRMAN
Richard T. Gagnon
85 Gulliver Street, Taunton, MA 02780
508-823-0466 Fax 508-823-3915
E-mail: sccturf@hotmail.com
Segregansett Country Club

I had the opportunity to chat with Lauren Goldman and she was pleased
that the golf course superintendents on
Massachusetts we concerned enough
to seek an interpretation of the child
labor laws of Massachusetts and how
they related to golf courses in Massachusetts. She had no idea how many
pieces of equipment were involved in
managing turf. I did have one concern
that I wanted to bounce off of her
though. The only law that I questioned
was the fact that a child could operate
a chainsaw and not a golf cart. I argued that a golf cart is indeed dangerous and sometimes deadly to the operator and anyone around that cart.
But a chainsaw is just as dangerous/
deadly as a golf cart and could be

PAST PRESIDENT
Russell E. Heller, CGCS
41 Clifford Street, Melrose, MA. 02176-0140
617-983-2786 Fax: 617-983-2786
E-mail: Russell.Heller@cityofboston.gov
Franklin Park Golf Club

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Sharon K. Brownell
P.O. Box 566, Mattapoisett, MA 02739-0566
508-758-6474 Fax: 508-758-3688
E-mail: Sbrownell@verizon.net

BUSINESS MANAGER, THE NEWSLETTER
Julie Heston
Phone: (401) 934-3677 Email: jheston@verizon.net
GCSANE Headquarters
300 Arnold Palmer Blvd., Norton, MA 02766
Tel: (800) 833-4451 Fax: (508) 758-6474
Web Site: www.gcsane.org
Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the
author and/or person quoted, and may not represent the
position of GCSANE. Information contained in this publication may be used freely, in whole or in part, without special
permission as long as the true context is maintained. We
would appreciate a credit line.

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even more dangerous/deadly to anyone in the drop zone. Lauren admitted
“That law may need to be looked at
again. The danger to the operator is
obviously there but there may need to
be more consideration for the tree falling factor.”
It was a pleasure talking to Lauren
Goldman and I want to thank her for
helping answer our questions. I also
want to thank Jocelyn Jones and of
course Ron Smith for seeking out answers to my questions. If anyone
would like to contact Lauren her phone
number is (617) 727-3465 and her
email: lauren.goldman@state.ma.us
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President’s Message
I am not sure that I have seen a
more dismal month than this past
June. When it hasn’t rained it’s been
cloudy with little sun. The spring that
never started has turned to the spring
that will never end. I hope everyone is
surviving this stretch and has had the
chance to spend some quality time
with family before the homestretch begins.
The Finance Committee will be
reporting to the Board this month on
membership receivables and budget
revisions for the remainder of the year.
As many of you know the Association
is like many country clubs in that membership fees drive the entire budget.
We are down some members but
some of the clubs have taken advantage of the Assistant Superintendent
Drive announced last month. If you
haven’t, consider it over the next few
months.

Some things you should know about
this month:
Family Fun Day with the RIGCSA
is on July 18 at 6 pm. What could be
better than a ticket to a Paw Sox game
and souvenir hat for $10? Many of you
were able to attend last year’s game
and all had a great time. Special
thanks to our organizer Mike Kroian
and all the affiliates that have helped
subsidize the event. We hope to see
you at the game.
Our next monthly meeting is the
GCSANE Barbeque with optional 9
holes of golf at Juniper Hills on July 27.
This event began last year as a
chance for all to get together and talk
about issues we are facing both on
and off the course. If you are unable
to enjoy Tom Ackley and his staff’s
hard work at 1 pm, please stop by the
club at 4 p.m. for a beverage, a little

dinner, and some much needed laughs
with friends.
Attention Retirees. Expect to see
your invitation to Marlborough CC
in the mail very soon.
Until next month, may the simple
pleasures of life including good friends,
family, health, happiness, and peace
be with you and your families. 

Moving Day
The Trolls head for Florida

A surprise cookout was held at Hickory Ridge
Country Club on June 8th to honor Joe and Lonnie
Troll. They are moving to Florida.
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Pat Daly, CGCS
GCSANE President

The Latest Insect Report from UMassJune 26, 2009
By Pat Vittum
Now that most of the golf course
superintendents in southern New England have gotten through the worst of
the first generation of annual bluegrass
weevils, I thought I would take this opportunity to comment on other insect
activity.
Oriental beetles have been flying in
the Amherst area for about a week
now, although there are still some larvae and pupae in the ground. Japanese beetle adults should start flying
within the next week. European chafer
adults have been flying in many southern New England locations for over a
week, and should start showing up
soon in southern New Hampshire if
they haven't already done so. Reports
from the UMass Extension Landscape,
Nursery, Urban Forestry group indicate
that Asiatic garden beetles have
been flying for a week or two as well.
For those of you who are planning to
use a neonicotinoid to control white
grub populations, and have not yet
applied those materials, note that most
labels of neonicotinoids recommend
treating when adults are laying eggs.
That period should begin very soon in
most of New England (and remember
that European chafers will start laying
eggs a little earlier than oriental beetles and Japanese beetles).

