Roger
08-29-2005, 12:17 PM
Some varieties of grass seed will be in short supply next season -- and higher prices!
Two stories that help explain.
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=792&ArticleID=18967&TM=2921.137
http://www.lebanon-express.com/articles/2005/08/17/news/headline/news01farmers.txt
I know these stories portray an accurate picture. I have personal contacts in the Willamette Valley. The enviornmental restrictions on field buring for the past 10-15 years have created this problem, as well as fungus and weed problems for the seed farms.
Two stories that help explain.
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=792&ArticleID=18967&TM=2921.137
http://www.lebanon-express.com/articles/2005/08/17/news/headline/news01farmers.txt
I know these stories portray an accurate picture. I have personal contacts in the Willamette Valley. The enviornmental restrictions on field buring for the past 10-15 years have created this problem, as well as fungus and weed problems for the seed farms.