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.

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.