AGA-BC Environmental Advocacy Committee Update
By Keith Lyall, Committee Chair
Dear AGA-BC Member Organizations,
The following is a progress update from the Environmental Advocacy Committee (EAC) as of November 2014.
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Western Canada Turfgrass Association
Science or Sensationalism?
Bold, apocalyptic headlines make for great front page news stories, there’s no question. Unfortunately, when it comes to highly complex and scientific issues, these kinds of headlines usually do a disservice to the topic at hand.
Bees and Pesticides - The Connection to Golf Courses
by Mario Lanthier, CropHealth Advising & Research. Kelowna, British Columbia www.crophealth.com
Bees are dying. It has been all over the news this year. We are told there is a connection to pesticides. Is there a connection to golf courses? Let’s review the most recent information and discuss possible implications for the industry. Expect to be surprised!
Read more: Bees and Pesticides - The Connection to Golf Courses
BC Obsolete Pesticide & Livestock Medication Collection 2014 Fraser Valley & Vancouver Island
Farmers can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and livestock medications on select dates in October.
What products will be accepted?
Bees in the Trees at Colwood Golf Club
posted Jul 9, 2014 at 7:00 AM
reprinted with permission from the Goldstream Gazette
In a rather wild area a mere duck-hooked drive away from the 17th tee at Royal Colwood Golf Club, Barry Denluck pulls a bee-filled panel out of one of five hives he recently set up there.
Before pointing out the queen for the visitors, the beekeeper and breeder mutters, “I shouldn’t really be doing this.”