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Grow, harvest, deliver.

At Sodmasters Turf Farm™, we provide professionals and homeowners with a superior line of grasses to fit any project. We grow, harvest, and deliver the finest quality turfgrass sod for use on home lawns, commercial spaces, sports fields, and golf courses.

Sodmasters Locations

Sodmasters has farms in Georgia, South Carolina and coming soon to Tennessee!

We also deliver to AL and NC.

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“Beauty is in the blades,
but action is in the roots”

Meet the Team

Kenny Neel

Agronomist

Kenny Neel has more than three decades of experience in the turf industry. As consulting agronomist to the Sodmasters team, Kenny trains and educates the farm managers on all aspects of sod production to deliver the highest quality sod. Kenny inspects fields at regular intervals, and makes agronomic decisions concerning soil and plant fertility, and pest control. He evaluates and makes recommendations concerning new sod varieties, procures new planting stock, and educates salespeople at the farm and at Sodmasters Landscape Center (SLC) on sod varieties and care. He consults with sod customers as requested and provides consultation and procurement assistance to SLC concerning ancillary products and usage recommendations. Kenny holds a degree in, Agronomy and Soils -Turfgrass Management from Auburn University.

James Johnson

Georgia Farm Manager

James Johnson is originally from Dublin, GA and is a graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College with a B.S. in Diversified Agriculture. James has been involved with land and turf management since he was old enough to work and has continued to be heavily involved in agriculture ever since. He joined Sodmasters in 2020 as Farm Manager for Sodmasters in Georgia and looks forward to going to work every day because he is truly passionate about what he does. As Farm Manager, James can be found in numerous capacities around the farm. One day he may be working on the tractor to help get a load of sod shipped on time, but the next day he could be flying to other neighboring farms to ensure consistency among all Sodmasters locations.

Tonia Slater

Sales/Marketing Manager &
Whitehall Plantation Hospitality

Tonia Slater grew up right here in Montrose, GA, on a small family farm with her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. A.W. Payne. Her grandmother was the farmer in the family & her grandfather was the local tractor & equipment mechanic. The family farm had cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and also grew cotton, field corn, soybeans, velvet beans, peas, butterbeans & peanuts. Tonia utilizes her family’s history in farming to help steer the marketing and sales efforts for Sodmasters. A veteran of 10 years of service in Communications for the U.S. Navy, Tonia attended the University of Maryland Global where she studied Business Administration, Computer Information Technology.

Brian Walker

Farm Manager, South Carolina

Brian Walker is a nationally recognized expert in turfgrass marketing, licensing, sod production, sports field management, product development, and agriculture marketing. With more than 30 years of experience in turf and agriculture, he has been widely quoted in industry publications and is a passionate advocate for natural grass. Brian has helped launch several successful turfgrass varieties and worked in turfgrass sales and sod production for the industry’s largest turf companies. He brings his expertise to producing high-quality turfgrass sod at the Somdasters farm location in South Carolina.

Trae Burris

Farm Manager, Tennessee

Trae Burris has nearly a decade of experience in the turf industry. A former golf course superintendent and licensed spray technician, Trae uses his passion for turf to assist the team at all farm locations and to lend his expertise as Sodmasters works to develop the new farm in Tennessee. Trae is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University.

Brandon Eller

Sales Manager
Sodmasters Landscape Center

Brandon serves as sales manager for the Sodmasters Landscape Center in Woodstock, Georgia. Brandon has five years of experience in the turf industry but has had a lifelong passion for turf and agriculture. That passion extends back to high school where he served as president of his local Future Farmers of America chapter.