The neonicotinoids include:
chlothianidin (Arena™), imidacloprid
(Merit™ and other trade names now),
and thiamethoxam (Meridian™). In
addition neonicotinoids are available in
some combination products. Allectus™
contains Merit™ and Talstar™ while
Aloft™ contains Arena™ and a generic
form of bifenthrin. These two products
have been available for commercial
turf managers for at least a couple
years. According to Dave Shetlar (my
counterpart at Ohio State), there is a
new homeowner combination product
on the market, Maxide Grub Killer™,
which contains Meridian™ and Scimitar™. All of these materials, whether
used as a neonicotinoid alone or in a
combination with a pyrethroid, should
be applied while adults are laying
eggs. While it is too early to know what
our summer weather will be, you certainly should aim to have those applications finished by early August.
The pyrethroid part of a combination
product should also provide good protection against chinchbugs as they
become active.
Another preventive product for white
grubs is chlorantraniliprole
(Acelepryn™). While the recommendations generally suggest that Acelepryn
should be applied by early June for
control of subsequent white grub populations, several of my colleagues and I
have field data that indicate early sum-

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mer applications can also be effective.
But don't delay much longer if you are
going to use Acelepryn™. (Note that
Acelepryn™ is not yet registered in
New York, but is available in all other
states - except perhaps Hawaii).
We have noticed a few webworms
flitting about just above the surface of
the turf on the few occasions when it
has not been raining. Now that the
temperatures appear to be warming up
and we may finally catch a respite from
the steady rain of the last two weeks,
be on the look-out for webworms in
lawn and landscape settings. Webworms seldom cause enough damage
to warrant treatment in New England,
but I received some pretty convincing
photos from some turf managers last
year, so take a look now - and watch
for small caterpillars in the turf about
10 to 14 days from now.
I have had several reports from golf
course superintendents indicating that
black cutworm activity is on the upswing. You might want to consider taking action now that soils are beginning
to dry out. Pyrethroids are always an
excellent option (unless you have a
pyrethroid-resistant population of annual bluegrass weevils). Also the new
product, indoxacarb (Provaunt™) appears to be extremely effective against
caterpillars. (The same products
should also be very effective against
webworms). 

A JOB WELL DONE!
By: Gary Sykes, Executive Director, NERTF
Recently, on May 20th, the New
England Regional Turfgrass Foundation had its annual meeting. This
marks the 13th time the foundation has
elected a new president and executive
board to direct the affairs of the foundation for the next 12 months. The
outgoing president, Bill Morton, CGCS
delegate from the RIGCSA finished his
year at the helm through some of the
toughest times the foundation has had
to face since its creation in 1996. Economic discussions have had everyone
scratching their heads in the turf industry, making tough decisions and remembering when times were easier.
Bill’s quietly focused leadership kept
show preparations in perspective
ready to make economic adjustments
without sacrificing quality or content.
When times are challenging, a leader’s
approach should be one that no stones
can be left unturned or questions unanswered. Agendas during the year
were lengthy and evolving. Discussions sometimes seemed arduous with
meeting topics almost endless. Without a crystal ball to consult, all decisions by the board on changes and
cutbacks were done by consent. Adjustments were a nip here and a tuck
there, and a tightening up of the ship

Bill Morton, CGCS
overall to secure for the possibility of
depressed revenues.
As it turned out, 2009 show revenue reflected a down economy, so
careful preparations were warranted
and helpful in keeping budget numbers
close. Even despite lower revenue in

