As part of the family-owned J.R. Simplot Company, Simplot Turf & Horticulture draws on decades of plant-health experience to advise professionals responsible for managed turf and plants. Its specialists, who average 20 years in the industry, work as an extension of customers’ teams and are supported by more than 25 U.S. locations. The company is also the exclusive provider of the GreenKeeper decision-support app for turfgrass professionals.
Turftime EquipmentFor more than a decade, family-owned and operated TurfTime Equipment has built its reputation around practical turf-care machinery shaped by feedback from the people who maintain playing surfaces. The Lancaster County, Pennsylvania manufacturer is best known for its topdressers, while also developing custom equipment for grounds crews serving golf courses, athletic fields and other properties nationwide.NEW HOLLAND, PA
EverrisFor decades, Everris has been known for applying agronomic knowledge to the practical needs of growers. The company develops plant nutrition solutions for farmers, with related applications in ornamental horticulture and turf management, and works alongside distributors, advisers and growers to shape programs for changing growing conditions.DUBLIN, OH
Lebanon Seaboard CorporationLebanon Seaboard Corporation has grown from Vernon Bishop’s 1947 purchase of a Lebanon, Pennsylvania, fertilizer plant into a company with six production facilities and more than 250 employees. Still headquartered in Lebanon after more than 75 years, it develops and manufactures turf and garden products for professional grounds managers and homeowners, with its LebanonTurf division known for combining controlled-release fertilizer technology with biological plant nutrition.BINGHAMTON, NY
SmithcoSmithco has built turf and golf-course maintenance equipment since 1967, beginning with founder Ted Smith’s Red Ryder motorized utility vehicle and growing into a manufacturer serving courses and sports fields worldwide. Today, Ted’s son Don Smith carries that family legacy forward across two manufacturing locations, with equipment designed, engineered, and built for practical turf work. Smithco is especially known for its greensrollers, which have been used at the Ryder Cup, PGA Championships, and U.S. Opens.WAYNE, PA