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Our 110,000 square foot central office and production/warehouse facility, located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, is an ultra-modern structure designed to efficiently accommodate our operations and volume of business well into the next century — providing customers with the fast, accurate order processing and shipping they have come to expect from us

Barenbrug USA is a plant breeding, seed production, research and marketing company selling turf, forage and wildlife seed through a wholesale and distribution network across the country. We also export and market seeds to many countries around the world. For four generations, the Barenbrug family has shared a passion for grass — we care just as deeply about turf as our customers and growers, whether they are seeding worldclass golf fairways, sports fields, professional landscapes or residential lawns. Barenbrug USA Barenbrug USA, an industryleading plant breeding, seed production, research...

The Barenbrug Advantage At its core, Barenbrug USA concentrates on leadership in the research, production, marketing and sale of innovative grass seed products. Our focus and determination are evident in the solutions we develop for the turf industry. Our research and development covers all the major U.S climate zones, and our nationwide network of territory and sales managers provide you with on-the-ground coverage no matter where you live. . Innovation is fundamental to everything we do. Our worldwide research groups continually search for new ways to produce superior seed and bring more...

Research and Development To meet our world’s expanding needs, Barenbrug research combines old-line breeding methods with the latest in technologies to develop tomorrow’s varieties of turfgrass and forage. Barenbrug’s highly trained, professional plant breeders work as an intercontinental team — sharing new germplasm, new methodology and new biotechnology. Partnerships Barenbrug works with governments and universities to augment our efforts in research, incorporating decades of knowledge and experience into our development programs. Barenbrug conducts research all over the world, because our...

Yellow Jacket® Yellow Jacket Enhanced Seed Coating ® The Barenbrug advantage in seed coating technology includes using our worldwide network of research stations to create coatings that enhance seed performance, turf establishment and long-term turf performance. UNIQUE COATING WITH OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Since introduced in 2006, Yellow Jacket® Seed Enhancement has proven to be a successful key to helping our customers establish turf in demanding applications. Numerous independent university tests have proven grass seed enhanced with Yellow Jacket technology greatly outperforms raw seed. •...

Barenbrug Seed Quality Barenbrug Standards Certified Seed We only supply the highest-quality products available. While many companies will make that claim, we exceed industry standards by defining a superior level of quality. When you see the word “Certified” on a blue bag tag or label, it means that the grass seed comes from a field that was inspected by state agriculture department officials during crop production. The purpose of certification is to prevent cross-pollination and ensure genetic purity. Barenbrug puts its own production experts in the field to augment the work of state...

Kentucky Bluegrass - HGT® Healthy Grass Technology In 1999, Barenbrug’s turfgrass research program embarked on the road less travelled, seeking originality and unique characteristics in Kentucky bluegrass. The results are significant, with several unique Barenbrug bluegrass releases — highly sought by turf professionals for their performance, persistence and quality. HGT has become the go-to bluegrass for transition zone applications. Barenbrug’s HGT bluegrasses, provide superior speed of germination, establishment, traffic tolerance and recovery from use and wear. The most significant to...

Kentucky Bluegrass, Available varieties Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky bluegrass is a strong turf component commonly used across the temperate and cooler climates of the U.S. Highly desired for its strong rhizomatous growth habit and unmistakable turf quality, Kentucky bluegrass is an extremely varied species. It may exhibit a multitude of unique, desirable traits that differ significantly from one variety to another, including color, texture, disease resistance, traffic tolerance and temperature tolerance. Very quick to germinate and establish, especially when compared to elite bluegrasses....

Perennial Ryegrass - RPR® REGENERATING Perennial Ryegrass RPR®, Lolium perenne ssp. stoloniferum, is a new subspecies of traditional perennial ryegrass created REGENERATING exclusively by Barenbrug's Perennial Ryegrass innovative Turfgrass Research and Development Group to withstand heavy traffic and rapidly recover. In January 2015, RPR received a utility patent #8,927,804. RPR is durable, thrives under temperature extremes and, most exciting, regenerates turf horizontally with determinate stolons. This ability to expand laterally is what separates RPR from any other perennial...

Perennial Ryegrass, Lolium perenne Available Varieties Perennial Ryegrass A mainstay of cool season grass mixtures, perennial ryegrass provides fast germination and establishment, fine leaf texture, exceptional traffic tolerance and overall beautiful turf quality. Available in mixes and blends, Barenbrug’s ryegrasses are ideal for residential and commercial mixes as well as golf, sports turf and recreational turf. The second generation of the Pinnacle cultivar, Pinnacle II has become a Barenbrug standard for high quality turf performance and stable seed production. Ranking in the top...

Tall Fescue - RTF® Rhizomatous Tall Fescue In 2002, Barenbrug released a unique tall fescue with rhizome rich plants called RTF®. RTF stands for Rhizomatous Tall Fescue, and this unique variety is still the only tall fescue with rhizomes available. Tall fescue is typically a bunchgrass with very limited ability to repair and recover, however, RTF’s unique rhizome development enables the repair and recovery of the turf. Rhizomes are underground stems that provide turf the ability to repair damaged areas, maintain uniformity and density, add to drought tolerance and reduce the need for...