% Update May, 1992 Vol. 21, No. 5 GCSAA AFFILIATE The newsletter from the Northern Michigan Turf Managers Association Notice of Meeting and Golf May 4th at the Traverse City C.C. Rob Britton is the host superintendent for our first meeting this year. Chuck Olson is the Bylaws Change golf professional. Dean Beemis from Vaunghan Seed Company will speak to us about At our July 7th meeting at "Flowering Annuals in the Golfscape." Spruce Run (Grand Traverse The day will begin with luncheon at 11:30 followed by our speaker. Golf will begin at Resort), Class A and B 1:15 with tee times until 3:00. You MUST call the Golf Pro for a tee time: (616) 947-3553. members will vote on the Times are limited. The golf game will be announced in the proshop. following bylaws change: Price for lunch only is $15.00 per person, golf is $10.00. Total package $25.00. Please Under "Membership make checks payable to the NMTMA. Please observe our dress code. Classes", the current laws Directions to Traverse City C.C.: From the north or east, US-31 to Downtown Traverse read - City. Turn South on Union Street to Traverse City Country Club. From the south or west, "A. Class ZA', golf course US-31 to 14th Street. Turn east to Union Street, then turn south to club. owner- superintendent." will be changed to read - Miles to Cancel Dyrene and Fenthion "A. Class "A", golf course Miles, Inc. has petitioned EPA to cancel the use of fenthion on alfalfa, clover, pasture superintendent." grasses, rice and ornamentals due to costs of environmental data for reregistration. The Golf course owners will sole remaining use will likely be adult mosquito control in Florida only. be classified as Class F. Miles, Inc. also has requested voluntary cancellation of all of its Dyrene fungicide prod­ ucts, which contain the active ingredient, anilazine, due to the cost of data for reregistra­ Recertification tion support. The following anilazine uses will be lost: celery, green onion, strawberry, cucumber, lawns and turf, summer squash, gladiolus, po­ Credits Granted tato, tomato. The following products are being canceled: for March 31st Dyrene Turf Fungicide......................................... EPA Reg No. 3125-80 Meeting Dyrene 4 Turf Fungicide...................................... EPA Dyrene Lawn Fungicide....................................... EPA Reg No.3125-349 Reg No.3125-127 The Michigan Dyrene 3% Granular.............................................EPA Reg No.3125-107 Department of Agriculture Dyrene 5% Granular.............................................EPA Reg No.3125-125 is granting three (3) Dyrene Lawn & Garden Fungicide...................... EPA Reg No.3125-216 recertification credits to Dyrene 50% Wettable Powder those who participated in (including SLN MI-900003)...................... EPA Reg No. 3125-50 the NMTMA Annual MSU Dyrene 50% WP in Water Soluble Packets...... EPA Reg No. 3125-410 Mini-Conference held on Dyrene Technical (Manufacturing Use).............EPA Reg No. 3125-199 Dyrene 80% Dry Cone. (Manufacturing Use).... EPA Reg No. 3125-175 March 31, 1992 at the Grayling Holiday Inn. These Other registrant's products that will be affected by anizaline cancellation will be: credits are only valid for Rockland Lawn Fungicide with Dyrene.............EPA Reg No. 572-214 those currently certified in Rockland Professional Lawn Disease Control.... EPA Reg No. 572-250 category 3A (Turfgrass). Gordon's Turf 45 Lawn Fungicide..................... EPA Reg No. 2217-551 Dymec 50 Turf Fungicide................................... EPA Reg No. 2217-631 Pax Fungicide, Insecticide Fertilizer.................. EPA Reg No. 3234-45 Turf Fungicide......................................................EPA Reg No. 3442-788 Next Meeting: Gro-Well Lawn Fungicide.................................. EPA Reg No. 5535-96 MTF Fundraiser Pratt Turf Fungicide 50% Wettable Powder...... EPA Reg No. 6720-467 June 15th Loft's Lawn Fungicide.........................................EPA Reg No. 9198-64 Turf Fungicide......................................................EPA Reg No. 10088-37 Boyne Mountain's "The Monument". EPA must yet publish this information in the Federal Register for a 90-day public com­ ment period before the cancellation takes place. Miles has requested one year in which to Watch Turf Times for details sell its existing stocks of anilazine products. “Represent your organization with class. Nice sport clothes are required for all golf outings no bluejeans, t-shirts and the like. Sweaters or jackets with ties are recommended for all dinners and meetings. 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Kohler............................................$1500 Woods Backblade, 7 Ft................................................. $500 mailed Shortly you will be receiving a survey which will be used Turfco Topdresser...........................................................$4000 Olathe Overseeder......................................................... $3400 to gather information for our pesticide disposal day coming this fall. It is very important that you fill out this form and re­ Contact: Dan Bissonette turn it so that the state agencies will know the quantities of Walloon Lake Country Club materials they will dispose. Please be prepared to participate (616)535-2373. in this survey. Watch for more news regarding this disposal day throughout the summer.