2009, the foundation is able to do what
it does or likes to do best…..fund
turfgrass research! The foundation
has announced 5 new funding projects
to be started this spring with $
amounts to increase funding by more
than $41,000 to total of more than
$97,000 distributed among 9 projects
at three universities during the 2009
growing season. Other similar organizations have had to pull back their
funding budgets due to the current
economic challenges. Luckily, the
foundation is in a position to continue
to fund at higher levels understanding
of the importance of the research and
the quality of proposals submitted.
Here is a list of new projects 2009 to
be funded by the foundation:
1. Physiological Factors Associated
with Cold Deacclimation for Annual
Bluegrass and Creeping Bentgrass,
Dr. Michelle DaCosta, UMass, 2years.
2. Management of Emerging Pathogens on Bentgrass Putting Greens,
Dr. Nathaniel Mitkowski, URI, 2-years.
3. Assessment of NemacurAlternatives for Efficacy against Plant
Parasitic Nematodes, Dr. Rob Wick,
UMass, 1-year.
4. Efficient Irrigation for Recreational
Turf in New Eng land: Evapotranspition and Crop Coefficients, Dr. Scott
Ebdon, UMass, 3-years.
5. Identifying Better Bentgrass Varieties, Dr. Rebecca Brown, URI, 5years.
For more research & show information
go to: www.nertf.org
As new leaders begin to take interest and control over key industry positions, they would do well to take a
page out of the playbooks of past successful leaders during tough times
….Know your job, your challenges,
your intended direction and you will
have a better chance to know your
destiny! We thank Bill and all past
presidents for helping to guide the
foundation, and to all the volunteers
who have served and continue to

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Bob Matthews, CGCS
serve on the board we thank you for
your interest and involvement! Congratulations to Bob Matthews, CGCS
as he becomes the 13th President of
the foundation and to the rest of the
“new” Executive Board now as follows:
Vice president: Michael Buras,
CSFM, Longwood Cricket Club,
NESTMA
Secretary: Christopher Cowan,
Turflinks, Inc., VtGCSA
Treasurer: Roderick Blake, Rockingham Country Club, NHGCSA
Immediate Past President: Bill
Morton, CGCS, The Misquamicut
Club, RIGCSA
Steady as she goes!



UMass Update - Cool, Wet Weather Diseases
By: M. Bess Dicklow
Most turfgrass diseases are caused by
fungal pathogens. Most, if not all fungal pathogens, are favored by the type
of weather we have recently experienced - prolonged periods of rain and
drizzle, high relative humidity, and persistent cloud cover. Turfgrass managers should be on the outlook for the
following diseases:
Red Thread is especially prevalent in
nitrogen deficient, slow growing turf.
Perennial ryegrass and red fescue are
particularly susceptible, although the
disease has also been reported on
bentgrass and Poa species. Fungicide
applications are seldom warranted for
Red Thread which can be managed by
applications of water soluble nitrogen,
soil pH in the range of 6.0-6.5, pruning
of trees and shrubs to improve light
penetration and air circulation, and the
collection of clippings when the disease is active.
Leaf spot and Melting out is primarily
a disease of Poa species and leaf
spots may coalesce to cause a general
blighting and a severe thinning of the
turf. Avoid excess applications of fertilizers that over stimulate growth. Grass
should be mowed at a height recommended for the cultivar and thatch
should be reduced if it has accumulated to more than 0.5 inch. Prune
trees and shrubs to promote more
rapid drying of turfgrass foliage. If disease is severe, fungicide applications
may be warranted. Chlorothalonil
(many Trade names), mancozeb
(Dithane™, Fore™), strobilurin fungicides (Heritage™, Disarm™, Insignia™, Compass™), thiophanate
methyl (Fungo Flo™, T-Storm™), and
propiconazole (Banner Maxx™, Lesco
Spectator™) are all registered.

Yellow Patch and Waitea Patch,
which are primarily a concern on golf
course turf, are caused by different
species of Rhizoctonia (as is Brown
Patch). These diseases are more likely
to occur in the cool to moderate temperatures we have been experiencing,
while Brown Patch is favored by warm
to hot temperatures. All Rhizoctonia
diseases are favored by high nitrogen
levels, excess water, and high relative
humidity. Good surface and subsurface drainage is necessary to reduce
excessive soil moisture and humidity in
the turf canopy. Slow release forms of
nitrogen and complete phosphorous
and potassium fertilization reduce the
severity of Rhizoctonia diseases. Curative applications of fungicides may
have little effect on Yellow Patch and
Waitea Patch as long as the weather
conditions remain conducive to disease development. Propiconazole
(Banner Maxx™), fludioxinil
(Medallion™), polyoxin D (Endorse™),
azoxystrobin (Heritage™), and flutolanil (ProStar™) are registered for
Rhizoctonia diseases.
Root and crown rot caused by species of Pythium that flourish in cool
weather are a concern wherever the
soil is saturated and/or standing water
occurs. Pythium crown and root rot
and root dysfunction cause extensive
damage only under wet conditions.
Running water can transport this
pathogen considerable distances and
disease often spreads in water drainage patterns. Pythium diseases are
also favored by high nitrogen levels
that make plant tissue more susceptible to attack. Water management is
critical in disease management. Improve drainage by relieving compaction and reducing excessive thatch
accumulations. Avoid over fertilizing or
use a slow release nitrogen source. If

