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16/7-10
DLF Forage Development Trials
- Adding value to grassland
A good forage mixture of grasses and clovers consists of the best obtainable varieties. Here probably very few can disagree – however, when you start a discussion of what exactly are the characteristics for a good grass or clover variety, there will be a number of opinions.
At the end, focus of course shall be on the farmers economy, so our aim as breeders must be to provide the best varieties with the best possible documentation for all relevant properties. For this purpose we at DLF-TRIFOLIUM carry out a large number of Forage Development Trials – along with the even greater number of trials done for breeding purposes.
Trial subjects
At the moment we have trials in the ground looking for answers to some key questions for future grassland farming:
Forage Quality
Varieties of grasses vary when looking at main quality parameters like digestibility of organic matter and cell walls (NDF), protein and sugar content etc. Selecting and describing varieties with the highest feeding value is therefore very important.
iSeed for forage grasses
iSeed has already shown remarkable results in trials as well as in practical farming when used for forage grasses. We are of course looking for further knowledge on this product – i.e. for overseeding, replacement of seedbed fertilizer, late sowing etc.
Forage solutions for dry areas
Water is a limited resource in many areas and in the future we probably will have to cope with even dryer conditions. We are looking for grasses and combination of grasses and legumes which are able to produce feed also when the precipitation is scarce.
ForageMax development
The forage mixture brand, ForageMax, of course needs constant attention. We have an ongoing testing of new varieties, species and combinations which, if proven worthy, will end as new or revised ForageMax mixtures.
ForageMax Overseeding
Another successful DLF-TRIFOLIUM concept is the ForageMax Overseeding. The continuing trials are still showing new convincing results concerning the benefits of keeping the sward young by introducing new plants into the old field.
The Trial Network
DLF Forage Development Trials are located at a number of our breeding stations throughout Europe (Denmark, England, Holland, France and Czech Republic). Furthermore we use data from trials at Lopuszna in southern Poland as well as Smolensk and Kursk in Russia. All trial plots are of course attended with a professional set-up and collection of data.
The fields are open
The Forage Development Trials are located alonside a large number of demonstration plots at our trial stations. Here it is possible to see a great part of our variety and mixture portfolio – and of course also the forage development trials. If you are interested in a visit to one of our trial stations to see for yourself, please don´t hesitate to contact us.
16/6-10
A bouquet of new forage varieties have been approved in Germany this spring. Four Perennial Ryegrasses, one Meadow Fescue, two Hybrid Ryegrasses and not less than three Festulolium varieties.
Approval of the three Festulolium varieties mirrors the efforts and confidence DLF-TRIFOLIUM puts in breeding of Festulolium. ACHILLES and PERSEUS are of the ryegrass type with very high quality and MAHULENA is of the Tall Fescue type with very high production of green and drymatter.
In the new issue of Prograss is an article about the new varieties, incl. the Festuloliums. Read more.
8/6-10
Overseeding turf with success
The servere winter in all of Europe has created a need for repairment of lawns and sports areas. For professionals overseeding is a normal routine and a number of fantastic equipment for the job is at hand.
For newcomers it can be difficult to imagine what overseeding can do. The photo shows the result of overseeding of a football pitch and the lines of new established grass plants are seen.
For the superior use of overseeding please take a look at the results in South Africa where DLF is supplier of grass seed for the soccer world championship, read more.
For basic information about overseeding, please read more.
20/5-10 - 13/7-10
DLF Scores in South Africa
DLF-TRIFOLIUM is delivering grass seed for the soccer world championship in South Africa. DLF-TRIFOLIUM grass is already on many well-known sports stadiums around the world e.g. Old Trafford (Manchester United), Dodger Stadium, LA, Villa Park (Aston Villa) etc.
