Sewell-Thomas Stadium, also known as “The Joe”, opened in March 1948 as the home field for the University of Alabama baseball team. In 2015 the stadium underwent a complete modernization renovation and following the makeover, switched to NorthBridge® Bermudagrass. Athletic Grounds Director Jon Dewitt loves the recuperative ability that NorthBridge displays along with its color… Read more »
Author: Cecilia Brown
The Legacy Continues at Florida’s Bayside Sod
For the past 35 years, Bayside Sod has been supplying turfgrass along the west coast of Florida. It all started back in 1987 when Jack Bispham’s family left the dairy business and he decided to venture into the turfgrass industry. He started the business with a 20-acre field of St. Augustine grass in Sarasota, FL.… Read more »
NorthBridge® Bermudagrass: The Key to a Picture-Perfect Pitch at Orlando City Soccer
The world of soccer is constantly evolving, and with that comes the need for high-quality playing surfaces that meet the demands of the modern game. Major League Soccer’s Orlando City has found just that in the form of NorthBridge® Bermudagrass. This unique strain of grass has proven to be the perfect fit for the team’s… Read more »
“Inside the Ropes” at the 2023 GCSAA Conference
This week as exhibitors and attendees make their way inside the 2023 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, they are greeted by a newly built golf hole. The “Inside the Ropes” grass installation, which was coordinated by Sod Solutions Professionals and GCSAA, features five premier golf grasses from… Read more »
Sod Solutions Welcomes Martín Ignes
Martín Ignes joins Sod Solutions as the new Director of Retail and Professional Development for Florida. He has an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and a Master’s degree from Mississippi State University in Plant and Soil Sciences with a Weed Science Concentration. Ignes will help continue to… Read more »
All Roads Led to Sod Farming for Myles Kubicek
Myles Kubicek, owner of Kubicek Turf Farms has always been surrounded by the turfgrass industry in some way or another. Now, managing a successful operation in Wharton, TX, he is glad his interest in turfgrass turned into a passion. Kubicek and his wife Emily, both grew up in Wharton and have been together since high… Read more »
Sodmasters Turf Farm Uses Home Building Business to Bolster Sales
Sodmasters Turf Farm is a well-known sod producer in the state of Georgia, located in Montrose. In 2004 the owner Tom Bradbury purchased the historic farmland, Whitehall Plantation, which was formerly one of Georgia’s largest strictly agricultural plantations from William (Bill) Holmes. Holmes was a descendent of the original owner that purchased the property and… Read more »
Looking Ahead at 2023
Below is a message from Sod Solutions President Tobey Wagner with an outlook on 2023. The writing is on the wall and it seems certain that businesses and consumers will face the headwinds of a changing economy in 2023. To prepare for the future, strategies are needed to face the challenges of inflation, labor shortages… Read more »
Passing the Torch at Oakland Plantation Turf Farm
Oakland Plantation, situated on a bluff overlooking the Cape Fear River in Bladen County, was built over 200 years ago by General Thomas Brown, a Revolutionary War patriot. It is one of a few houses of its period in North Carolina still being used today. In 1970, Oakland Plantation began the sod farming business with… Read more »
Country Club of Florida Awarded “2022 Florida Celebration® Golf Course of the Year”
Country Club of Florida Director of Golf, Jeff Klontz and his golf course maintenance team were awarded the “2022 Florida Celebration® Golf Course of the Year” Award. The award is given annually to talented maintenance professionals who display excellence in maintaining Celebration, Latitude 36® or NorthBridge® Bermudagrass golf courses and sports fields. The award is… Read more »