Bulletin 46

Joe Mckenney

Welcome Joe McKenney

Plant Food Company's influence on Golf in the Southeast is steadily growing. We proudly announce that Joe McKenney, a dedicated Plant Food Company (PFC) customer and a seasoned superintendent at Fiddlesticks Country Club, has joined us as a regional consultant. With his wealth of experience, Joe will significantly impact our customers' success.

Joe has been on the course his whole life. He played junior golf when he was younger, played at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, and has spent the last nine years on the turf side of the sport. When Joe was in his PGA program, he took a single turf class that opened his eyes to a new side of the sport. In his words, “Agronomy is the single most crucial component to the game of golf. Development in equipment could stop and the game would continue, but if we stopped development in turf sciences and care, the game we know would eventually cease to exist.”

What Joe has found most satisfying as a superintendent is helping players find the experience they are looking for on the course.  McKenney said, “It’s like piecing together a puzzle to find the best solution for specific challenges or goals regarding playability.” His experience working with Plant Food Company to find solutions is why he has recently decided to join the team as a consultant. Speaking of their rep, Jordan Nemitz, “He acts like part of our team, introducing himself to all of us even though the Director of Agronomy is the decision-maker. He cares about the customer's success more than sales. I’ve learned that this is true for PFC company-wide.”

With this experience in mind, moving to Plant Food Company was an easy decision. Like all of our consultants,  being part of Plant Food Company is an opportunity for McKenney to impact the industry by combining his love for Golf and his interest in achieving optimum turf playability. Joe is representing PFC as our 5th sales consultant in the southeast! He will be covering Southwest Florida.

You can reach Joe at: jmckenney@plantfoodco.com