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18/5-10
ForageMax – increase output by over 40%
| It is no secret that grassland productivity fall over the lifetime of a sward, but with regular overseeding young swards can maintain peak performance for much longer and keep up the good grass quality as well. Also overseeding with grass seed coated with iSeed® shows magnificent results as establishment has proven to be 50% better. Read more about all the benefits in the ForageMax newsletters:
iSeed®
Overseeding
The mixtures referred to in the newsletters are marketed in Central and Eastern Europe.
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16/4-10
2nd European Turfgrass Society Conference in Angers France
The second ETS conference organised by the Société Française de Gazons ended on the 14 April bringing to a close two and half days of presentations, poster sessions and field visits. The conference was attended by 220 delegates from around Europe and the world presenting the latest developments in turfgrass science. As well as the presentations and poster sessions there was a full programme of field visits including a stop at the DLF facility in Les Alleuds to inspect the official French trials site, CTPS, and the development trials of clipping reduction, shade tolerance and Microclover. The next ETS Field Day will be held on the 11-12 April 2011 in Gent Belgium.
14/4-10 - 20/5-10
Be aware of Fusarium/Snow mould attack in your grass field
Taking the long snow cover in mind that we have had this winter, more severe attacks of Fusarium is to be expected. So is your grass field ready for the spring? Read more.
14/4-10
Grass for biogas - good for rotation and environment
Tall Fescue and Festulolium have together with Red Clover species a very high yield potential and they can in many places compete with maize. Read more.
7/4-10 - 18/5-10
Winter Damage in Lawns
After a long and hard winter, many lawns look miserable. Often you see bare patches in the lawn, where the grass has withered away. Sometimes the problem extends to the entire lawn leaving it with nearly only bare patches – a typical symptom of the worst known diseases in our northern hemisphere – the pink snow mould. Read more about winter damage in lawns here
29/3-10 - 16/4-10
Prodana is welcoming the new, attractive Masterline design for the professional turf segment in Denmark and Sweden. With the introduction of Masterline, Prodana wants to underline its connection to DLF-TRIFOLIUM. Masterline is the largest brand for professional turf in Europe and is internationally known for its absolute top-quality.
Click here to read more about Masterline.
11/3-10 - 14/4-10
New 2010 quality varieties listed in France
A total of 16 new forage varieties and turf varieties have been accepted on the French list in January. Forage news include five new Perennial Ryegrasses, two Italian Ryegrasses, two Hybrid Ryegrasses, a Tall Fescue and a White Clover variety.
Turf news include three new Perennial Ryegrasses, four Red Fescues, and a new Tall Fescue variety. Concerns for improved performance in dry conditions are increasing and our research is pursuing the possibilities to satisfy the market needs with two outstanding varieties:
TOWER - forage type highly productive and disease tolerant.
GREENFRONT - turf type with excellent characteristics.
See the complete list of new forage varieties and turf varieties listed in France and other countries:
Forage
Turf
9/3-10 - 7/4-10
Promising new grass varieties from New Zealand
In 2004 DLF-TRIFOLIUM established DLF Seeds in New Zealand with both breeding, sales and marketing for Australasia. Breeding is a long-term business but with the backing of the very strong and wide gene pool of the DLF Group's R&D activities in other parts of the world, the very first new varieties are already being registered. Read more.
08/3-10
New iSeed brochure out now!
25/2-10 - 14/4-10
Break-through in Belorussia with new forage varieties
DLF-TRIFOLIUM has achieved a break-through in Belorussia with 17 new forage varieties accepted for listing after a thorough official testing. These new listings, together with the existing listed varieties, give us the final official “stamp of approval” in being the supplier of high quality forage varieties perfectly suited for the Belorussian climate. we are now able to make mixtures for all kind of purposes to suit the highest production of milk based on quality grassland. More new listings - read more.
23/2-10 - 29/3-10
Grass for biogas - good for rotation and environment
Tall Fescue and Festulolium have together with Red Clover species a very high yield potential and they can in many places compete with maize. Read more.
19/2-10
From 300 to 600 playing hours per year!
