Tall Fescue Crop Continues To Dominate Discussions
August 25, 2017 at 4:00 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsThe overblown media hype surrounding the Eclipse in Oregon made most people stay home. And unless you were headed Northbound on I-5 that day, you wouldn’t have noticed much unusual!Did you know that 70% of Oregon’s ...
Low Midwest Seed Crop Means Higher Oregon Seed Prices
August 19, 2017 at 12:41 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsThere is considerable consternation over the price disparity in the rather small Midwest Kentucky 31 crop and Oregon’s rather large Turf Type Tall Fescue crop.With the first Turf Type Tall Fescue crops in the early ...
Solar Eclipse Will Disrupt More Than The Sunlight
August 11, 2017 at 12:00 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsWhen we first mentioned how the upcoming Eclipse passing over Salem Oregon was going to impact our lives, we now find it is going to be even more disruptive than we could have imagined just a few short weeks ...
Turf Merchants Has Grass Seed Available Now!
August 5, 2017 at 11:41 am | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsAs we get into the heart of summer, it’s harvest time for grass seed. This time of year is also when seed purchases are planned, and we have news important for your customers.Turf Merchants has several seeds ...
Worm Pests Could Mean Trouble For Seed Growers
July 21, 2017 at 2:37 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsWhile we have been extolling the virtues of perfect harvest weather, now comes a new culprit from out of the ground. During the past week there have been numerous reports from growers and field reps who have noticed ...
August 21 Will Bring Eclipse, And Many Visitors, To Oregon
July 14, 2017 at 3:03 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsAs harvest 2017 continues unabated, we thought it would be a good time to talk about the most over-hyped event of this millennium, the solar eclipse. For less than 2 minutes on August 21, potentially 100’s of ...