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October/November 2013
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Willie Kent was named Employee of
the Month at the Arlington Hwy. 70
Kroger Store. Kent has worked for
Kroger for almost 23 years.
BUSINESS PROFILE
The Grass IS Always Greener
Story and Photo by Terry Louderback
Bobby
Winstead,
Winstead Turf Farms, is
the Immediate Past President of Turf Grass Producers International, a
trade organization for over
750 turf professionals
from 46 countries worldwide. As a member of the
Board of Trustees, Winstead hosted the international convention in Arlington in 2006 with representatives from 28 different countries. In 2013,
he was named Tennessee
Turf Grass Professional of
the Year by the Tennessee
Turf Grass Association.
Winstead started in
agribusiness on much
smaller scale. His father,
Bob Winstead, Sr., owned
farmland in Lakeland in
the 1970s and Winstead
spent his summers in high
school growing vegetables
for a roadside stand. In
1978, a friend with a
nursery asked him to grow
some zoysia grass and the
next year he had 16 acres
of turf growing across
Highway 70 from what is
now Lakeland City Hall.
He had planned to
study at the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville
after graduating from
Briarcrest
Christian
School. When he couldn’t
figure out how to grow
sod from across the state,
Winstead changed plans
and enrolled at the University of Memphis instead, graduating in 1982
with a degree in Marketing Management.
Soon after that, Winstead Turf Farms began
purchasing land in Arlington, eventually amassing a
total of 1600 acres in
Shelby and Fayette Counties. Several Arlington
and Lakeland subdivisions
stand where Winstead
grasses once grew—
Winstead Farms, Maple
Grove, and Cambridge
Manor.
Jointly owned by
Winstead and his sisters
Kent Lee and Gail Doster,
Winstead Turf Farms
focuses on growing “the
right grass for the right
Nancy Huddleston, Affiliate Broker
at John Green & Co, Realtors, was recently certified
with the Graduate, REALTOR Institute (GRI)
designation from the National Association of
REALTORS.
The Wallace Team of Keller Williams Realty
recently announced the addition of two team members
– Diana Preston, buyers’ specialist and Laurie
Cooper, Marketing and Administrative Coordinator
Manager.
environment.” Winstead
foresees a shift from
growing basic commodity
grasses, which are available to any grower, to focusing on what are called
“proprietary”
grasses,
such as the popular zoysia
Palisades. These patented
grasses offer specialized
features such as more
drought tolerance, lower
maintenance, and more
cold tolerance for northern
climates.
Green thumbs run in
the family--in 1991, the
Winsteads purchased the
Stockyards Nursery in
Lakeland in response to
customer requests for
plants. Now located on 20
acres, the nursery and feed
store is managed by Kim
Winstead, Bobby’s wife.
Their daughter Shelby, a
student at the University
of Memphis, works at the
Stockyards along with her
older brother Robert, who
is also working with a
startup company using
nanotechnology to increase the effectiveness of
chemical fertilizers.
Got personnel news? Information on new hires,
promotions,
certifications,
and
professional
achievements
may
be
submitted
to
[email protected] with an accompanying
headshot in .jpg format.
Arlington Chamber of
Commerce Calendar
Wednesday, October 9, 11:30 am – Membership
Luncheon at Bellevue Arlington Church Offices,
11695 Hwy. 70, Suite 104. Join us as Rick Phillips
and Cathy Durant discuss the Arlington Industrial
Development Board. The October luncheon is
sponsored by Arlington/Lakeland Shop Local. Lunch
will be provided by Arlington Pizza Hut.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Saturday, October 26, 8:00 am – Arlington 5K to
benefit the Arlington Education Foundation. See ad
on page 16 for details.
Sunday, November 10, 3:00 pm – Veteran’s Day
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