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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Pearson, Steve |
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| Title: | The Robinson Family: Potatoes to sod |
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| Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 19, No. 1, January/February 2002, p. 18-21, 24. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Sod farms; Business profile; Personal profile; Career growth; Biological control; Insect predators; Larra bicolor; Mole crickets; Marketing tools; Irrigation methods; Sod
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| Facility Names: | Sunshine Farms Turf, in St. Augustine, Florida |
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| Subjects' Names: | Robinson, Don; Robinson, Barbara; Robinson, Frank |
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| Business Name: | Sunshine Farms Turf, in St. Augustine, Florida |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the Robinson family of Sunshine Farms Turf, St. Augustine, FL. Describes how the farm converted from potatoes to sod when potatoes became unprofitable. Discusses how the Robinsons worked with the University of Florida to establish a quarter acre of buttonweed, the host plant for Larra bicolor, a wasp that parasitizes mole crickets. Describes their customer base, operation, and products. States that "the Robinson family has been very successful in the sod business and can see it growing at least into the near future." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Pearson, S. 2002. The Robinson Family: Potatoes to sod. Fla. Turf Dig. 19(1):p. 18-21, 24. |
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