Tahoma 31 is a new cold tolerant and drought tolerant choice for golf courses. HOW COLD TOLERANT IS TAHOMA 31? Lexington, KY, is the worst place to grow grass. Winterkill is an issue on most bermudagrasses there. But not Tahoma 31. In Kentucky NTEP trials, Tahoma 31 had the least winterkill of all grasses tested....Read More
Tahoma 31 is the subject of a new blog from the field paint experts at Pioneer Athletics. The blog goes on to say: We’ve seen varieties of Bermuda have success in transition zones for years, and now there’s a new kid on the block, Tahoma 31. Citing the grasses’ cold tolerance, winter survivability, and early...Read More
OSU-developed bermudagrass takes root: Tahoma 31 is more cold-tolerant, drought-resistant than its predecessors .An article in the March 2019 issue of Farm Progress magazine discusses the development of Tahoma 31. Its name is derived from a Native American word that means “frozen water,” which is an apt description for the newest bermudagrass variety developed by...Read More
GrassMasters Sod Farm in Patoka, Indiana, recently supplied Tahoma 31 sod to the Tennessee Titans professional football team for their practice fields. Grassmasters, a licensed producer of Tahoma 31, which was developed by Oklahoma State University, harvested 105,000 square feet of Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass sod, (2.4 acres) for the NFL team’s practice facility in Nashville....Read More
Golf Course Industry Magazine: Oklahoma State University names Sod Production Services licensing agent for new drought-tolerant Bermudagrass variety Oklahoma State University named Sod Production Services the master licensing and marketing agent for Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass, one of the most drought-tolerant, winter-hardy hybrid Bermudagrasses on the market today. Tahoma is a Native American word that means...Read More
Doug Carter drove up to his farm and couldn’t believe his eyes. His sod farm fields were covered with 36-inches of standing water. In a two-day period, Fort Pierce, Florida, received nearly 16 inches of rain. “I pulled in the gate and could not believe what I saw,” Carter said. “My farm was three feet...Read More
After 20 years of farming row crops spread over some 9,000 acres of fields in Sellers, South Carolina, Bentwood Farms enters the turf industry as a sod producer. Charlie Baucom, owner of Bentwood Farms, said he became a licensed producer of PremierPRO Hybrid Bermudagrass, licensed by Sod Production Services, and planted 200 acres of the...Read More
