Recognizing National Lawn Care Month
April 1, 2017 at 6:00 am | Posted in General by Rhino GroupAgain this April, we join the industry in recognizing “National Lawn Care Month,” and it is a great time to think about the message that homeowners and commercial property owners receive on the benefits of grass ...
Reading Product Labels Is Critical
May 5, 2017 at 12:06 pm | Posted in General by Rhino GroupOne of the most remarkable products ever invented for growers, golf course superintendents, landscapers, sod growers and homeowners was “Roundup,” a name now synonymous with its active ingredient, glyphosate. As the ...
Rain Continues To Soak The Willamette Valley
October 21, 2016 at 1:32 pm | Posted in General by Rhino GroupThe mid-Willamette Valley received a whopping 5.36 inches of rain from Wednesday through Monday morning, and it hasn’t stopped yet this week.Oregon State University’s Hyslop Research Farm, which sits halfway between ...
Proud To Have Participated In CFP National Championship Field
January 19, 2017 at 4:45 am | Posted in General by Rhino GroupRaymond 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 ...
Protect Lawns – And Save Water!
April 7, 2017 at 1:46 pm | Posted in General by Rhino GroupMost people don’t realize that plants do not live in the soil, but rather in the gaps (called “pores”) in the soil, sustained by the air and water within the pores. Water is critical, and an extended time without it ...
Production Acreage Declines On Two Biggest Crops
February 24, 2017 at 1:37 pm | Posted in General by Rhino GroupNo sooner than we reported a relative stable trend in Oregon’s grass seed acres for the last 5 years, comes a report from USDA on acreage for 2017. While the 5% rule on variation still applies to Forage Tall, ...
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