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 »
North Carolina State University’s Turfgrass Program has been working on the selection, installation and evaluation of zoysiagrasses along roadsides throughout the state in collaboration with the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The project started with a pilot study back in 2015 when five NC State breeding lines were selected to be compared to four commercial… Read more »
Sod Solutions is excited to announce Mark Kann has accepted the position of Florida Territory Manager. He will begin employment in February, bringing over 25 years of experience in the turfgrass industry to the company and who for the past 14 years has run the turf research facility for the University of Florida (UF) Plant… Read more »
This year started off with a lot of excitement and opportunity as a new decade began. But just a few months into 2020, COVID-19 shut down normal day-to-day operations and many businesses had to adjust. Sod Solutions pivoted and, like many others, found new ways to grow. Relationships are core to the turfgrass industry and… Read more »