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possible, avoid mowing when the
turfgrass is wet. Other management
practices that promote vigorous root
growth and reduce plant stress will
reduce damage from root diseases
caused by Pythium. Fungicides registered for Pythium are numerous and
include fosetyl-Al (Signature™), mancozeb (Fore™), etridiazole (Koban™),
chloroneb (Terraneb SP™), cyazofamid (Segway™), phosphites
(Alude™, Magellan™), and propamocarb (Banol™). Mefenoxam
(Subdue™) has been used extensively
in the past and many pathogen populations are resistant to this material. To
prevent the development of fungicide
resistance, avoid consecutive applications of any one fungicide. Rotate fungicide applications among active ingredient or mode of action (FRAC group).
Patch diseases such as Take-all and
Necrotic Ring Spot may be active in
this cool, wet weather. If you have a
history of these diseases, a protective
fungicide application should be considered. Azoxystrobin (Heritage™) thiophanate methyl (Cleary’s 3336™, FungoFlo™), propiconazole (Banner
MAXX™), fenarimol (Rubigan™),
iprodione (Chipco 26019™, Anderson’s Fungicide X™), and triadimefon
(Accost™, Bayleton™) are among the
fungicides registered for Patch diseases. Apply according to label instructions.
For information on assistance in the
diagnosis and management of turfdamaging diseases from the UMass
Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab, visit
http://www.umass.edu/agland/
diagnostics

Meeting Results and Photos
Segregansett Country Club - Member/Guest Tournament
June 24, 2009
(Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon)

Member/Guest
Tournament Results

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1st Gross= Chris Tufts and
Gary Smith (71)
1st Net= Ron Kirkman and
Bruce Herman (62)
2nd Gross=Garrett Whitney and
Matt Ponte (73)
2nd Net= Jim Fitzroy and
Christine Rivard (64)
Skins=

John Winskowicz #10
Jeff Urquhart #13

Closest to The Pin=
Pat Daly #3 and Jim Tripp #17

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1) Segregansett Country Club assistant superintendent (and assistant host) Tate Asselin watches his
approach shot land on the tenth green. Even
though Asselin shot 76 (38-38) on his own ball it
wasn't enough for him and his guest Arthur Boyle
to make a run at the
leaderboard.
2) Former Boston College hockey captain and current Los Angeles Kings (NHL) player, Brian Boyle,
watches his drive as he tees off on the 11th hole at
Segregansett CC.

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June Meeting Continued
(Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon)

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3) Warwick Country Club superintendent
and current president of the Rhode Island Golf Course Superintendents Association John LeClair finds his way out of
the bunker at the 18th green.

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4) Chris Tufts of The Country Club of
New Seabury watches as his eagle putt
on the par-5, 18th green falls in the cup.
Tufts would go on to victory in the
gross division teamed with his partner
Gary Smith a construction manager from Bayswater Development. The
Tufts/Smith team posted a gross score
of 71. Tufts shot a 76 on his own ball
with birdies on the long 8th hole and the
14th hole to go along with his eagle on
18. The eagle putt on 18 was bitter-sweet
as Garrett Whitney also eagled the 18th
hole eliminating any dreams of a skin for
Tufts. Tuft's other two birdies were
squashed as well.

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June Meeting Continued
(Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon)

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5) Jim Fitzroy eyes his putt towards the
hole for birdie on the 18th green and celebrates moments later as he makes his 1st
birdie on his 18th hole of the day. The putt
locked up 2nd place in the net division as
he teamed up with Christine Rivard to
post a 64 and avoid a multi-team tie as
several teams posted 65.
There were only two skins handed out at
Segregansett CC. John Winskowicz of LaCorte Equipment (John Deere) birdied his
first hole of the day on #10 and Jeff Urquhart from Milton-Hoosic Club birdied the
13th hole. The closest to the pin winners
were Pat Daly of Framingham CC on the
3rd hole (14 feet) and Jim Tripp of Marlborough CC on the 17 hole (4 feet, 2
inches).
The real hero of the day was Tom Fabrizio. His quick thinking and calm response
may have saved the life of one of our association members. Tom was playing as a
guest of his friend and former colleague Steve Murphy of Gannon GC. During lunch
Fabrizio needed to use the Heimlich Manoeuver on Murphy and in an instant the
manoeuver worked. Hats off to Tom Fabrizio!
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Disease Suppression With A Unique
Natural Organic
By: Dr. William A. Torello
I don’t often get overly excited
about new products, particularly organic products; because there are so
many “products” out there that virtually
claim the impossible…without any research to back up claims. This is an
exception…a very big exception, on a
product that has not even hit the marketplace yet, but has been tested over
the past 7 plus years at a number of
universities, farms, municipalities etc.
So…in other words, it’s been around a
long time…but not in the marketplace.
In fact, these particular materials are
the most “tested” and chemically
“characterized” I’ve ever come across
in my 30 year career as a turfgrass
agronomist. And here’s the
kicker….I’ve never seen a natural organic material have so much activity in
reducing disease incidence and possibly nematode activity. With all the research data and use data I’ve seen, I
can truly say these materials may represent the next level in organic management, a level no one else is even
close to. The latest set of research
reports was from a two year study
done by Dr. Frank Rossi at Cornell.
Combine that with the research done
on vegetable crops, fruit crops and
agricultural crops in general, and you
have a material that, I feel, is truly a
breakthrough.
The “High Temperature Liquid
Composting” process pioneered by
Converted Organics, Inc. of Boston
has the capacity to recycle over 250
tons of food waste per day. The recently completed New Jersey facility
produces both granular and liquid
products. New facilities have been approved for Rhode Island and eastern
Massachusetts. Frank Santos, of Converted Organics, heads up sales and
distribution for the eastern United
States. John Lenhart, of New England
Lawn & Golf, will be the sales representative and distributor for this exciting new product in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.

