On a global scale, there has generally been a good demand for grass and clover seeds. At the same time, there has been a tight supply which has been particularly pronounced in North America. It has driven the overall price level up across segments and geography.

Christian Høegh-Andersen, der i december også trådte ind Landbrug & Fødevarers repræsentantskab, er blevet valgt som vicepræsident i COGECA

How can farmers deal with increasing expenses on forage protein, energy and fertilizers?

The global seed group DLF has outgrown its present head office space in Roskilde and has chosen a new, well-suited location in green surroundings in the neighbouring municipality Egedal - a half hour drive northeast of Roskilde

Disease control is a greater challenge for many turf managers as they seek to reduce pesticide use while wanting to deliver the best playing quality and visual appearance. Grass on stadiums and training facilities are pushed to the limit due to challenging growth conditions and lots of wear. Anything that can damage the pitch is therefore a threat.

Read more about how to achieve beautiful, green and stress tolerant grass surfaces with 4turf technology.

No Need to Look for the Needle in the DNA-stack When You Can Create One Yourself. Many professionals in plant business are familiar with the recent introduction of a technology, called “genome editing”, which has the potential to change breeding dramatically. The most commonly used genome editor is the Crispr/CAS system. Crispr/CAS can make a mutation at specific positions in any plants’ DNA, which may result in a better trait. In nature, mutations are induced all the time. Over thousands of years this is what has created the variation upon which we build all new varieties today. But not all mutations are easily detected.

Let us have a look at what the options are for bringing new features to the market in our business.

With a turnover of m.DKK 7.536 and an EBIT of m.DKK 557 in the financial year 2020/21, DLF presents the strongest financial result ever despite the challenges of the season. DLF has delivered organic growth in key core markets in Europe, North America and Oceania.

The 18. – 21. of November the European tour will be played at The Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, but before the players can enjoy the beautiful course, it will be overseeded with turf from DLF.

Around 90 key stakeholders, business partners, financiers and advisors, academic collaborators and employees from sevevaral countries were gathered at DLF’s Green Carpet event 26 October 2021

The right seeds should be part of any strategy to reduce the impact of drought on golf greens and football pitches

Our climate is changing with more heat and longer drought incidents. At the same time, we experience more cases of intense rainfall where cloudbursts are challenging the capacity of city drainage systems.

Due to Covid-19, the third Turf Business Summit was postponed to this year and held at one of the world’s finest golf venues – The Belfry in the UK.

During hot, dry summers valuable grassland loses its lush green colour. The longer the drought, the more brown the grass becomes. Week by week, the grass additionally loses biomass, and dry-matter yields decline. Europe’s increasingly frequent spring and summer droughts are creating more forage gaps that reduce agricultural profits.

The right seeds should be part of any strategy to reduce the impact of drought on grass swards for cutting and grazing.

The climate is changing, and sports pitches, golf courses and municipal parks have adapt. Deep-rooting, drought-tolerant turf grasses such as 4turf® (turf tetraploid perennial ryegrass) are able to survive spring and summer droughts. Even better, 4turf® stays green and playable with less need for irrigation during long dry periods when water may have to be rationed.

Yesterday, the DLF Board of Directors approved the Financial Report for 2020/21