December 08
Jacklin
Seed hires Dr. Christian Baldwin as Turfgrass Scientist
New Oregon
State University turf expert isn't letting grass grow under
his feet
October 08
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 40 new plant varieties
Wayne Ducote
and Dan Watts join BASF Turf & Ornamentals
Sam Cable,
Export/Seed Position Manager at Barenbrug USA, featured on
Seed World’s Giant Views of the Industry
August 08
New
technology improves native grass seed harvest
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 16 new plant varieties
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 21 new plant varieties
July 08
Australian
OGTR: DIR 082/2007
- Limited and controlled release of perennial ryegrass and
tall fescue genetically modified for improved forage
qualities
Barenbrug
supplier of grass in Beijing Olympics Stadium
June 08
Thavy Un joins BASF
Turf & Ornamentals as Marketing Manager
The Pickeseed
Companies Group announces the purchase of Farm Pure Seeds,
Inc.
Five of the
eight stadiums of EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland have
pitches made of grass supplied by Barenbrug
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 21 new plant varieties
Arcadia
Biosciences and ScottsMiracle-Gro to develop nitrogen use
efficient grass - New lawn grass varieties can improve
quality and reduce the cost, maintenance time and carbon
footprint of lawns
May 08
Establishing
faster-growing, durable football fields - University of
Wisconsin-Madison researchers find most-effective seed
mixture and planting times for fall sports fields
March 08
Sterk groeiende
vraag naar graszaad-coating Headstart
Appointment of
Frank Barenbrug as Member of the Board of Directors of the
Royal Barenbrug Group
Innovative
active ingredient protects against fungal diseases:
Fluopicolide from Bayer CropScience receives registrations
in Japan and the United States - Launch of Reliable, Stellar
and Presidio planned for 2008
Innovativer Wirkstoff schützt vor pilzlichen Krankheiten:
Fluopicolide von Bayer CropScience erhält Zulassung in Japan
und in den USA - Markteinführung von Reliable, Stellar und
Presidio in 2008 geplant
February 08
New $1
million professorship to grow Oregon State University’s turf
program
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 55 new plant varieties
Australian
OGTR: DIR
082/2007 - Limited and controlled release of perennial
ryegrass and tall fescue genetically modified for improved
forage qualities
January 08
Rural
American Fund aligns with La Crosse Forage & Turf Seed
November 07
Royal Barenbrug
Group and Oseva Uni enter joint breeding and marketing agreement
in grass and legumes
Cornell
University researchers identify natural herbicide that controls
weeds around some common lawn grasses
USDA/ARS
intends to grant to Peterson Seed Associates an exclusive
license to the variety of birdsfoot trefoil described in
Plant Variety Protection Certificate Number 200700300,
"Witt"
October 07
Cornell
University researchers identify natural herbicide that
controls weeds around some common lawn grasses
Naturrasen
ist Lebensraum
September 07
Seed of
Axcella 2, Texas A&M's new dwarf turfgrass, expected to be
plentiful this year
Mid-West Seed
Services Inc. update: Purity analysis on wheatgrass and tall
fescue
July 07
Oregon State
University seed lab busy as Oregon farmers harvest 2007
grass seed crop
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency workshop on turfgrass
plants with novel traits
Atelier
de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments sur les
gazons à caractères nouveaux
Deutsche
Saatenhändler rechnen für die kommende Saison mit steigenden
Preisen für Rasenmischungen
USDA/PVPO
grants protection to 29 new plant varieties
June 07
Mississippi
State University agronomists produce cold-tolerant lawn
grass
Putting green
speed is all in grass management
May 07
Michigan State
University professor developing hybrid turfgrass varieties
with resistance to dollar spot, snow mold, drought
Karl J. Kisner
appointed Marketing Manager for BASF Professional Turf &
Ornamentals
DLF Organic is
now going back to the future: organic lawn seed with
nitrogen enhancing microclover
April 07
First year of
two-year turf grass drought study complete; more research needed
ISB News Report
- Identification of escaped transgenic creeping bentgrass in
Oregon
March 07
Fourth generation
Barenbrug appointed President/CEO
New South
Wales, Australia: Turf farm field day showcases value of
agriculture in Sydney basin
February 07
Bacterial
virus gene confers disease resistance in tall fescue grass
Gen de virus bacteriano le
confiere a las pasturas
resistencia a las enfermedades
fúngicas
Dr. Donald
Floyd named “Breeder of the Year” by the U.S. Turfgrass
Breeders Association
Barenbrug
USA introduces new Zeba-coated bermudagrass - Leading seed
company selects new patented superabsorbent technology from
Absorbent Technologies
Syngenta to
market Discover NG grass herbicide in the U.S. Pacific
Northwest
January 07
New Mexico
State University researcher receives national turfgrass
science award
December
06
New Mexico
State University researchers seek turfgrasses that thrive on
salty water
November
06
Ohio State
University course teaches turf management beyond the classroom
University of
Queensland researchers to develop more water-efficient turf
grass varieties
October 06
Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station releases new 'dwarf' winter turf
annual ryegrass
September
06
DLF-TRIFOLIUM
consolidates its position as the world's largest grass seed
company
Vilmorin
renforce sa position de leader européen en semences de céréales
et recentre son portefeuille d'activités grandes cultures en
Europe
Vilmorin strengthens its position as European leader for
cereal seeds and gives impetus to its field seed business
portfolio in Europe
Three scientists, including plant
geneticist Wayne W. Hanna, inducted into USDA/ARS Hall of Fame
Tres
científicos escogidos para la Sala de Fama Científica del ARS
DLF Organic becomes
the first company in the United States to offer organic lawn
seed
July 06
Fuel from crop
residue: possible solution for the grass seed industry
Produciendo gas de los residuos de cosechas
Patten Seed
Company's hybrid zoysiagrass 'Companion' renamed 'Compadre'
New plant model
could revolutionize crop, turf grass research
Performance Plants
and Scotts Miracle-Gro announce commercial license deal for
water efficiency technology in turf grass and ornamentals
June 06
Barenbrug turf
grass chosen for all World Cup 2006 stadiums
May 06
ScottsMiracle-Gro
acquires assets and brands from Landmark Seed
ScottsMiracle-Gro acquires assets and brands from Turf-Seed,
Inc. - Transaction enhances
company's position in global turfgrass seed industry
University of
Arkansas turfgrass program helps make sure economy is always
greener on Arkansas’ side of the fence
No-mow grass may be coming to your yard
soon
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Denmark - Planting
seeds annual
March 06
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 23 new plant varieties
The American
obsession with the perfect lawn
China:
Planting seeds -
Administrative measures for grass seeds
February
06
University of
Rhode Island researcher seeks salt tolerant grass to reduce
impact of winter road salt
Patten Seed
announces international certification for two varieties: OECD
certifies Zenith zoysia and TifBlair centipede
U.S. Federal Register:
Availability of
environmental assessment for a proposed field trial of
genetically engineered tall fescue and genetically engineered
Italian ryegrass
January 06
Oregon State
University to study soybean, grass diseases
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