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A New Role for NENA 



"A Clearing House of Information 

 and Players" — that's what NENA 

 hopes to become. 



Pat Bigelow, Chairperson, and 

 other members of the New En- 

 gland Nurserymen's Association 

 (NENA) Legislative Affairs Commit- 

 tee are working to create a list- 

 ing — changeable on an annual ba- 

 sis — of important legislative issues 

 in each of the six New England 

 states and also of the people in- 

 volved 



This listing would be available 

 upon request and should make it 

 easier for people in the New En- 

 gland plant industry to follow bills 

 relevant to the industry working 

 their way through the various legis- 

 latures. And they would be able 

 to make their views known to the 

 right people because the key play- 

 ers are listed as well. As compli- 

 cated and controversial bills ap- 

 pear more and more frequently, 



the availability of this information 

 could be very useful. 



For more, contact Pat Bigelow at 

 (508) 845-2143 or Virginia Wood at 

 (617) 431-1595. 



RINA at URI— 

 Low Maintenance; 

 High Visibility 



Last year was the centennial for 

 the University of Rhode Island. At 

 the same time, a new Cooperative 

 Extension Building was completed 

 on campus. Like many building 

 projects, there wasn't much set 

 aside for landscaping. 



One of the Rhode Island 

 Nurserymen's Association (RINA) 

 members, Judy Ireland, in conjunc- 

 tion with some others, presented a 

 landscape plan to RINA and the 

 Association "decided it was time to 

 pay back URI for its many years of 

 v being there' when the nurserymen 

 needed help." 



From the Griffin Guru 



IS THE WORD "ORNAMENTAL" ON THE LABEL? 



A letter from one of our horticultural chemical suppliers brought up the 

 point of STEWARDSHIP (an individual's responsibility to manage property 

 with the proper regard). 



"Product Stewardship," as it relates to the survival of compounds la- 

 belled for use by the ornamentals grower, was a major concern. The letter 

 went on to say that we, as an industry, must support those products LA- 

 BELLED FOR ORNAMENTALS or in time those products will disappear 

 from the marketplace. The letter states, "Growers who use non-registered 

 products because they feel they're realizing a cost saving are setting 

 themselves up for drastic consequences. They may win the battle, but I 

 assure you that they will lose the war and ultimately lose registration of 

 ornamental products. Dupont's recent move to pull their entire line 

 could be just the tip of the iceberg if we don't all practice Product Stew- 

 ardship." 



To use another well-worn statement, it is vital to note that the use of a 

 pesticide not specifically labelled for the treated crop is a violation of 

 the law. This also leaves the grower without recourse to liability claims if 

 a problem occurs with off-label use. 



We think there is great merit in the chemical suppliers' request that 

 we as distributors get the word out to our customers. 



Over 42 member firms donated 

 the plant material; others contrib- 

 uted building materials, a water 

 garden, a stone wall, etc. The total 

 project will probably be a $100,000 

 donation to the school from RINA. 



The plant material being used is 

 all low-maintenance, stress-tolerant 

 material, installed under the super- 

 vision of Dr. Richard Cassagrande, 

 coordinator of the LISA (Low Input 

 Sustainable Agriculture) program at 

 URI. When the project is finished 

 (hopefully, this year), brochures 

 discussing the plant material and 

 where to obtain it will made avail- 

 able to the public. "This is the 

 one building on the campus where 

 the homeowners goes with his 

 problems, so our 'garden' will be 

 highly visible." 



Thanks go to Ken Lagerquist, 

 RINA Secretary, for this item. For 

 more information — and maybe a 

 brochure about the RINA garden, 

 contact Ken at 508-761-9260. 



Daylight Savings Time 

 Extension 



(from AAN Update, April 30) 



Legislation has been introduced in 

 the House of Representatives to 

 extend daylight savings time (DST) 

 once again. Reps. Edward Markey 

 (D-MA) and Carlos Moorehead (R- 

 CA), the original sponsors of the 

 successful legislation in 1986 that 

 extended DST through the month 

 of April, introduced H.R. 1553. 

 This legislation would move the 

 start of DST from the first Sunday 

 in April to the third Sunday in 

 March and extends it to the first 

 Sunday in November. 



Japanese Beetle 

 Quarantine 



(AAN Update, April 30) 



The state of Utah has established 

 a quarantine regulating the move- 

 ment of nursery stock from Japa- 

 nese beetle-infested areas into the 

 state. All of New England and 



June & July 1993 



