Volumen22.01

A Sneak Peek at the Future

January 2022January 2022 (Spanish)

Happy New Year

After a wild ride through the fall of 2021, we are glad to be entering the new year as one of your suppliers. We wish you the very best and look forward to serving you this spring. We really are very grateful for the many ways we were able to work together with our grower base, the transportation industry, and our customers this past year. A hearty thank you for your support and patience!

A Look Ahead - Many New Genetics

Over the past number of years we have been ramping up our efforts to broaden and deepen our proprietary line up. As you are probably aware, bringing new varieties to market is an extensive process - identifying needs, searching for correct genetics, an abundance of research and evaluation, licensing agreements, breeding efforts, and more. It is neither a short, nor simple, nor easy process. That said, we want to start the year with a bit of a teaser into the future. We hope the list below will whet your appetite, and encourage you to continue to grow your business with us. Feel free to contact us with any questions or specific interest on anything you see.

Smith Seed research farm plots

Now Available/Limited Supply

  • Isabel Kentucky Bluegrass - affordable, attractive turf
  • FragiBlaster Radish - the latest radish genetics
  • Greenspan Turf Tall Fescue - great density and color
  • Edith Dutch White Clover

Target Release - Fall 2023

  • GreenAcres Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass - U of FL release.
  • Mantis Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass - high yielder
  • Grazekeeper Tetr. Annual Ryegrass - late maturing
  • Fairfield Turf Tall Fescue - super color, great quality
  • GroPro Turf Tall Fescue - disease resistance, traffic tolerant
  • Portland Creeping Red Fescue

Target Release - Fall 2022

  • Lightning Berseem - high yielding, lots of N.
  • Persist II Orchardgrass - next generation Persist
  • Dexter Tetr. Annual Ryegrass - late maturing
  • Halsey Intermediate Ryegrass - big yields

Target Release - Fall 2024

  • Titan Max Turf Tall Fescue - next generation Titan
  • Titan GLX Turf Tall Fescue - disease resistant Titan genetics
  • Galactic Turf Tall Fescue - excellent turf quality