Methyl Bromide IS and WILL be available for future use on golf courses and athletic fields. Regardless of the negative rumors regarding availability and the phase out of methyl bromide, supplies to the golf industry should be available beyond the 2005 phase out deadline. The Montreal Protocol regulates the production of Methyl Bromide in the U.S., it DOES NOT dictate the use.

Currently, there are three exemptions to production allowed by the Montreal Protocol. They are Emergency Use, Critical Use, and Quarantine & Pre Shipment (QPS). The GCSAA has filed a Critical Use exemption on behalf of golf courses throughout the U.S. The US EPA and State Department have assured us that we will get our full asking. This will allow for production of exempted pounds to be used on golf courses starting Jan 1, 2005.

Methyl Bromide that is used on turf farms within the guidelines of the QPS program qualifies as exempt usage. In other words, you will still be able to purchase clean planting stock grown on fumigated soil.

The parties to the Montreal Protocol are scheduled to meet at the end of March, 2004, to discuss and review the Critical Use applications. Please visit www.hendrixanddail.com for further updates.

Facts:

• Methyl Bromide is available for Golf Course use now, and into the foreseeable future
• Montreal Protocol only limits the production of Methyl Bromide, not the use
• Methyl Bromide use on golf courses is not being banned, either now or in the future
• GCSAA has filed a critical use exemption on behalf of golf course users
• Many turf farms are currently using QPS Methyl Bromide thus assuring a clean supply of planting stock
• “There is no single alternative fumigant, chemical, or other technology that can readily substitute for methyl bromide in efficacy, low cost, ease of use, wide availability, worker safety, and environmental safety below the ozone layer” (www.ars.usda.gov)