Our industry scored an important victory a few years ago when the EPA agreed to give a three-year extension for the use of remaining Nemacur on hand at golf facilities. The three-year extension ends on October 6. We found that many courses had a significant amount of Nemacur in inventory three years ago when we did some informal polling of courses in the region. This means that until October 6, you can still use the product according to label directions on your course for nematode control.
After October 6, you cannot use the product for any reason anywhere on your property and any remaining product would be considered a hazardous waste in the eyes of state and federal regulators. It is imperative that we, as an industry, follow this timeline and abide by the end use date to ensure a good working relationship with the EPA on any upcoming issues that we may face.
So, if you're sitting on a few thousand pounds of Nemacur, you have the rest of the season to use it up, trade it with another course, or sell it. After October 6, it will cost you money to dispose of it. We need to make sure that on October 7, there is no more Nemacur left at any golf course in the United States. I think Nemacur has been in use as long as I've been in the industry and it has worked well for courses here in the south but there are suitable replacements available now and their potential environmental impact is far less than that of Fenamiphos.
After October 6, you cannot use the product for any reason anywhere on your property and any remaining product would be considered a hazardous waste in the eyes of state and federal regulators. It is imperative that we, as an industry, follow this timeline and abide by the end use date to ensure a good working relationship with the EPA on any upcoming issues that we may face.
So, if you're sitting on a few thousand pounds of Nemacur, you have the rest of the season to use it up, trade it with another course, or sell it. After October 6, it will cost you money to dispose of it. We need to make sure that on October 7, there is no more Nemacur left at any golf course in the United States. I think Nemacur has been in use as long as I've been in the industry and it has worked well for courses here in the south but there are suitable replacements available now and their potential environmental impact is far less than that of Fenamiphos.
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