Turf & Forage
What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Plant Disease Epidemics
First half of 2020 became the year where everyone (!) was forced to learn at least some basic processes of epidemiology of viruses. A...
Drought is Coming – Suck it Up!
For the sixth time in a row, northern- and central parts of Europe were again this year hit by an unpleasant and worrying spring...
Turf Grass Breeding Result in Durable Turf and More Playing Hours
As we enjoy watching the big sport events played on natural grass, it is appropriate to ask professional turf managers: What are “the dream...
Green Gold In Grass Proteins
Each year EU imports more than 11 megaton soy protein from US and South America, worth $3.8 billion USD for its pig- and poultry...
Improving Resource-Efficient and Sustainable Production of Feed and Proteins
Developing efficient animal production has traditionally been the primary focus of grasslands in agriculture, and we are seeing an increased recognition of the environmental...
The Future is Unpredictable, but Forage Grass Improvement is Not
Since 2015 we have been able to predict trait performance in perennial ryegrass based on a simple DNA profile and every day, we become...
The New Best Mate in Sport Pitch Solutions: Polypropylene Fibres
It probably takes an insider to know that many qualification tournaments ahead of the European Cup and all over the Champions League groundsmen have...
“It’s All Under My Skin”
…said the tiny little red fescue seed while gazing upon its neighbor seed, a similar type but dressed up from head to toe in...
An Eye in the Sky Helps a Busy Breeder on the Fly
As I walk through our turf trials I sense a quiet humming sound not unlike that of a bumble bee, though it seems to...
Choose Your Salad Carefully…
I guess most of us have tried to compose our own salad mixture from salad bar. I usually go for a lot of nuts,...
