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Associate Members
Associate Members are businesses or individuals who provide
goods and services to Florida’s sod growers. Locate the product
or service you need by choosing a category below, or click
here for an alphabetical listing of all members.
Drainage and Irrigation Services
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Equipment Sales, Service and Leasing
ATMAX Equipment,
Inc.
B&B Equipment
Bucyrus Equipment Company
Cargotec USA, Inc.
Chemical Containers, Inc.
Everglades Farm Equipment
Florida Coast Equipment
Kesmac / Brouwer
Load Lifter Manufacturing, Inc.
MST Sod Equipment
Progressive Turf Equipment
Sprigger's Choice Manufacturing, Inc.
Trebro Manufacturing
Trimax Mowing Systems, Inc.
Fertilizers and Crop Protection Products
BASF Corporation
Bayer Environmental Science
DuPont Professional Products
Florikan E.S.A. Corporation
FMC Corporation
G. P. Solutions, LLC
Gowan Company
Harrell's Fertilizer
Helena Chemical Company
Monsanto
Syngenta
The Andersons, Inc.
Wedgworth's, Inc.
Yara North America, Inc. |
Financial and Leasing Services
Farm
Credit
Fumigation Services
TriEst Ag Group (formerly Hendrix & Dail)
Insurance
Bouchard Insurance -
Steve Mazon
Landscaping - Sod Installation
Dieter's Sod Service, Inc.
Jimmy's Sod Company, Inc.
Micheletti Enterprises
P & R Sod Company, Inc.
Southern Sod, Inc.
Triple J Grassing LLC Other - Consulting Services
Phil Busey Agronomy Consulting, Inc.
Southeast
Ag & Turf,
Inc.
Turfgrass Variety Licensing & Development
Sod Solutions, Inc.
The Turfgrass Group, Inc.
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Alphabetical Listing
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Telephone: 407-554-0046
Address: 115 West Crown Point Road, Winter Garden
Local Rep: Matt Palmer - 941-223-0762
Website: www.ads-pipe.com
ADS, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of corrugated HDPE pipe. We serve the agricultural, storm and waste water industries through a global network of 51 domestic and international manufacturing plants and more than 19 distribution centers.
ATMAX
Equipment, Inc.
Contact: David MacGregor or Tim Ward
Telephone: 813-634-1111
Address: P. O. Box 329, Wimauma, Florida
Email: davidm@atmaxus.com
Website: www.atmaxequipment.com
B & B
Equipment
Contact: Ward Behrens
Telephone: 407-688-9480
Address: 3900 Narcissus
Avenue, Sanford, Florida
Authorized dealer for Brouwer, Kesmac, Master-Craft, and Amadas Reel Rain.
BASF Corporation
Contact: Chris Keys
Telephone: 813-758-3361
Email: chris.key@basf.com
Address: 31241 Kirkshire Court, Wesley Chapel, Florida
Bayer
Environmental Science
Contact: Brian MacCurrach
Telephone: 863-678-3100
Address: 1252 North Highland Park Drive, Lake Wales, Florida
Website: www.BayerProCentral.com
Bouchard
Insurance
Contact: Steve Mazon
Address: 222 Church Street, Kissimmee,
Florida
Telephone: 407-847-2841
Email: stevemazon@bouchardinsurance.com
Website: www.bouchardinsurance.com
Bouchard is a full service Commercial Insurance Brokerage that has been serving
Florida since 1948 and Florida agribusiness since 1982. We have a specialized
department devoted strictly to Agricultural Insurance and look forward to serving
Florida agriculture for many years to come!
Bucyrus Equipment Company
Telephone: 913-783-4600 or Toll Free: 800-330-0857
Address: 209 Central, Hillsdale,
Kansas
Email: info@magnumharvesters.com
Website: www.magnumenp.com
There’s a better way to harvest sod faster with more options, greater versatility and ultimately, greater profitability. It’s called the Magnum Harvester line. No other sod harvester lets you cut big rolls, slabs or pallet-sized rolls of sod. A complete line of innovative sod harvesting machines from people who know what you know -- Bucyrus Equipment Company. See our online catalogue for parts and supplies.
Cargotec USA, Inc.
Contact: Joe Robles
Telephone: 813-628-4633
Address: 7810 Professional Place, Tampa, Florida
Email: joe.robles@cargotec.com
Website: www.cargotec.com
National dealer for MOFFETT truck-mounted forklifts and HIAB truck-mounted cranes.
Chemical Containers, Inc.
Telephone: 863-638-1407
Address: 413 ABC Road, Lake
Wales, Florida
Email: sales@chemicalcontainers.com
Website: www.chemicalcontainers.com
Liquid-Handling Specialists Chemical Containers is the largest and most diverse distributor and manufacturer of liquid handling products and equipment in the United States. We stock a complete line of liquid storage and handling tanks made from top quality, high density polyethylene for turf, agriculture, and industrial use, as well as sprayers, spray parts, nozzles, pumps, tanks and sprayer control systems.

