The easiest 5% you'll ever save! Auto-recurring renewals

by 2030. That is a 15 percent increase in our population over the next eleven years. This presents opportunities and challenges for the green industry.

While some of these new residents will choose to live in multifamily buildings and not have a lawn, they will still have a desire for grassed areas in green spaces, golf courses, athletic fields, dog parks, etc. Many of these new residents will live in single-family homes with lawns. Indicators are that greater sod volume will be necessary over the next decade.

Summary

2019 will be a third consecutive year of steady sod prices. Similarly, inventory for all warmseason species is expected to meet market demand during the first part of 2019. Fuel prices are rising; this could put pressure on costs of production and delivery, altering the expectation of consistent sod prices throughout 2019.

About the author

Clint Waltz is Professor and Turfgrass Extension Specialist at the University of Georgia campus in Griffin, GA.

The easiest 5% you'll ever save!

UAC business-level members now can select the auto-recurring payment option for their annual membership investment and get an immediate 5% discount. NOTE: The auto-recurring payment option is available for credit card payments only. Your credit card automatically will be charged on your annual renewal date

It's easy:

First, go to urbanagcouncil.com > Membership > Manage and click on "Log in as a member."

You will need to know the email address that is connected to your UAC membership. Not sure? Contact us and we'll look it up for you: 800.687.6949 or info@urbanagcouncil.com Don't know your password? Just click the "Request Password" button and a new password will be emailed to you.

Under the "About" tab, scroll down until you see the "Renew, Upgrade or Update Billing" button. Click on that button.

Select the "Credit Card - Auto Recurring (5% discount)" payment option and enter your credit card information. Note that this example has the investment amounts for a Contractor I membership. The amounts you see will depend on your membership level.