Until EMPIRE® Zoysia came along, zoysias had a troubled past in Florida. One of the issues is the Florida weather which frequently creates perfect conditions for turfgrass disease to run rampant. EMPIRE itself often needs preventative fungicides around Florida for this reason. When Dr. Kevin Kenworthy, a professor of Grass Breeding and Genetics in the… Read more »
COVID-19 canceled most 2020 trade shows and forced others to move to a virtual format. Now there is light at the end of the long tunnel as many 2021 events are beginning to gather again in person. Now, after 14 months, Sod Solutions finally returned in person at the 2021 Texas ASLA Conference at the… Read more »
CitraZoy® Zoysiagrass is a newly commercially released zoysiagrass from the University of Florida. The variety is a finer-bladed zoysiagrass than other Florida grass variety options. EMPIRE® Zoysia, one of the most common types of zoysiagrasses in Florida has a bigger, wider blade that is quite different from CitraZoy. Dr. Kevin Kenworthy, a professor of Grass… Read more »
In 1971, three local businessmen bought a sod farm located on Highway 231 about six miles north of Panama City, FL. Now, 50 years later, the same families are operating the sod farm together. McCall Sod Farm was founded by Howell McCall in 1967, and a few years later James “Jimmy” Maulden, Jack Laird and… Read more »
The California turfgrass industry has seen a major transition from cool-season grasses to warm-season grasses in recent years. Larry LeMay, President and seed buyer of A-G Sod Farms said they have witnessed this steadily over time. A-G’s California farm locations are in Moreno Valley, Palmdale, Fresno and Stockton. “Twenty years ago, at our Fresno farm,… Read more »
Funded by Florida sod farms, CitraZoy Zoysiagrass was developed by UF for the Florida market. This is a timeline of the 13-year development of CitraZoy.
Christian Broucqsault and Justin Wallace go over the latest from the CitraZoy program in this producer-focused field day on October 28, 2020.
Two major sod farms in Illinois are joining forces and making a major transition to kick off the 2021 season. Payne Sod Farm, Inc. has announced it will move forward as a wholesale contract grower for H & E Sod Nursery, Inc. With a longstanding relationship between the two farms, both H&E Vice President Darin… Read more »
Thomas Turfgrass is a longtime, well-known sod producer and installation business in Wharton, Texas. The sod company prides itself on its family operation and pleasing customers throughout the entire process of purchasing new grass. Emory Thomas is the owner of Thomas Turfgrass, managing the operations of four sod farms spanning the area around Wharton, Austin… Read more »
In January, COVID-19 completely halted in-person interactions at one of the largest sod farms in South Carolina. Fortunately, all of the Green Acres Turf Farm staff has recovered and the farm was able to continue efficient operations during its closure by utilizing Turf Logistics™. “Turf Logistics kept us going during the weeks we were not… Read more »
