AmeriTurf and Performance Nutrition Announce Distribution Agreement

HAZLET, N.J. - Dec. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- AmeriTurf, a turfgrass specialty products distribution company based south of Dallas in Italy, Texas, and Performance Nutrition, a producer of fertilizers, soil amendments and turfgrass specialty products, a division of LidoChem, Inc., based in Hazlet, New Jersey, announced a distribution agreement between the two firms. Under the agreement, AmeriTurf will distribute Performance Nutrition’s turf fertility and disease control products to the golf course and sports field industries. AmeriTurf’s distribution network ranges from California east to the North Carolina, and south.

“There are certain products, unique to Performance Nutrition, that provide solutions to issues that our customers face that we were previously unable to address. This is very important to us as our company motto promises:Your success is our priority. We feel that by adding the Performance Nutrition portofolio to our product line that we will be better able to help our customers to succeed,” said Jordon Droll, vice president of AmeriTurf.

Through the agreement, AmeriTurf will make Performance Nutrition’s products available to their golf course superintendent and sports turf manager customers. Among those products are:

• KaPre^® RemeD8 patented seed treatment and fertilizer additive that delivers beneficial microbes, improves soil structure and enhances fertilizer uptake.

• KaPre^® Exalt blend of concentrated fulvic acid and naturally derived plant-based surfactants. KaPre ExAlt releases nutrients and micronutrients tied up in the soil while it corrects compacted soils and flushes sodium from the root zone.

• Nutrol^® environmentally friendly bio-pesticide, tank buffer and water soluble fertilizer.

The agreement between AmeriTurf and Performance Nutrition is a win for both companies and their customers, said Don Pucillo, president of Performance Nutrition.

“The agreement allows for wider distribution of our unique, patented products to get them into the hands of golf course superintendents and sports turf managers in more regions of the country,” Pucillo said.

ABOUT PERFORMANCE NUTRITION

Performance Nutrition is based in Hazlet, New Jersey, and is a division of LidoChem, Inc., a family owned business. Performance Nutrition was established in 1999 to develop, market and distribute earth-friendly, people-friendly and applicator-friendly crop, turf and ornamental fertility, soil amending and disease control products and programs. Today Performance Nutrition patented product lines include: NutriSmart® biological eco-fertilizer and humate soil amendments; KaPre® soil amendments and fertilizer additives; Argosy™ patented adjuvants; Prudent® patented phosphite fertilizers; V (http://www.performancefertilizers.com/category/product/pa...)ibrant® premium foliar fertilizers; Pennamin® water-soluble amino acid chelating agents, chelated micronutrients and microbial population boosters; and others. Performance Nutrition’s proprietary Nutrol® is a fungicide, tank buffer & water-soluble fertilizer. The Performance Nutrition family of products is backed by a technical staff, which includes a PhD. microbiologist, a plant pathologist and a geologist dedicated to creating environmentally friendly products of value. Find Us On Facebook, Twitter,  Contact: (732) 888-8000, www.performancefertilizers.com

ABOUT AMERITURF

AmeriTurf is dedicated to providing innovative products and solutions that our customers need to manage their turf, landscaped areas and nursery stock. The company focuses on consultant sales through agronomically-trained sales professionals educated in the latest technologies in the industry. AmeriTurf provides golf course facilities, sports turf managers, nursery/greenhouse operators and LCO teams the tools to manage their turf and ornamental business to the highest standards and expectations. AmeriTurf consults on soil testing and fertility, seed selection, chemistry and programming for disease and weed management to customers from California to North Carolina, and south. AmeriTurf is based south of Dallas, in Italy, Texas.