The proprietary microbial digestive
process that converts food waste into
organic fertilizer/amendments is mediated by thermophillic (heat loving) bacteria in high oxygenated and agitated
digesters having a 60 to 250 thousand
gallon capacity. It does this much the
same as a typical “compost” but only
within 5 days rather than 6 months. On
the face of it…it doesn’t sound all that
interesting or unique, but on a layman’s scale, consider how well backyard composts worked over the years
with all kinds of food wastes from the
kitchen. On a scientific scale, consider
the diversity of organic substrates that
comprise a “food” compost pile: everything from egg shells, fruit skins/cores,
cereals, breads, all different kinds of
meats/bones and the myriad of fish
waste along with so many other varied
sources. The substrate is comprised
of everything we eat. Converted Organics is an amazing array of organic
materials not to be found in any other
organic fertilizer/amendment in the
industry. This, I believe, is the key to
the amazing disease/pest suppressing
activities shown, as well the huge
stimulation in soil microbial activities
and subsequent increases in soil structure and health in general.
Here’s a short preview:
1. Rossi’s work indicates a reduction
in fungicide use up to 75%...within a
year.
2. A host of fungal diseases on fruit
and vegetable crops are significantly
reduced.
3. Research has shown that there are
at least 10 unique biochemicals that
have been isolated and tested to have
strong anti-fungal activities…including
phenolic compounds which are implicated in the SAR disease resistance
process.
4. Exhaustive bioassay work has
shown direct hormonal plant responses…something that is widely
claimed….but hardly ever proven.
Auxin and Cytokinin activities.

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5. Each material has been thoroughly
analyzed with regard to inorganic
(macro/micro) nutrient levels, organic
components including protein levels
and types, carbohydrates/sugars and
even the large group of fats and fatty
acids along with an array of secondary
compounds. Truly, a most complete
characterization.
6. Contains up to 17% natural levels
of humic and fulvic acids.
Golf turf products are an 8-1-4 and 4-1
-8 granular, a basic liquid called LC 1-1
-1 and a liquid 6-0-0 that combines the
LC 1-1-1 with the new lysine based
soluble organic technology.
The products have significant fertility characteristics with great micronutrient packages that are “natural”, not
added. The liquid LC 1-1-1 should not
be bought as a primary fertility product.
It should be bought as a natural disease suppressing material to reduce
fungicide/nematicide budgets, as well
as a proven hormonal biostimulant increasing root and shoot density, as
well as increasing environmental
stress resistance. The liquid 6-0-0
product can be used as a sole source
of organic nitrogen on tees and
greens. 

Joint Family Day with RIGCSA and GCSANE
Where:

Pawtucket Red Sox - McCoy Stadium,
Pawtucket, RI

When:

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Time:

6:05 PM

Cost:

$10.00 per person*

*Includes reserved box seats, Paw Sox souvenir hat

Call Julie Heston (401) 934-7660 or emailjheston@verizon.net and reserve today!

For directions and more information, please visit
www.pawsox.com

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome New Members:
Patrick Lange, Superintendent, Red
Tail GC; Christopher Donadio, Assistant, Woodland GC; O’Neill F.
Mazyck, Superintendent, Patriot GC;
Michael S. Colman, Affiliate, Cedar
Lawn Tree Service; Aaron Gagne,
Affilaite, Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
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PHOTOS

July 27:
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Juniper Hill Golf Course
Thomas Ackley, CGCS

A couple of more photos from an enjoyable
day at Segregansett CC.
Photo Credit: Rich Gagnon

August 18:
GCSANE Individual Championship
Marlborough Country Club
Host: Ken Crimmings, CGCS
September 28:
GCSANE S&B Tournament
Brae Burn Country Club
Host: Robert DiRico
October 15:
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Hatherly Country Club
Host: Richard Caughey
November TBA:
GCSANE Monthly Meeting
Milton Hoosic Club
Host: Jeff Urquhart

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Please Patronize these FRIENDS of the ASSOCIATION
A.A. Will Materials Corp.

