Climate change brings winners and losers. Among the winners are the fungal pathogens that cause turfgrass diseases. They thrive in our warmer, wetter climate. But no one’s giving up. We’re working to find more resistant varieties that keep disease at bay. This is the story of the northward march of the pathogens and the turfgrass screening programme that’s holding them back.
With the 2025 harvest in, it’s time to see what the market holds for seed buyers. The summer’s wonderful weather has boosted demand from farmers, private gardeners and turf managers. This, of course, has an effect on prices, especially since stocks of many species and varieties are lower than they should be. Our 2025 harvest and market report helps you navigate a rapidly changing market.
As droughts tighten across Europe, the problem of brown, poorly playable golf-course fairways increases. Independent Scandinavian research may be able to help. A study of cool-season grasses aims to help golf-course managers make informed, science-based turfgrass choices. In the study, preliminary results show that our 4turf® grasses performed extremely well. These climate-smart turfgrasses improve playability, stay greener for longer, and reduce the need for irrigation and maintenance.
Our latest release of forage varieties gives farmers significant improvements in dry-matter yield, seasonal production, rust resistance, and adaptation to local conditions. These eight champion varieties outperformed all others in our long-term breeding programme. They meet the everyday challenges of regional farming in a fast-changing world.
Our five new turf varieties help raise professional standards for wear tolerance, aesthetics, and disease resistance. These are the five that made it through our rigorous selection process to land among the top performers on a variety of European lists. They will appeal to a wide range of turf managers working across stadiums, golf courses, landscaping, and private lawns.
In the face of global uncertainty, the grass-seed market is surprisingly optimistic. With production down and spring sales exceeding expectations, a market rebalance is underway. So how do you deal with a rapidly tightening market? Our spring market report helps you plot your way forward.
Few people have had as big an impact on turfgrass development as Christophe Galbrun, DLF breeder. We asked him about his life’s work and his motivations for tackling the tricky techniques that turned his intuitions for the drought-resistant potential of tetraploid grasses into a worldwide turfgrass phenomenon.