19/2-10 - 9/3-10
Stressed by salt?
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Constrained by water shortage, many people are forced to irrigate lawns and fields with low quality water. A slow accumulation of salts in the soil by such practice can deteriorate almost any grass over time. But grass species and varieties showing increased salt tolerance are coming up. |
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11/2-10 - 25/2-10
DLF scores in South Africa
When the soccer world championship takes place in South Africa this summer and you watch your favourite team play, you should also take a look at the football stadiums and pitches as the main supplier of grass seed is DLF-TRIFOLIUM. In the latest issue of Prograss you can read about how DLF-TRIFOLIUM qualified as supplier. Read more.
1/2-10 - 11/2-10
New Prograss out now!
18/1-10 - 19/2-10
The Best “Grasskeeper” in England
DLF-TRIFOLIUM is mainsupplier of grass seed at the worldchampionship in soccer in South Africa. Their grass is already at many other famous stadions – among others the Aston Villa. Here is chiefgroundsman Jonathan Calderwood, aged 31 just named the best groundskeeper in England. There is a good reason for this, because when Jonathan Calderwood maintains the football grounds at the football academy, Bodymoor Heath, and the Villa Park stadium he does genuinely care how things are done. Read more.
14/1-10
Microclover® – Your Natural Weed Killer
After the innovations of herbicides to be used in lawns and other green areas, clover was killed together with other weeds. Time has changed and focus is now much more on less input and less use of pesticides. This also means that the opinion of clover has been turned around as Microclover® from DLF-TRIFOLIUM actually can be used as a natural weed killer! Read more about this unique feature here.
6/1-10 - 23/2-10
iSeed®: Feeds the seeds! Not the weeds!
STRI Field experiments* show a visibly improved sward quality with iSeed®. Trials carried out by our breeding station and tests on real sports pitches in Hierden (NL) show better wear tolerance and less weeds with iSeed®. Sod/turf trials have shown that the turf is ready for harvest 33% earlier than with normal seeds. These are only a few of the benefits of iSeed® you can find more here: 
iSeed® - Nutrient Coating for Turf Growers
iSeed® - Nutrient Coating for Sports Fields
iSeed® - Nutrient Coating for Golf Courses
*Bingley, UK
4/1-10 - 11/2-10
New golf varieties in test on DLF Greens
When you step onto your golf green in the future you may be stepping on varieties that have just been put into test at DLF's prototype greens. Future golf varieties may face great challenges both in terms of wear, disease and climate. The performance of DLF varieties are constantly being evaluated to meet future challenges. Read more.
23/12-09 - 6/1-10
Tropical - to the South
A foothold in Middle East and Asia with the new mixture with Bermuda for very hot & dry conditions. Read more.
16/12-09
UN’s Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen 2009:
Microclover –
nice to watch perfect for the environment
With microclover in your lawn you do not have to irrigate your lawn all that often, and at the same time you obtain a natural and an eco-friendly fertilizer for your lawn. Read more.
11/12-09 - 14/1-10
ForageMax - outstanding results through innovation!
ForageMax mixtures give outstanding results as the mixture range is developed to fit to various regions and climates and as it consists of the very best varieties and new innovations. The first ForageMax newsletter shows the remarkable results with Festulolium:
· Increased yield
· Quality
· Stress tolerance
· Early and rapid growth
The mixtures referred to in the newsletter are marketed in Central and Eastern Europe.
During the coming season we will publish ForageMax newsletters where all the benefits of the compositions and components will be highlighted and described in detail. See the ForageMax newsletter here.
08/12-09
The consumer brand that covers every need possible when it comes to the home lawn. It comes in eight different mixtures so whether the need is a drought and heat tolerant mixture, a mixture for shade or a wear tolerant mixture, Turfline is the right choice. 
Click here for more information on the Turfline mixture range or see our brochure here.
