New Genetics Provide Major Advancements in Alfalfa Disease Resistance

Many farmers’ in Ontario and Quebec are experiencing forage shortages due to a slow cold start to spring and an exceptionally hot and dry growing season now. The challenging growing season and severe winterkill in 2019 caused many producers to resort to emergency forages early last year, and now the 2020 growing season has brought lower than average forage yields leaving many producers looking for ways to increase their forage inventories to get through the upcoming fall and winter.

Klaus K. Nielsen, our Chief Scientific Officer, have written an interesting article about how plant breeding and seed technology offer more playing hours and supports natural and durable turf.

Rust diseases in turfgrass, while usually more cosmetic than lethal, cause considerable concern for turf managers (red to orange spores on shoes and other things).

ForageMax® is the strongest new line of quality forage grasses and legumes available in North America. Each mix is designed to thrive in the specific region and climate that our customers live in. To be included in the ForageMax® program, each variety must demonstrate high performance in palatability, dry matter yield and forage quality.

Carrie Woolley & Brett Schuyler of Schuyler Farms Ltd. in Norfolk County is the recipient of the 2019 Ontario Sheep Pasture Award.

DLF Pickseed accepted the Premier Tech “Excellence Award” on September 12 2019 for going above and beyond expectations and crushing performance targets. This award acknowledges us as true business partners’ with products that truly make a difference!

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Klaus K. Nielsen, Chief Scientific Officer, DLF, talks about Solutions for Climate Improvements in his latest Insiders column

“Consider replacing Meadow Fescue with Fescue Type Festulolium in forage stands as it will maintain similar palatability and sugar content, but also provide higher dry matter yields and improved disease resistance.” - Matt Anderson (Manager, Product Development)

DLF has facilities on six continents, and in 2017/18, the DLF Group had 1,200 employees in more than 20 countries!

There has been a lot of hype lately around Hi-Gest alfalfa, but what is it exactly? Hi-Gest was released in North America in 2015 and is being marketed as non-transgenic, conventional alfalfa with an improved rate of fibre digestibility, high leaf to stem ratio, more crude protein, increased animal intake and better animal performance. But, this is nothing new.

Søren Halbye, CCO at DLF A/S interviewed by Marcel Bruins at ESA Annual meeting in Madrid

DLF takes part in MOOT’s programme series about Danish companies who are among the very best in the world at what they do.

Welcome to a unified DLF!

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DLF Pickseed and La Crosse Seed are pleased to announce DLF Pickseed’s acquisition of all of the assets and business of La Crosse Seed.