"...Superintendents dealing with dallisgrass infestations will be affected by the loss of MSMA more than any other groups. Sequential applications of MSMA have been shown to effectively control dallisgrass in bermudagrass turf. Currently, there are no herbicides that provide a similar level of selective control."

"In the event MSMA is lost from the golf course industry, control of troublesome species will become increasingly difficult and inevitably more expensive."
from "MSMA phase-out: What's Next?", Golf Course Management, April 2011

The December 31, 2011, Deadline is Fast Approaching

Users of MSMA must speak up by December 31, 2011, and make the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aware of the critical role MSMA plays in responsible and effective weed As part of its ongoing review of MSMA, EPA has agreed to consider input on the benefits of MSMA and its importance for use on golf courses, sod farms, and highway rights-of-way. Your input may be instrumental in EPA's final decision on this important herbicide.

For your reference, copies of some letters already submitted to EPA are posted here.

You can access example letters below:

Example of EPA submission for golf course use
Example of EPA submission for rights-of-way use
Example of turfgrass/sod farm use is available