Dieter's Sod Service, Inc.
Telephone: 941-745-2334
Address: 2315 Zipperer Road Bradenton, Florida
Email: dieterssod@aol.com
Website: www.dieterssod.com
Specializing in sod delivery and installation for commercial, new construction, renovations or repairs.

DuPont Professional Products
Contact: Todd Himelberger
Telephone: 941-685-6793
Email: todd.j.himelberger@usa.dupont.com
Website: www.proproducts.dupont.com
Manufacturer of pest management products.
Everglades Farm Equipment
Contact: Jason Tucker
Telephone: 561-996-6531
Email: jtucker@evergladesfarmequipment.com
Website: www.evergladesfarmequipment.com
Everglades Farm Equipment has six locations conveniently located throughout Florida to serve you.
Belle Glade 561-996-6531
Fort Myers 239-332-5045
Fort Pierce 772-461-5568
Immokalee 239-657-4413
Loxahatchee 561-784-4000
Okeechobee 863-763-1921

Farm
Credit
Telephone: 863-682-4117
Address: P. O. Box 8009, Lakeland, Florida
Website: www.FarmCreditFlorida.com
Farm Credit is a customer-owned lender which has been a stable, reliable source of financing for agriculture since 1916. Farm Credit can also help you finance, refinance or remodel your home..
Florida Coast Equipment
Contact: Todd Bachman
Telephone: 561-369-0414
Address: 9775 W Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida
Email: TBachman@floridacoasteq.com
Website: www.Floridacoasteq.com
Authorized dealer for Kubota, Kawasaki, Bandit, and Land Pride equipment, including service and parts. Proudly serving Florida since 1985.
Florikan ESA Corporation 
Contact: Brian Patterson
Telephone: 850-251-4733
Address: 1579 Barber Road, Sarasota, Florida
Website: www.florikan.com
Manufacturer of controlled release fertilizers, including patented Staged Nutrient Release, Florikote Blending, and Florikote Coating technologies.
FMC Corporation
Contact: Brian Mount,
Telephone: 972-632-6552, Plant City, Florida
Email: brian.mount@fmc.com
Contact: Ron Palumbo, Islamorada, Florida
Telephone: 305-304-7491
Email: ronald.palumbo@fmc.com
G. P. Solutions, LLC
Contact: Randy Oberlander
Email: roberlander@growthproducts.com
Website: www.growthproducts.com
Manufacturer and distributor of liquid slow release fertilizers, micronutrients, biostimulants, microbial innoculant and biological fungicide, including Nitro-30 30-0-0 85% SRN, TKO 0-29-26 100% Phosphite, Iron Max Ac 15-0-0 6% Fe 2% MN, Micro Plex CT, Essential Plus, Companion Microbial Innoculant and companion Biological Fungicide.
Gowan USA
Telephone: 1-800-883-1844 or 941-737-7444
Contact: Bart Hoopingarner
Email: bhoopingarner@gowanco.com
Website: www.gowanco.com
Manufacturer and distributor of crop protection products, including new Yukon herbicide for exceptional control of annual broadleaf weeds and nutsedge. Visit www.YukonFLsod.com for more information.
Harrell's Fertilizer
Contact: Mike Jackson
Telephone: 863-687-2774
Address: 720 Kraft Road, Lakeland, Florida
Website: http://Harrells.com
In business in Lakeland since 1941, Harrell's specialized in custom-blended Polyon controlled-release fertilizers for the turf and horticulture industries. In addition to fertilizers, Harrell's is also a distributor of nutritionals, pesticides, and adjuvants from the major manufacturers.
