Looking for a more resilient and less needy lawn? Try zoysia or bermuda grasses. Bermudagrass is valued for its tolerance of summer heat and drought. New varieties make it a viable turf choice in colder regions. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Adrian Higgins As a turf-grass scientist at Virginia Tech, Mike Goatley has spent years looking at […]
Sod farms see demand shifts from pandemic and drought Issue Date: May 12, 2021 By Kevin Hecteman Source: California Farm Bureau Federation Rolls of sod await shipment from a California farm. Sod growers say they have changed their operations to grow more warm-season grasses that typically require less water. With California beginning to emerge from […]
Digital Trends looks at the latest in NFL turfgrass technology. Tahoma 31 other types of bermudaggrasses developed by Oklahoma State University are discussed. READ THE STORY HERE.
What are the biggest turfgrass trends? STMA’S SportsField Management quotes Sod Production Service’s Chad Adcock. He says a return to natural grass as synthetic turf falls out of favor is one of the biggest trends in the industry. Adcock also says that the planting of warm-season grasses like Tahoma 31 farther north in the Transition […]
Excerpts from the Making the Turn podcast interview: To listen to the entire podcast, CLICK HERE Thinking of switching out your turf to Tahoma 31? In May 2020, Head of Grounds John Clintsman oversaw the renovation of the football field at Ensworth School. The private school in Nashville, TN, renovated the high school […]
The USA Softball Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK, recently converted their field, home of Team USA softball, to Tahoma 31. SportsField Management, the official publication of the Sports Turf Managers Associaton (STMA) wrote a 5-page feature story of the stadium’s renovation. Read how and why Team USA underwent the multi-million dollar project to […]
The Naval Academy Golf Course, recently renovated with Tahoma 31 fairways, is “Now Elite in the Region” , according to an article in the Capital Gazette newspaper that serves the Washington D.C. area. In the article, Head Golf Professional Pat Owen was quoted as saying“It’s difficult to draw a bad lie with the new (Tahoma […]
What are the latest trends in the turfgrass industry? Turf News, the official publication of Turfgrass Producers International, asked Chad Adcock, VP of Business Development for Sod Production Services, for his insights. Among them, continued conversions of cool-season to warm-season grasses in the transition zone, and increased international market expansion. Read the story below from […]
TAHOMA 31 BERMUDAGRASS RANKS #1 IN RESEARCH RESULTS NTEP & University Research Summary compiled January 2020.Comparative data on: • Cold tolerance • Low water use • Turf quality • Early spring green-up • Shade tolerance • Traffic tolerance LINK TO FULL REPORT
Tahoma 31 Maintains Best Average Turf Quality in UC Riverside Deficit Irrigation Study Over Other Commercially-Available Bermudagrasses Tested In a recent turfgrass study released by researchers at the University of California at Riverside, Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass maintained better average turf quality under deficit irrigation than any of the commercially-available bermudagrasses in the study, including TIFTUF. […]