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ABOUT
It’s all about the quality—quality seed production, quality varieties, and quality relationships—this was true five decades ago when we first got started and it’s just as true today. We share a common vision to develop, produce, and market solution-based products focused on reducing environmental and economic pressure while building tolerance to specific stresses.​
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Pure Seed is a wholesale company selling warm and cool season turfgrass and forages developed by Pure-Seed Testing. From the development of the varieties to the grower who produces the seed, to the coating, packaging, and shipping of the seed, Pure Seed is a fully integrated family-run business based in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley.​​​
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Pure Seed is a wholesale company and does not sell directly to the consumer.
Pure-Seed Testing
West
Located in the grass seed capital of the world
Canby, Oregon USA
PST - West
Crystal Rose-Fricker, President of PST & Pure Seed​, and Austin Fricker, Vice President of PST ​and the Production Manager at Pure Seed, direct the research at PST West. 
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PST West focuses on cool-season turfgrasses with improved resistance to diseases and ​abiotic stresses including salt, drought, and herbicides.
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Largest privately held turf shade trial in the world​
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Specialized focus on seed yield trials​
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Seeded seashore paspalum development
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TWCA drought trialing location
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CTBT trialing location
PST - East
Dr. Melodee Fraser​, Director of Research, PST East in Rolesville, NC.
PST East focuses on the development of disease-resistant and heat tolerant tall fescues,​ along with the development of seeded turf-type bermudagrass and zoysiagrass​. PST East also specializes in improving summer turf performance in Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue, and creeping bentgrass. 
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Located in the Transition Zone for maximum disease pressure
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Specialized focus on seeded bermudagrass and zoysiagrass
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TWCA drought trialing location 
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CTBT trialing location
Pure-Seed Testing
East
Located in grass seed transition zone with high disease pressure
Rolesville, North Carolina USA
Pure-Seed Testing
West
Crystal Rose-Fricker, President of PST & Pure Seed​, and Austin Fricker, Vice President of PST ​and the Production Manager at Pure Seed, direct the research at PST West. 
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PST West focuses on cool-season turfgrasses with improved resistance to diseases and ​abiotic stresses including salt, drought, and herbicides.
​
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Largest privately held turf shade trial in the world​
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Specialized focus on seed yield trials​
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Seeded seashore paspalum development
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TWCA drought trialing location
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CTBT trialing location
Pure-Seed Testing
East
Dr. Melodee Fraser​, Director of Research, PST East in Rolesville, NC.
PST East focuses on the development of disease-resistant and heat tolerant tall fescues,​ along with the development of seeded turf-type bermudagrass and zoysiagrass​. PST East also specializes in improving summer turf performance in Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue, and creeping bentgrass. 
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Located in the Transition Zone for maximum disease pressure
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Specialized focus on seeded bermudagrass and zoysiagrass
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TWCA drought trialing location 
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CTBT trialing location
Quality Production
After developing the highest quality varieties, the next step is assuring that there is quality seed production to match it. We do this by making sure the right measures and practices are set in place for producing quality seed stock. Next we align our production with the finest growers, and follow up with a high focus on crop inspections to make sure expectations are met. After harvest we assure quality seed cleaning is taking place.
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