Building Utah

This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. Water is a precious natural resource and how we manage it today will impact nearly every aspect of our future. One way we can protect our water supply is through water wise landscaping. Eric Marble from Chanshare Farms joins us with more. Eric Marble: In Utah, water conservation is not a request, but a necessity. This is why, Chanshare Farms spent the last three years working with researchers from Brigham Young University, Utah State University, as well as other industry leaders, to delist Triploid Hybrid Bermudagrass from the Noxious Weeds List. While common Bermudagrass is aggressive and remains prohibited due to its highly invasive nature, Triploid Hybrid Bermudagrass is a less invasive and an excellent water-saving alternative to Bluegrass in Northern Utah. Triploid Hybrid Bermudagrass does not grow from seed, which is inert, and it has several substantial benefits, including: It requires 50 percent less water than Bluegrass; It’s softer, and needs less mowi