DAF Services, Inc.

MAS Golf Course Construction LLC

Slater Farms

198 Washington St., Stoughton, MA 02072-1748

20 Lawnacre Rd., Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Irrigation pumps - sales & service; northeast
warehouse/distributor for ISCO HDPE pipe &
fittings. Richard Young - (860) 623-5207

60 Hope Ave., Ste. 107, Waltham, MA 02453
Fulfilling all your renovation and construction
needs. www.masgolfconstruction.com
Matthew Staffieri (508) 243-2443

DGM Systems

Mayer Tree Service

1 Snagwood Rd., Foster, RI 02825
Your New England specialty products distributor: Reelcraft, POK, Allen, Kenyon, Echo,
Carhartt Office - (401) 647-0550
Manny Mihailides - (401) 524-8999
David Mihailides - (401) 742-1177

9 Scots Way, Essex, MA 01929
Your one source tree care company. Our certified
arborists specialize in plant health care as well as
tree pruning and technical removals.
Jeff Thomas (978) 768-7232

Holliston Sand Products
P. O. Box 1168, Tifft Rd., Slatersville, RI 02876
USGA recommended topdressing, root-zone
mixes, compost, pea stone, angular &
traditional bunker sand.
Bob Chalifour, CGCS (Ret.) - (401) 766-5010
Cell: 860-908-7414

Root zone mixes, divot mixes, topdressing blends,
bunker sands, cart path mixes, bridging stone, &
hardscape supplies. Charlie Downing,
Rob Fitzpatrick - (800) 4-AA-WILL

A.D. Makepeace Co.
158 Tihonet Road, Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 322-4092

Agresource, Inc.
100 Main St., Amesbury, MA 01913
Tim Gould, Guy Travers
(800) 313-3320, (978) 388-5110

Allen’s Seed Store, Inc.
693 S. County Trail, Exeter, Rl 02822
Specializing in quality seed and related golf
course maintenance supplies.
Gregg Allen - (800) 527-3898
Michelle Maltais - (401) 835-0287

The Andersons Technologies, Inc.
26 Waite Ave., S. Hadley, MA 01075
Manufacturer of fertilizer & control products.
Rick Forni - (413) 534-8896

Atlantic Silica, Inc.
P.O. Box 10, Enfield N.S. B2T 1C6 Canada
(902) 883-3020

McNulty Construction Corp.

DHT Golf Services

P. O. Box 3218, Framingham, MA 01705
Asphalt paving of cart paths, walkways, parking
areas; imprinted asphalt.
John McNulty - (508) 879-8875

8 Meadow Park Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
Serving the GCSANE for over 20 years.
Planning to proposal to completion.
Golf construction and irrigation consulting.
Emergency irrigation repairs.
Dahn Tibbett (20 year member), Jaime Tibbett
508-746-3222 DHTGOLF.COM

Miller Golf Construction
P.O. Box 1008, Essex, MA 01929
Golf course construction & renovation.
Jonathon Miller - (978) 768-6600

G. Fialkosky Lawn Sprinklers
PO Box 600645., Newton, MA 02460
Irrigation services to golf courses throughout
New England. Gary Fialkosky - (617) 293-8632

Miller Golf Solutions
1 Leicester Road, Marblehead, MA 01945
Initiate a strategy to establish a support system
that incorporates maintenance standards with
fiscal responsibility.
Paul Miller - (781) 258-1700

GPS New England Mapping
39 Cedar St., Cohasset, MA 02025
Precise irrigation & drainage as-builts; wire
tracking & electrical repairs.
Greg Albanese - (781) 789-1166

A-OK Turf Equipment Inc.
1357 Main St., Coventry, RI 02816-8435
Lastec, Tycrop, Blec, Wiedenmann, Therrien,
Graden, Sweep & Fill, Baroness, and used
equipment.
Mike Cornicelli - (401) 826-2584

Barenbrug USA
Great in Grass
166 Juniper Drive, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Bruce Chapman, Territory Manager
(401) 578-2300

BASF Turf & Ornamental
47 Falmouth Rd., Longmeadow, MA 01106
Emerald, Insignia, Pendulum AquaCap, Curalan,
Drive, Basagran, Iprodione Pro, Propiconazole
Pro, Bifenthrin Pro, Plateau, Sahara.
John Bresnahan - (413) 374-4102

