On June 1, 2018, the decree entered into application. It affects many areas including the world of sport (golf, football, etc.), cemeteries, railways, … that does not touch the agricultural world. “”For more than six years, we have met the cabinets of the various environment ministers. Minister Di Antonio had brought the amendments to the first reading and second reading, but the fall of the government had blocked the process. Then, Minister Tellier (Ecolo) did not follow up on our requests “explains to us the secretary general of the Afgolf, Emilie Geury. With the arrival in July 2024 of Minister Coppieters, the dialogue was restored. At 5 p.m. on Thursday, the Afgolf leaders went to Yves Coppieters' office to start a constructive dialogue.
The French-speaking federation did not wait for this meeting to find alternatives by launching research groups, but the Walloon decree closes the door to any plan B because the phytosanitary product includes everything. Concretely, the products authorized on organic strawberries that you eat cannot be used on greens.
Officials of the interviews of the 39 clubs in Wallonia and Brussels must manage 2,235 hectares of land, of which only 1 % represents the greens. “”Maintenance -free, we are witnessing the appearance of holes that prevent the ball from rolling properly and mushrooms, namely the most common diseases: fusariosis and the dollar spot. “
-Club leaders have taken the lead to preserve French -speaking golf courses. Everyone goes with their “good idea”, but the equation remains complex. Based on the principle that the humidity of the lawn is the source of the problem, infrastructure managers have taken more radical measures by slaughtering certain trees to improve sunshine. Others mechanically remove the morning dew. “”The impact on the environment is also to be taken into account in these measures. We therefore ask to draw up a derogatory framework with a very strict protocol: use as a last resort, closure of the plot treated for 12, 24 or 48 h … Our priority remains the protection of the environment and human health. “
Time is running out because the clubs see the greens deteriorate at high speed. All the alternatives are harmful, ineffective and costly. If Flanders has been able to provide derogations from 2018, there is no reason why Wallonia can not align. The ball is in the political camp.
