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Newsletter Author(s): Savard, Don Author Affiliation: Certified Sports Field Manager and Certified Grounds Manager and Director, Athletic Facilities and Grounds, Salesianum School and President, SFMANJ Title: Why SFMANJ opposes the "Safe Playing Fields Act" Column Name: A message from the presidentOther records with the "A message from the president" Column Source: Update [New Jersey]. Vol. 11, No. 1, Spring 2011, p. 5.# of Pages: 1 Publishing Information: Pennsville, NJ: Sports Field Managers Association of New Jersey Keywords: TIC Keywords: Costs ; Integrated pest management ; Pesticide usage legislation ; Political advocacy ; School turf ; Sports turf safety ; State legislation Abstract/Contents: Discusses the opposition of the Sports Field Managers Association of New Jersey (SFMANJ) to the "Safe Playing Fields Act," a proposed senate bill that would potentially ban pesticide use on athletic fields in New Jersey. Notes that the organization opposes the bill on the basis of three factors: safety, integrated pest management (IPM) laws already in place, and financial constraints. Reports that "several of our members have attended meetings with legislators, written letters and testified at hearings...[Our Board of Directors] agreed unanimously to make a $1,000 contribution to NJGIC [New Jersey Green Industry Council] with the stipulation that the contribution be used to help offset operating expenses." Language: English References: 0 Note: Reprint appears in Clippings & Green World , 78(1) Spring 2011, p. 9 Geographic Terms: New Jersey ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science -Like - may be incomplete ): Update [New Jersey].Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=179463 If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 179463 . Choices for finding the above item : Web URL(s): http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/updat/article/2011spr5.pdf b7874780 Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record)
