Volume24.08

New Varieties & New Legume Videos

August 2024

August Rush

Oregon and the Pacific Northwest is unmatched in quality, quantity and variety of the best cool season grasses. It's true. Our PNW seed industry produces the best in the world!

And right now, the seed which most folks in the United States intend to plant this fall is here - in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. That's why we have seen shipping activity really pick up over the past few weeks. Movement has been especially good in annual ryegrass, crimson clover, and perennial grasses. We expect the next 4 weeks to be extremely busy and anticipate challenges with shipping and equipment availability, so please give us as much lead time as possible.

Growers have been cleaning fast and furious. Aside from radish and red clover, nearly everything else is out of the field. Generally, yields have been average to above average and harvest has not been hampered by weather. Adjustments in demand and carryover inventory are allowing for many new acre opportunities this year, as farmers look to rotate out of older or lower-demand crops.

A row of semi-trucks at a warehouse.

New Varieties Now Available

We are very excited to now offer some of the best tall fescue genetics available. Seriously, these are top-notch varieties that look amazing while providing superior disease resistance and perform traits suitable for high demanding applications and climates. It's remarkable how far tall fescues have come in the past 30 years!

Titan GLX

Our latest and greatest. This is our fifth Titan release and the best so far. It boasts everything that is loved about the Titans and more. It has darker color, better density and added disease resistance, including some resistance to grey leaf spot. Learn more here.

Galactic

This is a top-page NTEP variety that is has eye-catching beauty with fantastic color, density and that “look at me” stand up structure which makes you want to take your shoes off and walk barefoot. Limited quantity. Learn more here.

Gro-Pro

Our second year of production, this one is a great work-horse variety providing consistent color, traffic tolerance and uniformity. Make it a standard in your better-quality blends. Learn more here.

Titan GLX logo with a background of Titan GLX grass
Galactic logo with a background of Galactic grass.
Gro-Pro logo with a background of Gro-Pro grass

Legume Study

We are continuing our journey in learning about legumes with the release of more videos from our winter legume study. Check these out and share them with others. We hope they will encourage you to do your own backyard research, or at least dig up a few plants and look at their roots. Click on the following images to learn more about Marco Polo white clover, Patagonia Inta hairy vetch, Lightning berseem, and other legumes.

A background picture of Marco Polo white clover, with the Marco Polo white clover over it and an icon representing the play button for a video.
A background picture of Lightning berseem clover, overlayed by an icon representing the play button for a video.
A background picture of Patagonia Inta hairy vetch, overlayed by an icon representing the play button for a video.
A background picture of several legume species, overlayed by an icon representing the play button for a video.