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BART CASH TERRITORY SALES MANAGER AT BUYSOD, INC. TTA BOARD MEMBER
Bart Cash
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art Cash’s career in turfgrass began like many others — at a young age he knew he wanted a career that allowed him to be outdoors. As he was finishing high school he began exploring options for college majors that would prepare him for such a job. He considered landscape design, forestry, and even wildlife management. Cash played golf growing up at his small town club and found out that a member’s son had just graduated from Mississippi State’s Turfgrass Management program and was working on a golf course in Texas. Upon learning about this career opportunity, he knew he’d found his path. In 1996, Cash graduated from UT with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design. He worked at both Holston Hills Country Club and Cherokee Country Club during his time at UT and completed an internship at Colonial Country Club in Memphis. Upon graduation, he accepted the assistant position at Jackson Country Club. During his second year there, the superintendent took another job, and Cash was promoted to that role, where he stayed for eight years. He became a Certified Golf Course Superintendent during that time. Cash had been considering a move to the chemical/fertilizer sales side of the business for about a year when he finally made the jump in 2007. Over nine years, he worked with three companies — Regal Chemical, Agrium, and Helena. Working with those companies and building relationships on that side of the industry led him to the sod business. In 2016, he became a Farm Manager with BuySod, Inc. In that role, Cash oversaw the farm, which included production, harvest, sales, trucking, office staff and anything else needed to maintain the farm. As the company grew and added more managers, it became apparent that a reorganization would benefit the company and
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