From African savannas to sod farms in America, turfgrass producers have one thing in common—healthy crops deliver the best profit. To keep the world’s finest sod rolling, top producers need the best machines. That’s why Magnum draws from decades of experience on the farm and on our factory floor to build the future of turfgrass management.
To learn how our expertise helps farmers and installers in fields around the world, keep reading, or contact our team to experience the Magnum difference firsthand!
For Farmers
There’s big business in natural grass, which is why producers in the turfgrass industry are looking for innovative ways to maximize their market share. No matter how big or small, every farm contributes to this multi-billion dollar industry. To keep the grass growing and the green rolling in, producers are innovating for 3 key reasons.
Emphasizing Sustainability
The turfgrass industry relies tremendously on the health and stability of our environment . In recent years, top producers have been developing more holistic ways to manage their land for more sustainable profits.
Putting Soil Biology First
This practice focuses on improving soil health and biodiversity, establishing a foundation for high-quality turf. To do so, farmers closely analyze the natural biology of the soil. This allows them to nurture the soil microbiome through natural and chemical amendments.
Integrated Pest Management
One approach to Integrated pest management includes rolling back the use of harmful chemicals in pesticides. Many advocates of this practice mix native grass planting with other emerging holistic techniques to scale down pesticide application. As the world embraces this tenet of holistic turfgrass management, farmers are analyzing biological controls, preventing weeds through turf health, and building the best environment for their crop!
Planting Low-Maintenance Native Grasses
Native species require less water, fertilizer, and maintenance to produce a healthy crop. To help farmers harvest tender sod, Magnum offers the industry’s strongest field netting and the intuitive BN-1720 Field Net Installer. By supporting your crop with sturdy field netting, the root system has a scaffolding to hold on to when harvested!
Precision Turf Management
Precision turf management means using the latest technology to fine-tune data-driven approaches. This practice helps farmers optimize their resources, introduce smart irrigation systems, and even implement drones for turf health monitoring and mapping. With more information at their fingertips than ever before, modern turfgrass producers can maximize efficiency like never before!
Maximizing Profitability
A farmer’s bottom line relies on the health of their crop. But as farms shape the future of turfgrass management, they’re also keeping a close eye on the finances that keep every operation rolling confidently. To improve both, our customers are innovating their practices with these emerging concepts!
GPS-RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) Technology
From fertilization to harvesting, GPS-RTK technology virtually eliminates wasteful overlaps or missed areas by offering real-time measurements and statistics. Producers can leverage yield and profitability mapping to analyze historical data on turf performance and input costs. This is turfgrass management for the modern age!
Regular Water Audits
Turfgrass producers regularly conduct water audits to increase the efficiency of their irrigation systems, pinpoint areas for improvement, and cut back on overall water use. They also implement strategic watering practices, such as deep and variable watering to encourage shallow root systems to grow deeper. This helps turfgrass grow more resilient and less dependent on surface irrigation.
Increasing Automation
Modern automation streamlines everyday processes worldwide, and the sod farming industry is no exception. Semi-automatic machines like Magnum’s SRA and SP harvesters offer significant advantages in turfgrass management. Modern machinery helps reduce labor costs and decrease the need for human operators to perform routine tasks throughout the harvesting process.
Leaving a Legacy
Magnum ENP is just as much of a family business as many of the farms we’re proud to serve. To secure your legacy in the agriculture industry, Magnum’s decades of experience can help! As turfgrass producers look to the future, our entire industry is devoted to leaving the world better than how we found it. These are 3 core concepts that are guiding turfgrass management practices forward!
Continuing Proud Traditions
Tradition holds a special meaning in the modern era, when innovation and technology have taken production to new heights. At Magnum, we’re helping keep natural grass accessible by doing whatever it takes to support sod farmers internationally. Artificial turf isn’t the only option—we offer the equipment, netting, and resources to keep traditional natural grass production alive and well while helping farmers embrace the latest production advancements and maintain pace with industry demands.
Preserving the Environment
Environmental preservation is essential to the future of not just your farm, but the entire agricultural community. This is why Magnum is helping farmers roll out the future with biodegradable netting, high-efficiency harvesters, and more! We’re innovating even the simplest aspects of turfgrass production while minimizing our impact on the environment!
Sharing Everything We Learn
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For Installers
On the other side of turfgrass management, dedicated crews spend their lives installing countless sod rolls in parks, stadiums, front yards, and beyond. No matter where these pros go, they know reliable equipment gets the job done right. That’s where Magnum’s A-Series installer shines! With our innovative machine, we help installers uphold their core values every day and deliver the best-quality product.
Quality Comes First
For decades, the best way to install a big roll of sod was by using a skid steer or forklift to position it, and then unrolling the needed length by hand. This caused a lot of unnecessary back pain, misaligned rolls, and missed deadlines. To streamline this process, Magnum created a completely new machine designed around the installer’s needs.
The A-Series Installer uses flotation tires to roll along the surface of freshly rolled sod without affecting the quality of the grass. This allows installers to roll massive lengths of sod while maintaining perfect positioning. For tight installations, the A-Series has a short wheelbase, making quick turnarounds easy. With attachments for everything from prepping the soil to reclaiming netting, Magnum’s A-Series saves time, effort, and money for jobs of every shape and size!
Another Kind of Green
Keeping grass healthy is an essential part of proper turfgrass management before and after installation. However, Magnum focuses on saving a different kind of green for our customers! We provide one machine that can do the work of 3 to 4 people to make jobs faster, crews more efficient, and bottom lines healthier than ever.
By reducing the number of team members it takes to get your project done, labor costs and liabilities are lower. Plus, fields get done faster, freeing up more time in installation schedules. This helps professional crews cut costs and increase productivity—a win-win for every operation!
Longevity Is Beauty
Natural grass is much easier to replace and often more affordable than synthetic turf. For our teams in famous stadiums around the world, quick turnarounds provide lasting beauty to the public eye. That’s where both parts of sod production come together to create sports turf for magic under those Friday night lights.
Before turfgrass managers select their ideal rolls for the world’s biggest stages, quality turf starts on a farm. It takes months for a professional-quality cut of turf to mature into a usable roll, and during that time, farmers are using all of the innovative concepts listed above alongside Magnum’s advanced tools. When it’s time to harvest, our machines make exceptionally even cuts thanks to the anti-vibration cutting heads.
As each slab of sod makes its way into our harvesters, it’s wrapped in our industry-leading netting, and neatly ejected from the machine at the desired roll length. Clean cuts and tight wrapping make Magnum-quality big rolls a top choice for high-profile sod installations.
That uniformity also comes in handy when stadiums have to update their natural sod. Since natural sod is biodegradable, any replaced pieces can simply be replanted. Modernizing our industry and maintaining the environment are 2 essential cornerstones of turfgrass management in the modern age.
Welcome to Magnum’s Turf
If you’re looking for innovation, sustainability, and quality, Magnum is just what you need. We’re your source for the equipment, netting, and parts your operation deserves. Build a better future for the industry we all know and love so much by elevating your turfgrass management practices with us! Get customized pricing for all of your needs online, or contact our team. We’re more than happy to sit down with you and provide the advice and supplies you need. Experience the difference that high-quality service can make when you work with our experts at Magnum.
