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DLF have expertly created SFI seed mixtures to not only comply with the government standards but benefit from better soil conditions, improved water quality and a boost to biodiversity.
Resilient turf solutions for a green and healthy turf
The Masterline® mixtures are designed for golf courses, stadiums, parks, etc. The mixtures consist of very fine-leafed and dense-growing, quality varieties. Whether the need is for a drought and heat tolerant mixture, a mixture that beats the weeds or a mixture that has increase disease tolerance, the Masterline® range has the solution. For enhanced performance two varieties of each species are always used in the mixtures.
Maintaining one of Essex’s most picturesque courses is no small task. As Head Greenkeeper, David Byron leads a skilled team that balances science, timing, and intuition to deliver exceptional playing surfaces in every season. From managing turf health to planning maintenance schedules, his role ensures that members and visitors alike experience Thorndon Park at its absolute best.
When the Women’s Rugby World Cup came to town, the pitches at Towcestrians Sports Club needed to perform at the highest level. Head Groundsman Tommy Waldock turned to a product he knew he could trust - MM Tetrasport - and the results spoke for themselves.
Despite a year of challenging weather, Bristol Golf Club has seen a remarkable improvement in its playing surfaces and overall visitor experience thanks to innovative seed solutions from DLF. The team, led by Course Manager Dave Taylor, introduced Johnsons J 4Turf 50 across all 27 tees in early 2025 which has gone on to demonstrate outstanding resilience and strong performance, coping with the pressures of a busy championship course.
The Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) Guidance page provides clear information on the requirements, options, and actions farmers must follow to comply with the Scottish EFA scheme. As part of the wider Greening rules, EFAs are designed to enhance biodiversity, protect natural resources, and promote environmentally responsible farming. Farmers with eligible arable land are required to dedicate a proportion of it to EFAs, which may include hedges, buffer strips, fallow land, catch crops, or nitrogen-fixing crops. This page outlines the different EFA options, their qualifying criteria, and practical steps for compliance, helping you meet your obligations while supporting sustainable land management in Scotland.
As pesticide regulations tighten and climates shift, the need for disease-tolerant turf varieties has never been greater. Consequently, we rigorously test and select varieties with strong natural resilience. By continuously developing new tolerant grasses and tracking long-term disease trends through our annual surveys, we’re helping our customers stay one step ahead. We build strong turf for the future.
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More than 80 bowling greenkeepers packed into Groundsfest’s inaugural Champion Greens: The Bowls Greenkeeper’s Masterclass — an information-packed day designed to support clubs from flat to crown green.
The spring of 2025 was the hottest and driest on record. Four heatwaves, rainfall 40% below the average and soaring evapotranspiration have left reservoirs low and much of England officially in drought. For turf managers, this isn’t a one-off challenge — it’s the new pattern. Fairways, in particular, have taken a hit with heavy traffic and hydrophobic ‘dry patch’ soils slowing recovery and reducing the overseeding window. Beneath the surface, next season’s outcomes are already being decided so what can you do create surfaces than not only survive, but thrive? Stuart Yarwood, Regional Technical Manager at DLF Seeds explores.
The world’s largest grass seed breeder, DLF, return to GroundsFest this September, with a renewed focus on resilient, sustainable and high performance seed solutions for the evolving demands of turf and landscaping professionals. The technical team will be on hand on stand 30 to showcase all of the developments across the Masterline, MM and Johnsons Sports Seed ranges, together with discussing the biodiversity benefits of their Pro Flora and Colour Boost wildflower collections.
The DLF stand at GroundsFest 2025 will showcase a wide range of sustainable solutions from the world's largest grass seed breeder, featuring products from MM, Johnsons Sports, Masterline and Designer Seed brands. Alongside leading cultivars for sports and amenity turf, stand 30 will also display an array of colour with demonstration planters from the popular Pro Flora and Colour Boost wildflower ranges.
It’s every greenkeeper’s worst nightmare – to receive a call informing them of vandalism on the course. That nightmare was the unfortunate reality for David Byron of Thorndon Park who returned from BTME 2025 to discover the ‘destruction’ of six greens, three tees and numerous fairways. With sheer determination, a concerted team effort and the outstanding recovery demonstrated by mixtures from across the Johnsons Sports Seed range, the surfaces were fit and ready for club championships just a few short months later.
For Adam Rowlands, owner of Turf Doctor Specialists Ltd, maintaining high-quality cricket surfaces is about using the right tools for the job - and when it comes to seed, MM50 from MM Seed is his go-to solution.
Staff and members of the amenity trade press were recently invited for an exclusive look at the next phase of the £4.5 million facilities upgrade at DLF’s UK headquarters at Inkberrow. Officially opened by John Larsen, VP Sales and Marketing Greater Europe and DLF UK Managing Director Tim Kerridge, the events in June marked the completion of several major developments including the fully automated Titan mixing plant, robotic packing lines, expanded UK native wildflower production and brand-new trials and showcase area deemed ‘A Living Catalogue’.
DLF Inkberrow was delighted to offer the UK Lawncare Association exclusive use of our new Living Catalogue Showcase area for their Summer Festival on 2nd July.
As the old saying goes ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ – exactly the motto of Durham County Cricket Club’s Head Groundsman Vic Demain when it comes to his usage of Johnsons J Premier Wicket. Now into his seventh season with the 100% perennial ryegrass mixture, he cites the early season establishment, wear tolerance and visual merit as the reasons he’s never considered changing as the club gets set for one of the longest and most intense seasons of cricket to date!
DLF has just launched a new corporate purpose and a new group strategy. Both initiatives mark an important step in DLF's development as a global seed company and emphasize increased interaction with the outside world, customer focus, corporate culture, operational optimization, and the development of employees and the organization.
At Southerndown Golf Club in the Vale of Glamorgan, MM50 grass seed has become an essential product. With tees that endure relentless wear from players and exposure to some of the UK’s harshest growing conditions, Course Manager Andrew Mannion has come to rely on the hard-wearing ryegrass mix to keep surfaces strong, consistent, and fit for year-round play.
The benefits of DLF’s 4turf® tetraploid perennial ryegrass have been well documented - the additional strength, winter performance and tolerance of a range of environmental stresses making them a popular choice for sports turf surfaces. One such sport reaping the rewards is equestrian, where the need for density, quick establishment, persistence and recovery makes 4turf® mixtures a firm favourite!
A message from the Technical Team at DLF Seeds UK. It’s dry. It’s cold. The sun’s shining — but the grass isn’t growing. For turf professionals across the UK, this spring has brought one of the toughest starts in recent memory. From golf greens and stadium pitches to community fields and racecourses, the story is the same: high expectation, slow starts, patchy recovery, high pressure from above — and not enough help from below.
As one extensive improvement project comes to an end, another unexpectedly begins at Stockport’s Reddish Vale Golf Club – and once again, Johnsons Sports Seed is playing a key role in recovery and renovation. For the past few seasons, J Premier Tee has been transforming tees and aprons, bringing big benefits to play and praise for Head Greenkeeper Aaron Watkinson and his team. However, widespread flooding over the New Year period means a major recovery programme is now underway on the fairways – with the tried and tested Johnsons J Fairway ready to come to the rescue!
A new forage plantain, bred in New Zealand but now available in DLF grass ley mixtures in the UK, significantly reduces nitrate leaching from dairy cow urine patches, as well as providing high quality feed.
At DLF we work together across the globe to create long-term, sustainable solutions. With more than 2000 employees across 65 locations, we offer you an international workplace and invite you to come and grow with us.