The Borden Company
114 Summer St., Maynard, MA 01754
Bulk limestone dealer.
Jack Borden - (978) 897-2571

Boston Irrigation Supply Co. (BISCO)
60 Stergis Way, Dedham, MA 02026
Distributor, irrigation supplies & accessories,
featuring Rain Bird.
Andrew Langlois, Jay Anderson III, Dan Fuller,
Jeff Brown, Greg Hennessy, Chris Russo
(800) 225-8006

The Cardinals, Inc.
166 River Rd., PO Box 520, Unionville, CT 06085

Golf course and landscape supplies.
John Callahan, Dennis Friel - (800) 861-6256

Cavicchio Landscape Supply, Inc.
110 Codjer Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776
Annuals, perennials, garden mums, ground
covers, loam, & mulch.
Darren Young - (978) 443-7177

Cedarlawn Tree Service, Inc.
32 Nickerson Road, Ashland, MA 01721
Specializing in large tree transplanting, pruning,
planting, removals, consulting and plant health
care. Trusted since 1953.
William Maley - (508) 881-2622

Charles C. Hart Seed Co., Inc.
304 Main St., Wethersfield, CT 06109
Authorized distributor for Bayer, Syngenta, Grigg
Bros., Foliar Fertilizer, & Aquatrols.
Roy Sibley, Dick Gurski, Robin Hayes (800) 326-HART

Country Club Enterprises

Gustavo Preston Service Company
10 Kidder Road, Unit 8, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Flowtronex irrigation pumps - sales and service.
Spring start ups, winterization and 24 hour
emergency service for all irrigation pumps.
Ed Ceaser (978) 250-3333 or

NMP Golf Construction Corp.
25 Bishop Ave., Ste. A-2, Williston, VT 05495
Golf course construction.
Mario Poirier - (888) 707-0787

Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
4 Hotel Place, Pepperell, MA 01463
Professional services firm providing golf course
irrigation design and consulting services.
Dedicated to the proper design of irrigation
systems and related components with water
conservation and energy efficiency as focal
points. Aaron Gagne - (978) 433-8972 x23

Norfolk Power Equipment, Inc.
5 Cushing Dr., Wrentham, MA 02093
Sales, service, rentals, leasing, Kubota tractors
(508) 384-0011

Northeast Golf Company

Irrigation Management & Services
21 Lakeview Ave., Natick, MA 01760
Irrigation consultation, design, and system
evaluation. Bob Healey, ASIC, CID (508) 653-0625

Golf Course Architectural/Consultation Services
118 Beauchamp Drive, Saunderstown, RI 02874
Robert McNeil (401) 667-4994

John Deere Golf

20 Wenham St., Danvers, MA 01923
Hydroseeding, erosion control, & tree services.
Brian King - (978) 762-8737

North Shore Hydroseeding

Offering our customers the most complete
line of products, service and expertise in the
industry. Larry Anshewitz, Tom Rowell, Ren
Wilkes, John Winskowicz - (508) 295-1553
Ron Tumiski 1-800-321-5325 x6219

On-Course Golf Inc., Design/Build
16 Maple Street, Acton, MA 01720
We serve all your remodeling and renovation
needs. You can trust your project with us!
We make you look good!
Sean Hanley (978) 337-6661

Ken Jones Tire, Inc.
71-73 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01613
Distributor of tires for lawn & garden, trucks,
cars, industrial equipment, and golf cars.
Gerry Jones - (508) 755-5255

Partac Peat Corporation
Kelsey Park, Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Heat treated topdressing, golf hole targets, turf
blankets, other specialty golf supplies.
Jim Kelsey - (800) 247-2326

Larchmont Engineering & Irrigation
11 Larchmont Lane, Lexington, MA 02420-4483
Kevin Rudat - (781) 862-2550

Lazaro’s Golf Course Supplies &
Accessories

Putnam Pipe Corp.

dba Hammond Paint and Chemical Co., Inc.
738 Main St., Suite 223, Waltham, MA 02154
Complete line of golf course accessories;
Standard, Par Aide, Eagle One.
Joe Lazaro - (781) 647-3361

PO Box 670, 29 Tobey Rd.,W.Wareham, MA 02676

Maher Services

Club Car golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles.
Dave Farina, Keith Tortorella, Mike Turner
(800) 662-2585

30 Rear Pine St., PO Box 80061, Stoneham, MA

Specializing in pump sales, pump repair, well
redevelopment and preventative maintenance
(781) 279-0328

