Mark Johnson retires from GCSAA after 19 years
During and before his time at GCSAA, Johnson’s career focused on outdoor recreation, environmental protection, wildlife and natural resource conservation. ...Read More
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Robert Nielsen, CGCS, named to the EPA Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
Nielsen will take over for Mark Johnson, GCSAA director of environmental programs who served from 2020 to 2023, by joining the federal advisory committee in 2024 and 2025. ...Read More
EPA and GCSAA partner to promote best management practices and sustainability
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) signed a partnership agreement, pledging a commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability on golf courses. ...Read More
Pesticide regulations: Prepare for the worst
Steve Kammerer, Ph.D., a consulting agronomist for the USGA, discusses having a plan in place for possible changes regarding proposed pesticide regulations. ...Read More
PBI-Gordon Corp. announces EPA approval of new fungicide
PBI-Gordon Corporation announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved Union Fungicide SC (pending state registration). It will be available for sale in early 2020. Testing has shown that Union is effective in the preventative and curative treatment ...Read More
EPA approves Vexis herbicide granular
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved federal registration for Vexis herbicide granular, which will be available for sale in mid-2019. Based on a new proprietary active ingredient, pyrimisulfan, Vexis is the result of a partnership between PBI-Gordon Corp., Kumiai Chemical ...Read More