Types of Turf

Demand Blue Tag Certified Turfgrass
By North Carolina Crop Improvement Association

Certification By NC Crop Improvement Association
· Documents planting source
· Class of turfgrass documented (Breeder, Foundation, Registered, Certified)
· Fields of turfgrass are inspected and walked thoroughly at least two times each year
· Inspection ensures true-to-type, genetically pure varieties
· Inspection eliminates common bermudagrass
· Inspection ensures no off-types of turfgrass that arise from mutations and no noxious/objectionable weeds
· Blue tag/certificate with your purchase

NCDA&CS Nursery Inspection Program
· Inspections to ensure plant material meets quarantine requirements for North Carolina or other states.

· Regulations require individuals who distribute nursery stock, such as turfgrass, in North Carolina to make application to NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division for
inspection prior to offering plant material for distribution or sale.

· Quarantine inspections are needed to prevent the artifical introduction or to limit the spread of agricultural plant pests such as the imported fire and and noxious
weeds.

· Contact the NCDA&CS, Plant Protection Section at 919-733-6932, 1-800-206-9333 or http://www.agr.state.nc.us/plantind/plant.htm

The Benefits
Genetic Purity
By purchasing certified turfgrass you can rest assured it has been grown from a documented planting source and has been inspected by NC Crop Improvement.

Free Of Noxious Weeds
Certified turfgrass is also inspected and warrantied to be 100% free of noxiou and objectionable weeds.

Same Turf Today and Tomorrow
Plant certified turfgrass sod
· Field inspectioned by NCCIA
· Known variety
· Growth habit of grass fits your needs/desire today and tomorrow
So make sure you ask for blue tag certified turfgrass by NC Crop Improvement on your next project and see the advantages of certified turfgrass.