The highly regarded Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) is the world's leading sports turf consultancy. It conducts annual amenity grass seed trials which are among the best in Europe. DSV varieties were placed in the top 4 out of 100 entries in the S1 list – perennial ryegrass for sports uses.

According to current estimates, the area under winter oilseed rape cultivation in Europe has fallen by approx. 3% compared with the previous year to 7.94 million hectares.

From a breeder’s point of view, the 2016/2017 oilseed rape growing season proved very successful for the DSV, with its varieties performing strongly in trials in several countries.

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG (DSV) closed the 2016/17 fiscal year ending on June 30 with a profit result that exceeded expectations. The global business was expanded despite a challenging market environment.

The perennial ryegrass Valerio marks an important step forward in forage grass breeding for Deutsche Saatveredelung AG (DSV).