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Successful turf breeding can result in new turf varieties that provide many benefits. Ensuring this new grass variety stays true to type and does not become mutated is critical in ensuring these varietal characteristics remain in place. This is particularly important when it comes to the exporting of these new varieties to new markets across the globe. Therefore, turf breeders undertake steps to ensure their turf variety is supplied to only accredited turf suppliers who undertake a strict set of protocols and testing. These protocols are put in place to ensure that the grass you might play golf on in Texas, is the exact same grass genetically that you could be having a picnic on in Tamworth. For example, BRF Zeon Zoysia in the US is licensed as Sir Grange Zoysia in Australia
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and through these protocols it is ensured that the Sir Grange Zoysia you buy here in Australia, is the exact same grass that you would buy in the US as BRF Zeon Zoysia. Here is the story of how BRF Zeon Zoysia (Sir Grange) was first exported to Australia: The production of BRF Zeon Zoysia is exclusively by licensed producers throughout the world and in Australia that exclusive licensee is Lawn Solutions Australia (LSA) and its fully accredited members who supply BRF Zeon Zoysia as Sir Grange Zoysia. Bladerunner Farms and The Turfgrass Group are the only authorised agents to issue licenses globally for BRF Zeon Zoysia. Unlicensed growers of Zeon Zoysia or BRF Zeon Zoysia, or those claiming to supply Zeon Zoysia under different names or labels
will face legal action for the unauthorised use of IP and Trademarks by Australian and International organisations. For consumers, both domestic and commercial, premium turf varieties are a considered investment. To protect consumers when BRF Zeon Zoysia was first introduced to the Australian market, strict expansion protocols were followed. After first spending many months in government quarantine, three foundation farms were set up in different climatic conditions across Australia. These, to this day, remain the only source of new crops of BRF Zeon Zoysia in the country. True BRF Zeon Zoysia must be certified and produced under the strict production and certification protocols of ITGAP, The International Turfgrass Genetic