Helena Chemical Company
Telephone: 813-626-5121
Address: 2405 N. 71st Street, Tampa, Florida
Website: www.helenachemical.com
Serving Florida agriculture since 1975 with a complete line of fertilzers, nutrionals, pesticides, adjuvants and soil fumigants. Application services also available.
Jimmy's Sod Company, Inc.
Contact: Frank Favata
Telephone: 813-876-7933
Address: 2308 Kathleen Street, Tampa, Florida
Email: jimmyssod@aol.com
Since 1959, our company has been supplying sod to the Tampa Bay Area with sod with a commitment to quality. We sell sod at our store as well as deliver to landscapers and homeowners with an emphasis on promptness. Call us today!
Load Lifter Manufacturing
Telephone: 1-905-642-9756
Address: 3 Anderson Boulevard, Stouffville, Ontario L4A 7X4 CANADA
Email: info@load-liftermfg.com
Website: www.load-liftermfg.com
Kesmac / Brouwer
Telephone: 1-888-341-5113
Address: 23324 Woodbine Avenue, Keswick, Ontario L4P 3E9, Canada
Email: info@kesmac.com
Website: www.kesmac.com
Sod harvesters, reel mowers, truck-mounted turf rollers - verticuts, sod installers, grub sprayers, parts and forklifts. Our parts depot in Dalton, Ohio, provides quick service for our US customers!
Micheletti Enterprises
Contact: Brittany and Michael Micheletti
Telephone: 352-528-7631
Address: 230 SE Highway 41, Williston, Florida
Email: Micheletti5@aol.com
The Micheletti family has been in business for over 50 years! We offer the finest in sod, seeding / mulching, hydro- seeding and erosion control services.
Monsanto
Contact: Jack Conroy
Telephone: 863- 318-1486
Website: www.monsanto.com
Manufacturer of all Roundup brand herbicides, Aquamaster herbicides
and Certainty turf herbicides
MST Sod Equipment
Telephone: 863-853-4247
Contact: Lonnie Bertsch
Address: P. O. Box 92078, Lakeland,
Florida
Email: lonnie@mstsodequipment.com
Specializing in the sales and service of sod production equipment. Authorized dealer for WMI Turf Equipment, Texas Sod Harvester, Modern-Galvanized Equipment, Load Lifter forklifts, Progressive Turf mowers, & Bobcat utility vehicles and tractors.
P & R Sod Company, Inc.
Telephone: 727-859-0859
Address: 8010 Massachusetts Avenue, New Port Richey
Email: carolrporter@verizon.net
Website: www.wepushgrass.com
Specializing in lawn replacement for 36 years. Off the lot sales, delivery and free estimates.
Phil Busey Agronomy Consulting, Inc.
Contact: Philip Busey
Telephone: 954-579-3932
Address: 837 SW 120th Way, Davie
Email: phil@philbusey.com
Website: http://philbusey.com
Phil Busey Agronomy Consulting Inc. was formed in 2011 to increase agricultural net income and reduce environmental impacts through efficient management of crops and landscapes. Dr. Phil Busey is an independent consultant with Brookside Laboratories, Inc.

Progressive Turf Equipment
Telephone: 800-688-8873
Address: 137 West William Street,
Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0 Canada
Email: info@progressiveturfequip.com
Website: www.progressiveturfequip.com
Manufacturer of pull behind rotary finishing mowers under the Progressive tradename. Models include Tri-Deck, Tri-Deck Roller and Single Deck Roller mowers.

