Labor A Major Issue For Grass Seed Growers
June 16, 2017 at 12:01 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsOf all the vagaries that present themselves in getting a grass seed crop to market, labor has become the number one issue this year. Bigger than moisture or pollination, Labor seems to be a make or break factor this ...
Kentucky Bluegrass Seed Market Shows Stabilization
July 7, 2017 at 1:51 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsWith only a handful of major players remaining, the attitude towards the Fall of 2017 Kentucky bluegrass market appears to be “steady as she goes.” The crop is just now beginning to be harvested in parts of Eastern ...
It's Possible That Creeping Red Fescue Will Run Out
March 10, 2017 at 2:16 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsJust when you think you have got things figured out, reality comes along and proves you wrong! Such is the nature of our grass seed industry. For the first time in a blue moon, it appears entirely possible that we ...
Insect Pests Threaten Grass Fields
September 2, 2016 at 2:18 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsOregon State University has notified the Oregon Seed Industry with concerns about insect pest pressure occurring in Willamette Valley grass seed fields, especially tall fescue and orchardgrass. OSU personnel have ...
High Rainfall Has Made Grass Fertilization Difficult
March 3, 2017 at 5:19 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsWe set a record for rainfall in February with over 14 inches of rain which is making it difficult to get out into the fields to fertilize the this year’s grass seed crops. These weather anomalies since October which ...
High Demand & Production Lows Drive Pricing Up
February 10, 2017 at 6:06 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsJanuary ended up being an unusually strong month for seed movement, which surprisingly strengthened a couple of crops. The yields and clean outs on Annual Ryegrass were apparently poorer than first projected last ...
Next