Lawn care—it’s all grassroots
By: Ron Hall With Apologies To Charles Dickens, the ’06 Grassroots Lawn Care Forum in Washington, D.C., this past July revealed “the best of times” and the “worst of times” for the North American lawn...
View ArticleAre sweeping pesticide bans justified for youth sports fields?
By: Ron Hall There’s growing public concern about the use of pesticides on youth sports fields. This concern focuses on the alleged negative health affects that pesticides pose to young athletes. As a...
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RISE takes pro-pesticide message to the web
Dan Stahl speaks at the 2014 RISE meeting. Photo: Seth Jones The message was about the message itself at the 24th annual Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) meeting, held in Tucson,...
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Government Affairs: Crackdown on ‘cosmetic’ pesticide use
Photo: iStock.com/7065370 Anti-pesticide forces are seeing some success in convincing local governments to ban “cosmetic” pesticides. The anti-pesticide activists define cosmetic pesticides as those...
View ArticleCounty in Maryland bans pesticide use
Montgomery County, Md., became the first major locality in the U.S. to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides on private lawns, the Washington Post reports. The ban goes into effect in 2018. The County...
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Political analysis: 2016’s biggest issues
As 2016 winds down, it’s time to look back at some of the hottest issues of the year, as well as where the issues currently stand. H-2B Reform Language providing H-2B relief was included in the federal...
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Issue Brief: Science shouldn’t be politicized
Headshot: Bob Mann Attempts by some lawmakers to apply political solutions to questions of science is a disturbing trend impacting the green industry. In the U.S., we have a scientific, legal and...
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Five Questions: Mike Caprio
Photo: Seth Jones Mike Caprio Regional business consultant Lawn Doctor, Holmdel, N.J. 1. What all does your job entail, and do you enjoy it? I provide business, agronomy, financial and human resources...
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National news roundup
We take a quick look at the industry news happening around the nation over the past month that landscape contractors should be aware of. Drought free According to the National Drought Mitigation Center...
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