Adapting the Process of Creating BMPs for Golf to the Lawn Care Industry
Turf & Lawn Care
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31m
Attendees will learn the reasons why BMPs are important for the industry both now and in the future. Luke Cella will cover the steps the golf industry used to create BMPs for local use through a nationwide movement to establish standards for the whole industry to share. He will explain the reasoning behind the program, its implementation and while sharing what it takes to accomplish BMPs and implement their use throughout Illinois.
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