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76 SOD FARM SPOTLIGHT and creating a team environment of growers and end users and supporting them," Walker said. "It's our duty to the grower and end user to deliver maximum performance in all the different arenas that use turfgrass." PremierPRO The fi rst grass in the Sod Production Services portfolio is PremierPRO Bermuda Grass. It was developed by Dr. Milt Engelke and Dr. Virginia Lehman. "It offers an exceptional playing surface with benefi ts backed by science," Walker said. It's ranked No. 1 by the University of Arkansas for traffi c tolerance and No. 1 for High Quality Turf Rating in NTEP. The grass produces a fi ne-bladed, dense turf that recovers quickly from divots and sports- related wear. PremierPRO Bermudagrass is currently available for shipping throughout the United States through sod producers in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. "We can control the management and alleviate some of that off the grower," Walker said. The collaborative effort between growers, Sod Production Services, end-users and others led to the Team PremierPRO concept. It brings together world-recognized researchers, sod producers, superintendents and sports turf managers to share information about the grass. Premier Pro was obtained in 2014 from Turf Diagnostics Inc., owned by Engelke and Lehman. "Virginia had always been known more for her research in bent grass cool season grasses," Walker said. "Milt's background was in zoysia grass. However they both jointly did a lot of work with some TOP 3 RIVERSIDE TURF GRASSES 1) 90/10 Fescue/Bluegrass blend 2) PremierPRO Bermudagrass 3) Zeon Zoysia