8/12-09 - 23/12-09
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 2009:
Development of easy digestible grass means low methane potential
Methane is considered to be the second most important greenhouse gas after CO2 and ruminants account for roughly one fourth of the global methane emissions. Therefore DLF-TRIFOLIUM is constantly working on developing easy digestible grass. Read more.
8/12-09
Our grass at the soccer world championship in South Africa
10 match stadiums and a series of training pitches will be ready for the 32 teams from all over the world, who will compete to win world championship in soccer in South Africa. The main supplier of grass seed to be sown on the numerous stadiums will be DLF-TRIFOLIUM.
”It is a huge recognition of our expertise,” says Thomas Hansen export manager in DLF-TRIFOLIUM. “It also proves that we have a range of grass seed varieties that can compare with the very best varieties on the market. It is a real pat on the back for our breeders and experts in DLF-TRIFOLIUM. We can be really proud of this.”
”It’s an amazing news with big PR value for the group. Already after stage one in our press strategy we have been immensely exposed in the Danish press,” says head of communications Lene Krüger.
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2/12-09 - 11/12-09
United Nations Climate Change Conference:
Thirsty grass
Grass that can drink water with a high salt content sounds almost too good to be true at a time when the drinking water resources on Earth are reduced perilously. However, DLF-TRIFOLIUM’s researchers are increasingly focusing on integrating this ability into future clover and grass species. Read more.
16/11-09 - 2/12-09
The grass gets stars at Agromek
DLF-TRIFOLIUM is introducing a new way of looking at grass quality at this year’s Agromek in Herning, Denmark, on 24-28 of November. The new forage quality index gives the grass 1-5 stars in three separate categories - Feed, Field and Yield performance. This allows the farmer to estimate the forage quality in an easy way and make the feeding diet more accurate.
You will also find news about iSeed® - the fertiliser coating on grass seed, new varieties of Tall Fescue and Festulolium, silage making of fodder beets, seeds for game cover and of course the whole range of ForageMax mixtures for all purposes.
See you in hall K, booth 8004!
”We have many visitors and they are all in a very good mood. They don’t seem to be affected by the financial crisis. Many of them want to discuss rapeseed which is a very popular subject,” Hans Madsen seed consultant.
4/11-09 - 8/12-09
Field Day
In October, DLF INTERNATIONAL SEEDS hosted a Field Day event for Ewing Irrigation, the fastest growing commercial landscape irrigation company in the United States. Read more.
4/11-09 - 8/12-09
Silver medal
The French version of Doctor Turf has received a silver medal at the French convention Journée des plantes de Courson. The medal was given for the Eco-Alternative with Microclover. During the exhibition Topgreen also celebrated the rebirth of the Maison de Gazons (Doctor Turf) range of home garden lawn seed by arranging a press tea-time on the stand. Read more.
29/10-09 - 16/11-09
Breeder Libor Jaluvka has successfully espoused his PhD thesis at the Mendel university of agriculture and forestry Brno, Faculty of Agronomy. Libor started to work at Hladke Zivotice in 2003 as a Red Clover breeder and is at present responsible for the breeding of diploid Red Clover and Bromegrass for the DLF Group.
He started his PhD study in 2004 with the theme "Verification of efficiency of three Red Clover breeding methods in different locations". His main goal was to find the most efficient breeding method for Red Clover in different climatic conditions. The results and conclusions from Libor's work are already used in our practical Red Clover breeding.
20/10-09 - 4/11-09
Overseeding key to transition from Poa
Members of BIGGA were guests of DLF Johnsons Seeds’s demonstration centre in Inkberrow, read more.
16/10-09 - 4/11-09
Relaunch of Maison des Gazons
Maison des Gazons has just been relaunched for the French consumer market at the exhibition Les Journées des Plantes at Courson, just south of Paris. Les Journées des Plantes is an exhibition with special focus on flowers and gardens. Maison des Gazons is luxury lawn grass for home gardens in France. The mixture range consists of eight different mixtures covering the specific needs of the consumer.