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Stumps Are Us Inc.
Manchester, NH
Professional stump chipping service.
Brendan McQuade - (603) 625-4165

Mark Casey (617) 990-2427 (Eastern MA & Boston);
Ron Milenski (978) 270-1263 (Central MA, Worcester);
Bob Hobbs (603) 833-0309 (NH & ME);
Chris Francis (413) 519-8585 (Western MA and VT)

Syngenta Professional Products
111 Craigemore Circle
Avon, CT 06001
Melissa Gugliotti (860) 221-5712

Tom Irwin Inc.
11 A St., Burlington, MA 01803
Turf management products.
Jack Petersen, Paul Skafas, Rob Larson, Chris
Petersen, Greg Misodoulakis, Mike DeForge,
Brian Luccini, Jeff Houde, Fred Murray
(800) 582-5959

Tree Tech, Inc.
6 Springbrook Rd., Foxbvoro, MA 02035
Foxboro, Wellesley, Fall River
Andy Felix - (508) 543-5644

Tuckahoe Turf Farms, Inc.
P. O. Box 167, Wood River Junction, Rl 02894
Chris Beasley - (800) 556-6985
Joe Farina (401) 524-5280

TurfLinks, Inc.
29 Gilmore Drive, Sutton, MA 01590
Distributor of quality fertilzer, grass seed, & control
products for the golf course industry.
Kevin Lyons, Scott Mackintosh, Jim Favreau,
Chris Cowan - (888) 398-TURF (8873)

TurfNet Associates, lnc.
21 Brandywine Rd., Skillman, NJ 08558
Cutting edge communication for the golf course
industry. Peter McCormick - (800) 314-7929

Turf Products Corp.
157 Moody Rd., Enfield, CT 06082
Distributors of Toro irrigation & maintenance
equipment and other golf-related products. Tim
Berge, Rick Moulton, Jeff Stouffer, Mike Turner (800) 243-4355

Valley Green
14 Copper Beech Drive, Kingston, MA 02364
Phone: 413-533-0726 Fax: 413-533-0792
"Wholesale distributor of turf products"

90 Elm St., Hopkinton, MA 01748
Underground water, sewer, & drain pipe and
fittings-Erosion and sediment control material. 24hour service.
David Putnam, Eli Potty - (508) 435-3090

Wethersfield, CT 06109
Scott Wheeler, Mike Krudwig, Sam Morgan - (800)
243-0232

Read Custom Soils

Philip Wogan & George F. Sargent, Jr.

125 Turnpike St., Canton, MA 02021
Custom soil blending, top dressing sands,
Root zone blends, “early green” black sand,
divot & cart path mixes.
Terry Driscoll, Garrett Whitney – (888) 475-5526

02180

Sports Club Management, Inc.
104 Wyman Rd., Braintree, MA 02184
OSHA and EPA compliance services & training.
Ron Smith - (781) 848-5978

87 Concord Street, North Reading, MA 01864

435 Lancaster, Street, Leominster, MA 01453
1mm. Top Dressing Sand, High Density Bunker
Sand, Rootzone Mixes, Tee Blends, Divot Mixes,
Bridging Stone, Cart Path Mix, Infield Mixes,
Inorganic Amendments, SLOPE LOCK Soil.
Ed Downing - 978-230-2300

5 Purcell Rd., Arlington, MA 02474
Golf course construction.
Antonios Paganis - (781) 648-2351;
(508) 428-3022

P.O. Box 827, Westford, MA 01886
Synthetic turf, tee lines, practice greens, outdoor
and indoor practice facilities.
Douglas Preston - (978) 250-5996

S.V. Moffett Co., Inc.

New England Specialty Soils

International Golf Construction Co.

Southwest Putting Greens of Boston

207 N. Main St., Uxbridge, MA 01569
Golf course architects. (508) 278-3407

15 Del Prete Drive, Hingham, MA 02043
Distributor of Express Dual and Anglemaster
Speed Roller and Converted Organics a liquid
compost & fertilizer from food waste
John Lenhart - (781) 561-5687

19 Technology Drive, Auburn, MA 01501
Turf & ornamental supplies.
Chuck Bramhall, Mike Kroian, Mike Nagle,
Jim Wierzbicki - (800) 228-6656

P. O. Box 2, Slocum, Rl 02877
Bluegrass/Fescue, Bluegrass/Rye, Bluegrass/
Fescue/Rye, Bentgrass.
Sean Moran, Pat Hogan - (800) 341-6900

Mungeam Cornish Golf Design, Inc.

New England Lawn & Golf

Harrell’s

Sodco Inc.

Winding Brook Turf Farm

17 Walker Rd., Topsfield, MA 01983
Golf course architects.
(978) 887-3672