Seed Camp 2025
Wednesday, June 18th, 7:30AM-7:30PM
DLF Product Knowledge Center - Philomath, OR
Join us for a great day of seeds and science!
Seed Camp is a full day of immersive learning and activities at DLF’s Product Knowledge Center in Philomath, Oregon. The field day event includes turf plot tours, educational sessions with distinguished guest speakers, a production tour, and great food and conversations.
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Educational Sessions
Learn from distinguished guest speakers and DLF's top experts
Spend the morning with our guest educators and top DLF experts as they survey various important topics sure to leave you more knowledgable and excited about the turf and forage industry. Dive deeper into topics such as: disease prevention, current industry trends, latest advancements in genetics, and much much more.
Turf and Forage Plot Tours
Experience DLF top-quality genetics first-hand
Spend the afternoon led through our turf and forage plots featuring many of DLF's top-quality genetics under various different growing environments, treatments, and management conditions. It's a great opportunity to see the DLF difference, as our experts demonstrate new and experimental genetics grown alongside controls.
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Production Tour
See how our genetics are produced in the field.
The all-day immersive learning experience ends with a visit to one of our local growers, where the true extent of all the research and development that goes into our genetics reaches it's fruition.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 17, 5:00-7:00 pm – Welcome Reception
Vue Corvallis, 517 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97330
Wednesday, June 18, 7:30AM-7:30 pm – All-Day Event
DLF Research Station, 2018 Chapel Dr, Philomath, OR 97370
7:30 am – Registration
8:00-8:05 am – Welcome Message - Sean Chaney, VP of Turf
8:05-8:45 am – Pam Sherratt - Ohio State University
Playing on Kentucky Bluegrass in 4 weeks!
8:45-9:15 am – Chas Schmid - Oregon State University
Cultivation timing trial update
Perennial Ryegrass trials
Winter frost traffic trial
9:15-9:45 am – Brian Jaasko - DLF
4Most™ Seed Enhancement
9:45-9:55 am – Break
9:55-10:20 am – Steve Reid - DLF
Research activities at DLF
10:20-10:45 am – Leah Brilman - DLF
New and upcoming varieties
10:45-11:10 am – Matt Duncan - DLF
Competition Grade™ products
Sports field management common issues and solutions
11:10-11:30 am – Bontera
Information about the naturally occurring soil microbes present in 4Most™
11:30-12:30 pm – Lunch
12:30-2:30 pm – Plot tours (Turf and Forage)
2:30-5:00 pm – Production tour
General production fields
Seed stock production fields
Seed Processing facility
5:30pm – Dinner
Seed Camp Resources
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