8/10-09 - 29/10-09
25 Years with Grass seeds
One of Denmark’s “grand old men” within clover and grass seed, Ole Groenbaek, can look back at 25 years as product manager in DLF-TRIFOLIUM. And the development in this industry has been rapid. Read more.
8/10-09 - 8/12-09
Quality Forage in your Feed Management Plan Ensures a Healthy Herd
Karsten Weinkouff, in Jutland, Denmark, focuses on his grass field. Grass silage is the central point in his feed management plan, so there is no doubt in his mind that both yield and quality go hand in hand. Read more.
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6/10-09 - 20/10-09
New forage varieties for this season
 One new Red Clover and 5 new Perennial Ryegrasses are now ready for the market. A general feature in the Perennial Ryegrasses is the much improved disease resistance and also the high quality. Read more about these new varieties:
Suez - Red Clover
Abosan 1 - intermediate diploid Perennial Ryegrass
Butara 1 - intermediate diploid Perennial Ryegrass
Ketarion 1 - late diploid Perennial Ryegrass
Mizuno - late tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
Tyrconnell - late diploid Perennial Ryegrass
6/10-09 - 16/10-09
New turf varieties for this season
 Again this year we are able to launch a large number of new varieties on the market. In turf grasses we offer new improved varieties within the most important species - this year with special emphasis on the high quality golf market. Read more about these new varieties:
Dylan - Perennial Ryegrass
Himalaya- Perennial Ryegrass
Kokomo - Perennial Ryegrass
Troya - Perennial Ryegrass
Galahad - Strong Creeping Red Fescue
Blenheim - Chewings Red Fescue
Manet 1 - Hard Fescue
Venanzio - Tall Fescue
Tiger Nova - Browntop Bent
Cobra Nova - Creeping Bentgrass
CY2 - Creeping Bentgrass
Legendary - Velvet Bent
1/10-09-8/10-09
New Prograss out now!
23/9-09-8/10-09
New Guide to Seed Varieties
 To make it possible to get a quick overview of all forage and turf varieties offered by DLF-TRIFOLIUM, we have renewed our catalogue "Guide to Seed Varieties". More than 25% of the varieties have been changed during the last 3 years and this reflects the strength of the output from R&D in the DLF-TRIFOLIUM group.
The new catalogue is on the way to all customers, but it is also available here on our website, please click here.
27/8-09 - 6/10-09
 New results from DLF-TRIFOLIUM trial plots in France show a 50 pct. improvement of your Perennial Ryegrass when using iSeed® coating. Read more.
21/8-09 - 1/10-09
 You get to work at various locations when spray-seeding for Prodana – subsidiary in the DLF-TRIFOLIUM group. One day Per Christensen is standing at the Kronborg Castle in the city of Elsinore north of Copenhagen in Denmark. The next day he is visiting the elephant house at the Copenhagen Zoo. Read more.
19/8-09 - 6/10-09
 Old barns and a worn cow house have been renewed and transformed into a modern research and breeding facility now housing the Dutch DLF/Innoseeds breeding team.
The buildings still breathe the atmosphere of a century ago. In the living rooms there are still the bedsteads, chimneys and the door latches are original from wood. This is where Thieu Pustjens and his team consisting of 8 people now carry out their research activities to ensure a future delivery of high quality turf and forage grass varieties.
The Moerstraten research and breeding station is a vital element of the DLF-TRIFOLIUM Group’s strategy to consolidate all parts of the Dutch breeding programme at one place. The company has already been using the area around Moerstraten for breeding and multiplication of its varieties, and has very good experiences with the local soil quality and climate. Furthermore, the breeding station is only half an hour’s drive from DLF-TRIFOLIUM’s facilities in Kapelle and Vlijmen. Read more.
