Oregon Grass Seed Production Remains Steady
February 17, 2017 at 11:52 am | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsTurf Merchants has received the Oregon Grass Seed commissions’ first six month assessment reports for FY 2016-17. The reports track movements from grower to dealer on our most major cool season crops – Perennial and ...
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 ...
TWCA Continuing Work For Drought Tolerant Grass
January 27, 2017 at 2:14 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsThe (TWCA) is on a roll in 2017 with the addition of 3 new Class A members. Barenbrug USA, Integra Seeds and BrettYoung! Additionally, there has been a 50% increase in Class E memberships also. Our work in educating ...
Signs Point To Strong Bluegrass Crops
January 20, 2017 at 1:42 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsKentucky Bluegrass is the most temperamental crop that we grow. Vernalization is extremely important, more essential than any other cool season species, as evidenced by the open winter in 2015 which led to a very ...
Proud To Have Participated In CFP National Championship Field
January 19, 2017 at 4:45 am | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsRaymond James Stadium hosted a terrific College Football National Championship earlier this month, and the team at Turf Merchants is extremely proud of our association with Wayne Ward and the sports field grounds ...
Grass Consumption Study To Help Understand Market
January 14, 2017 at 12:14 pm | Posted in General by Curtis WilliamsThe (OSA), The (OGSBA) and , through it’s Horticulture Department, have been working diligently this last year to improve the production and consumption data of Perennial Ryegrass and Tall Fescue. The underlying ...