As of July 1, 2016, all British Columbia golf courses are required to obtain a Pesticide User's Licence in order to legally apply pesticides. To assist golf courses with the compliance process, Conrad Berube, MOE Officer for Vancouver Island, has provided the following instructions and weblinks.
Read more: Message to Unlicensed Golf Courses from the Ministry of Environment
The indigenous fungus (Phoma macrostoma) was granted full registration for the sale and use of Bio-Phoma technical Herbicide this past December by Health Canada.
By Mike Hebrard, Athletic Field Design
Having an athletic field-based business, I have done work in several sports and am adding a new one every year. One that keeps popping up year after year in other venues is the golf industry.
The Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers Assocation, representing sportsfield managers throughout Oregon, Washington State and Idaho, and the Northwest Turfgrass Association, supporting golf course superintendents and turf research within similar boundaries, have reached a dual membership agreement and have committed to work together to enhance both industry sectors.
Read more: Historic Collaboration - NTA and PNWSTMA Join Forces
By Shauna Burnell
Irrigation water use is increasingly under a critical conservation microscope. With water restrictions, water meters and water pricing on the rise, accountability for irrigation water use has become a priority.
Read more: Irrigation Site Assessments; Managing Irrigation Water in a Changing Climate