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20/03/2024
Super-fast turf growth and repair with Expressmaster Plus
A park or stadium without grass is a space without the fun and games. So anything that shortens the gap between sowing grass seed and letting people loose on lush green turf has to be good. A shorter wait brings forward those outdoor days filled with sports and picnics in the park.
Expressmaster Plus shortens the gap. It’s our fastest-growing grass-seed mixture featuring 4turf® technology. Expressmaster Plus cuts down the waiting. The three seed components of this mixture establish rapidly, keep out weeds, extend the season of outdoor play, and look so green and inviting, local people will want to be outside all summer. They give park users more action-packed days on wide grassy spaces, and a prolonged season of growth for turf professionals.
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14/03/2024
Lone Bundgaard to join the Executive Management Board in DLF Seeds
DLF, a global leader in plant breeding and seed production, is happy to announce the appointment of Lone Bundgaard to join the company’s Executive Management Board (EMB)
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28/02/2024
DLF Beet Seed CEO steps down
Hans Christian Ambjerg, CEO of DLF Beet Seed, will as from today step down from his position.
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15/02/2024
BONNIE - A Future Top Choice For Sports Turf
A breeder’s work is no longer limited to developing varieties that are top performing on different country lists, but also to find varieties that can fit with changing environmental concerns and being able to adapt to differing climate conditions.
After 15 years of intensive work, our breeders have developed the variety BONNIE. The new benchmark in perennial ryegrass and N°1 on the French list.
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12/02/2024
The Greatest Show on Grass Resumes at TPC Scottsdale
The WM Phoenix Open is a professional golf tournament that's held at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course, a golf course specifically designed for professional golfers and large crowds. The tournament coincides with Super Bowl weekend each year and is uniquely tailored to the fans, which makes the atmosphere feel more like a music festival than a traditional golf event.
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05/02/2024
DLF's Derek Woodfield Receives AFGC Medallion Award
The American Forage & Grassland Council (AFGC) bestowed its highest honor, The Medallion Award, upon Derek Woodfield during their 2024 Annual Conference in Mobile, Alabama, on January 9th, 2024.
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22/01/2024
DLF to close the R&D site in Landskrona, Sweden
Today we have announced that DLF Seeds A/S will stop all activities at the R&D site in Landskrona, Sweden before 1st July 2024 and close the site
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11/01/2024
Choose Ecomaster for a joined-up approach to turf care and management
Everyone wants lush green turf – and easier ways to achieve it. So here’s our answer to that age-old challenge: Ecomaster, a turf-grass mixture from our Masterline® range. In the world of landscaping and turf maintenance, Ecomaster is a game-changer. The vital ingredient is Microclover®, a unique component offering numerous benefits from cost savings to visual appeal to better environmental outcomes.
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15/12/2023
Prestwick GC futureproof their fairways with new sustainable mix from Johnsons
While only launched in the summer of 2023, the new hard fescue J Sustain-Fairway mixture from Johnsons Sports Seed is already making a strong first impression at the birthplace of The Open Championship. Delivering quick germination and coping with the challenges of the undulating links course, Prestwick Golf Club have commended the blend of top-rated cultivars and the role they’ll play in futureproofing their fairways.
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13/12/2023
Microclover® – the tiny friend of challenged turf managers
They say that the best things come in small packages. That’s definitely true for Microclover®, the little plant that improves the look and performance of turf while easing the turf manager’s workload. Better still, Microclover® makes turf management less costly and more sustainable.
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05/12/2023
DLF Seeds A/S and Groupe Florimond Desprez announce their intention to enter into a Joint Venture
This is for their beets operations with the ambition to redefine the landscape of the sugar beet seed industry
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16/11/2023
Growing turf that lasts season after season
Turf has to work harder these days. As the weather becomes increasingly unpredictable, players still expect year-round pitch use. The solution is 4turf®, a range of highly resilient, low-temperature turf varieties that make the turf manager’s job easier. And the time to overseed is now.
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