17/8-09 - 23/9-09
 We are very pleased to announce that we have appointed Steen Andersen as our new Head of Rep. Office in Moscow. He will start in his position on 24th August 2009. Steen Andersen has up to his employment with DLF worked as director in LLC Skiold Russia/area manager in Skiold A/S, where he has been in charge of establishing the Skiold subsidiary in Russia as well as of the day-to-day management.
Steen Andersen has an Msc in Agronomy, and has throughout his career worked for the Agricultural Advisory Centre. He has also worked as a sales representative and manager in the IT industry for companies like Maersk Data and Logica. In addition, Steen Andersen has a MBA focusing on change management. Steen Andersen will follow an intro programme in Denmark, and subsequently he will return to Russia where he will be introduced to our Russian customers. As from 1st October 2009, he will be assigned the responsibility for our Moscow office, and will be directly responsible to Søren Halbye, Chief Commercial Officer.
14/8-09 - 27/8-09
Overseeding with iSeed®
- a better way to renew your grassland without ploughing
GrassMax is a unique system of routine scarifying and overseeding of young grassland and new re-seeds.
iSeed® nutrient seed coating for forage seed is enhancing the vigour and speed of a plant's development.
The combination of the GrassMax system and iSeed® is a unique way to improve establishment and yield in the grass field. Read more.
13/8-09 - 21/8-09
 Seed yield trials are being harvested just these days. The information on each new variety is valuable for the seed growers and the production department. Read more.
7/8-09
 Does DLF-TRIFOLIUM explore the possibilities to use grasses as a premium source for bioenergy? The answer is ‘Yes!’, and soon the newly established Danish research Centre Bio4Bio will initiate its research also on DLF-TRIFOLIUM’s top varieties. Read more.
17/7-09
 We are pleased to inform you that we have employed Dusan Kyselý, aged 41, as our new Commercial Director for Plant Breeding Station Hladké Zivotice. He will join our company on 1 August and will be in charge of production and sales.
Dusan has an educational background within management, having e.g. an MBA in business economics and strategic management. Until 2008, Dusan was responsible for starting up and developing the food business BERSI counting 160 employees. Since the sale of the company, he has worked as development consultant for a company in the Czech Republic dealing with agricultural machinery.
Vladimir Cernoch will continue as Managing Director and as responsible for our breeding activities in the Czech Republic.
15/7-09
 DLF-TRIFOLIUM are working together with 18 other research institutions in a new EU financed project aiming at finding the connection between the digestive of cows and renewable energy systems. Read more.
14/7-09
 DLF Seeds in New Zealand has opened a new DLF Research Centre in Christchurch to anchor the southern hemisphere part of the global breeding programme.
Read more.
23/6-09 - 17/7-09
 Even in China we have success with new varieties. This year five new forage varieties have been registered and more will follow. Read more.
10/6-09 - 14/7-09
 Through hundreds of trials and analyses Festulolium proves to have high yield and high feeding value.
Overseeding with iSeed® takes off with GrassMax system
The GrassMax system significantly improves the productive life and quality of a sward with yield and quality improvements of up to 44%.
iSeed® sets new standards in seed treatment technology
When using iSeed® you get up to 30% more viable plants per ha.
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9/6-09 - 15/7-09
The World Equestrian Games are the world championships for eight equestrian sports recognized by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), and are held every four years. DLF International Seeds in the US will provide the grass seed for the cross country course of the Kentucky Horse Park. The course will be used during the Games for the Endurance competition, the cross country phase of Eventing competition, and the marathon phase of the Driving competition. Read more.
9/6-09 - 23/6-09
For DLF-TRIFOLIUM the markets with more strong winters, like Russia, have become very important. To follow up on the successful varieties already marketed, we have increased the trail and screening activities in Smolensk. Results from this spring confirm the unique winter hardiness of festulolium.
Read more in the new issue of Prograss.
9/6-09 - 7/8-09
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New outstanding varieties in Creeping Bent, Browntop Bent and Velvet bent, combined with iSeed®, makes DLF-TRIFOLIUM able to offer the very best solutions for golf courses across Europe.
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