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Bastiaan J. Barenbrug,
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René G.J. van Raan,
Stefan A.G. van der Heijden
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Barenbrug shines on the STRI list 03-02-2012
12 gold medals for Barenbrug varieties
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BarOptima PLUS E34 on TV 30-09-2011
BarOptima PLUS E34 continues to make
headlines. Yesterday a reporter from the local ABC affiliate KEZI-9 news
interviewed Barenbrug CEO and Pres...
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Breeders Trust signs cooperative agreement with grass seed companies. 13-09-2011
Brussels, August 25th 2011 – Breeders Trust has entered into cooperation agreements with three grass seed companies in an effort to consolidate ...
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Dow AgroSciences, Barenbrug USA to partner 24-08-2011
BarOptima PLUS E34 to be co-promoted by Barenbrug USA and Dow AgroSciences to help US ranchers improve livestock production
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Supplier of the Year Award for Heritage Seeds 09-05-2011
Toowoomba, May 9th, 2011.
At the CRT National Conference, Heritage Seeds won the 2010 Supplier of the Year Award for Queensland in the Agchem...
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Barenbrug appoints Managing Director 29-04-2011
Mr Jos van der Wielen has been appointed Managing Director of Barenbrug Holland BV as of 1 May 2011. As such, he will focus on the further international growth of the enterprise. The company’s core business is plant breeding, seed production and the marketing of innovative grasses and fodder crops for several domestic markets and a large number of export markets in Europe.
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New breeder at Barenbrug Tourneur Recherches (France) 19-04-2011
The international grass seed company Barenbrug appointed Mr. Stéphane Charrier as breeder at Barenbrug Tourneur Recherches in France. He will succeed our former turf breeder Koos de Bruijn being responsible for different breeding projects at our station in Mas Grenier.
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New Barenbrug subsidiary in South Africa 20-03-2011
Nijmegen - the Netherlands, March 18 The Royal Barenbrug Group, a family-owned multinational grass seed company, is proud to announce the launch of a new subsidiary in South Africa. The Group now has subsidiaries in all 6 continents, in line with global company strategy. Barenbrug South Africa will focus on local testing, seed production and marketing & sales of innovative turf, forage grasses and legumes in the Southern Africa region.
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Trojan’s unique genetics and natural NEA2 endophyte for insect protection. 03-02-2011
Download the Trojan leaflet...
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Innovation Award for RPR® at STMA Show (USA) 24-01-2011
Barenbrug's RPR® - Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass® -was recently awarded the prestigious Innovative Award at this years Sports Turf Manager's Conference. Barenbrug's years of research and development were recognized in a ceremony at their booth during the show.
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World Cup pitches saved by Dutch grass seed 28-06-2010
Several of the football pitches being used for the World Cup in South Africa, including those in Durban and Port Elizabeth, are in a poor state. As a ...
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Dutch grass beats Danish grass! 14-06-2010
Even before the kick-off between Holland and Denmark the match between these two countries has already begun. Not the game itself, b...
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Stefan van der Heijden joins Board Royal Barenbrug Group 25-06-2010
Nijmegen, 24 June 2010
Mr S.A.G. (Stefan) van der Heijden has been appointed as a member of the Board of Barenbrug Holding BV, ...
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FIFA World Cup teams on SOS grass by Barenbrug in South Africa! 01-06-2010
In April/May, all WC training pitches of the 32 ‘Team Base Camps' in South Africa were overseeded with SOS grass seed. The nationa...
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SOS for low soil temperatures 10-02-2010
Several temperature germination trials have demonstrated significant differences in the germination percentage between different cultivars within the same species
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Clover replaces expensive fertilisers 19-10-2009
Clover is essential in sustaining the protein richness of grass at low nitrogen fertilisation rates. Clover is increasingly being used in current grassland management to insert more protein
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The Ryder Cup on Barenbrug grass 22-10-2009
The Ryder Cup is the main tournament in which male professional top golfers play in teams. This year, the tournament was held in the United States and the golfers played on Barenbrug grass.
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René van Raan Member Board of Directors Royal Barenbrug Group 10-02-2010
As of 1 July 2009 Mr. G.J. (René) van Raan RA has become a member of the Board of Directors of Barenbrug Holding BV. In this position Mr. Van Raan will be responsible for the financial policy and the worldwide management development program of the grass seed company Royal Barenbrug Group. He succeeds Mr. R.A. de Vries, who will retire as of 30 September 2009.
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Barenbrug winner prestigious ‘True Value Vendor of the Year award 2009’ 10-02-2010
The Netherlands ‘True Value corporation’ based in Chicago Illinois has announced Barenbrug USA as the winner of this award for the Lawn and Garden business. True Value...
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Barenbrug supplier of grass in Beijing Olympics 2008 Stadium 19-10-2009
Barenbrug China delivered the seed for the pitch of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing -Bird's Nest. The grass was produced in China and has been laid as turf in the stadium the day after the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in 2008.
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New strategic grass breeding contract 19-10-2009
The Netherlands, 22 July 2009 The new extended contract for strategic grass breeding will further integrate the AFBI and DARD research programme of Loughgall - Northern Ireland with Barenbrug’s world-wide breeding programme, providing novel forage grass varieties.
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Grassy lunch with Frank Barenbrug, creative with seeds 18-10-2009
‘SOS enables us to guarantee more playing hours,’ says Frank Barenbrug from the eponymous seed company. SOS? ‘Yes, Super Over Seeding,’ he explains. As if this solved the riddle. To demonstrate the effect of his latest invention, he takes us to the Feyenoord Stadium in Rotterdam. Waiting for us there is Remy de Milde, just 30 and already carrying the heavy responsibility of field manager of De Kuip. A man like him used to be known as a groundsman, often a grumpy old man, usually the only person on the club’s payroll.
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SOS wins the Innovation Prize 12-10-2009
Nijmegen, 10 September 2009. Barenbrug’s revolutionary SOS grass won the Demo-Dagen Sports Facilities Innovation Prize yesterday. The prize...
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BarOptima PLUS E34 revolutionizes tall fescue 25-07-2011
BarOptima PLUS E34 combines soft-leaf tall fescue with a revolutionary new beneficial endophyte E34 for better summer production.
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