Sod Solutions, Inc.
Telephone: 843-849-1288
Address: P. O. Box 460, Mt. Pleasant,
South Carolina
Website: www.sodsolutions.com
Developer and licenser of improved warm-season turfgrasses,
including Celebration and Discovery Bermudagrass; Bella Bluegrass; Covington and Santee Centipedegrass; Captiva (licenser), Palmetto and Sapphire St. Augustine, and Empire Zoysia.
Southeast Ag & Turf, Inc.
Contact: Dwight Meeker, CCA
Telephone: 863-673-3013
Address: P. O. Box 121422, Clermont,
Florida
Email: chunkmeek@aol.com

Southern Sod, Inc.
Telephone: 863-422-7633
Address: 34499 Highway 27 South, Haines City, Florida
Email: sales@southernsodcompany.com
Website: www.southernsodcompany.com
We are a full service sod company offering retail sales to homeowners, landscapers and contractors. We also offer complete lawn installation as well as installation for commercial jobs.
Sprigger's Choice Manufacturing, Inc.
Contact: Jesse Grimsley
Telephone: 229-995-4116
Address: 637 West Lee Street, Dawson,
Georgia
Website: www.spriggerschoice.com

Syngenta
Contact: Lee Bloomcamp, North Florida
Email: lee.bloomcamp@syngenta.com
Contact: Matt Brecht, Central Florida
Email: matthew.brecht@syngenta.com
Contact: Jeff Huelsman
Email: jeff.huelsman@syngenta.com
Website: www.syngentaprofessionalproducts.com
The Sygenta portfolio of products for sod production includes: Fungicides-Heritage, Daconil, Headway,and Banner Maxx. Insecticides-Meridan, Award, and Scimitar. Herbicides-Princep L, Reward, Pennant Magnum, Tenacity, Fusilade II, and Touchdown Pro.

The Andersons, Inc.
Telephone: 407-682-6100
Website: www.andersonsinc.com
Corporate Office: 800 Trafalgar Court, Suite 320, Maitland,
Florida
Locations throughout Florida to serve you!
Lake Placid: 863-465-5203
Zellwood: 407-886-5400
Clewiston: 863-983-2103
Soil applied liquid and foliar fertilizers. Soil amendments and custom application.

The Turfgrass Group
Telephone: 770-270-1500
Address: 1225 Savannah Lane Monroe,
Georgia
Website: www.theturfgrassgroup.com
The Turfgrass Group licenses the prduction of improved turgrass cultivars, including Zeon and JaMur Zoysiagrass, TifBlair Centipede and T-10 Bermuda. Our vartieties are available only through a limited number of certified sod producers in each state.

Trebro Manufacturing
Telephone: 888-395-8567
Address: P. O. Box 80390, Billings,
Montana
Email: sales@trebro.com
Website: www.trebro.com
Trebro Manufacturing is the industry leading manufacturer of automated sod harvesting equipment. Trebro provides excellent "Response After the Sale Service" and parts ordering. Come join the Trebro Revolution!

TriEst Ag Group
Contact: T. J. Swaford
Telephone: 863-441-1071
Address: 7610 US Highway 41 N,
Palmetto, Florida
Email: tswaford@triestag.com
Website: www.TriEstAg.com
For over 45 years, TriEst AG, formerly Hendrix & Dail, has provided quality fumigation services to the sod industry. Our products include custom application of methyl bromide, Vapam, K-pam, metam sodium and Telone II. TriEst AG Group will continue to provide quality products, people and service to the marketplace.

Trimax Mowing Systems, Inc.
Telephone: 800-523-1167
Address: 1145 Uniform Road, Griffin, Georgia
Email: tusa@trimaxmowers.com
Website: www.trimaxmowers.com
Trimax has been providing cost-effective, reliable & productive solutions to grass care professionals for over 25 years. Our special knowledge, experience and dedicated support mean that when you buy a Trimax Mower, you're buying a machine you can depend on.

Triple J Grassing LLC
Telephone: 239-337-2177
Address: 2360 Prince Street, Fort Myers, Florida
Email: sales@TripleJInc.com
Website: www.TripleJInc.com
Full service grassing and trucking contractor, with the ability to do both large and small jobs. Serving Southwest Florida from Tampa to Collier county, as well as interior parts of the state. Ready to serve all your grassing needs!
Wedgworth's, Inc.
Telephone: 561-996-2076
Address: Belle Glade, Florida

Yara North America
Contact: Jerry Southwell
Telephone: 863-773-0154
Address: 574 Green Ash Lane, Wauchula,
Florida
Email: jerry.southwell@yara.com
Website: www.yara.com
Located in Tampa, Yara North America, Inc., is a business unit of Yara ASA, an international fertilizer marketing company with sales offices in over fifty countries. Yara NA has helped Florida growers maximize their potential production goals since 1946.
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