TURFGRASS INDUSTRY NEWS
US Supreme Court Rules Against EPA in WOTUS Case Te U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the EPA overstepped its authority in protecting wetlands in the U.S. in a May ruling. An Idaho couple, Michael and Chantell Sackett of Priest Lake, Idaho, have been trying for years to build a home on lake front property they purchased for that reason. Te EPA determined that their property contained wetlands protected by the Clean Water Act of 1972. SCOTUS overturned a lower court’s ruling against the couple. In effect, the ruling makes it harder for the federal government to police water pollution because the decision reduces the protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water. Five of the justices went on to rule that the Clean Water Act can only regulate wetlands if they have a “continuous surface connection” to larger, regulated bodies of water. Tese rulings give property owners more control over how they use their property. Environmental advocates have predicted that narrowing the reach of that law would strip protections from more than half the wetlands in the country. Te outcome will affect ongoing court battles over new wetlands regulations that the Biden administration put in place in December. Two federal judges have temporarily blocked those rules from being enforced in 26 states.
USGA Invests in Water Conservation Efforts Te United States Golf Association (USGA) announced in April that they will invest $30 million over the next 15 years to accelerate its work toward reducing golf ’s use of water. Te commitment will advance underutilized strategies and technologies that golf courses can use to economically reduce their use of water. Te work will focus on irrigation optimization, advanced conservation innovation, and water sourcing and storage. “Te long-term economic and environmental sustainability of green-grass golf courses—where more than 25 million people enjoy the game and millions more are employed— will be challenged in certain regions if the game doesn’t advance this critical work now,” said Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA. “We are enthused and impressed by the reductions golf course superintendents have pursued over the past decade, and even more optimistic about the future. Te USGA is ready to not only contribute our voice but also our resources and expertise, to help our golf course partners and ensure golf ’s future.” Te effort will integrate the USGA Green Section with university researchers, golf course owners, superintendents, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), regional golf associations, architects, industry partners, and water agencies.
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Over the next 15 years, the USGA, along with industry allies and practitioners, will: Launch and continuously update a water-resilience playbook for the game of golf; Demonstrate underutilized and emerging, research-based practices; Understand and break down barriers to the adoption of proven strategies (including financial barriers); Continue to support water resilience research and turfgrass breeding programs. “Te move toward greater water resilience requires everyone in golf to actively participate and bring their best efforts forward, with golf courses utilizing the assets available to them within their geographic region,” said Matt Pringle, PhD, managing director of the USGA Green Section. “Importantly, this is not about mandates, but an important call to action to the golf industry to work together towards a common goal.” With a goal of identifying early adopters, the USGA said it will continue to collaborate in a series of water summits in several states along with its Allied Golf Associations, as it seeks to draw the best talent and innovations toward the program’s goals. Te association will also work together with golf courses on sharing best practices and innovations that could be more widely adopted to advance program goals. Te planning process is being led by Cole Tompson, PhD, who leads the USGA’s Davis Grant Program, and Matteo Serena, PhD, a water conservation expert in the Southwest.
Syngenta Launches Recognition®
Herbicide Turf managers can now control a tough lineup of weeds with the performance and turf safety of Recognition®
herbicide
from Syngenta. Recognition controls
more than 40 weeds including all major sedges, dollarweed, and clover in St. Augustinegrass, zoysiagrass, buffalograss, and kikuyugrass. “We’re excited about the new control options Recognition will bring lawn care operators, golf course superintendents, and sod growers,” said Lane Tredway, PhD, technical services manager for turf at Syngenta. “It will fill the gaps in their ability to control weeds with unprecedented turf safety.” Recognition features a proprietary safener, metcamifen, which allows for broadcast applications rather than making repeated spot treatments. Recognition also safens certain herbicides in tank mixtures for faster, stronger, and broader-spectrum control. While Recognition alone has excellent turf safety to bermudagrass, it can also be tank mixed with Fusilade®
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