Seed production

By Jillian Turbeville

Consumers looking for lower-input lawns can struggle to find good grass seed options. Hard fescue is well suited for low-input turf, but relatively little of its seed is produced in the United States, with production concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Expanding seed production into northern Minnesota could help increase domestic supply while creating a new opportunity for regional seed growers. My master’s research in Roseau, MN focused on this opportunity by exploring whether hard fescue could fit into regional seed production using establishment practices already familiar to growers.

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 degrees F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 degrees F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 degrees F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 degrees F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 °F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 °F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 °F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 °F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 °F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 °F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 °F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 °F). 

Perennial ryegrass growing degree days (GDD)

Perennial ryegrass GDD’s will be tracked during the 2026 growing season with comparisons to the previous eight years. The accumulation of GDDs will begin after the snow has melted from the perennial ryegrass fields and continue through swathing. A base temperature of 32 °F will be used for perennial ryegrass (T-Base = 32 °F).