Turfgrass seed packaging is underway. Photo by Steve Trusty


Bermuda, and NorthBridge™ Bermuda—are experiencing high demand resulting in waiting lists, limitations on loads per customer, and rising prices.


Growers are expanding production to meet demand, but shortages are expected to continue through 2018 into 2019. International market reports are scattered, with most countries seeing upticks in sales in sports and golf venues after a long recession.


Sod Solutions is currently seeking licensees across the southern two-thirds of the United States for the newly- released, Innovation™ Zoysia. Planting stock is limited, and growers are being selected based on the following criteria: proximity to market targets, quality of production, and professionalism in marketing.


New technologies are making an exciting impact on the way grass is grown and sold. While sales are peaking with a strong economy, manufacturers of harvesters and mowers


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are introducing significant advances. Many of these manufacturers provided exciting demonstrations of their new equipment technology at the TPI 2018 International Education Conference & Field Day held in Tucson, AZ, last February. Advancement in equipment technology means sod can be produced with greater efficiency and quality resulting in better grass to the end user.


For growers, dealing with a perishable green product subject to weather-related impacts in harvesting and shipping make turf sales uniquely time sensitive and complex. Farms often manage stressed employees during the busy season because of the uncertainty related to weather, trucking, and labor.


Tese issues will always be factors in sod sales, but software solutions, such as our Turf Logistics, have been developed to assist in managing these challenges. Tese systems can provide cloud-based order management and truck routing solutions. Tis


TPI Turf News July/August 2018


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