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MidWest Turf Support helps golf courses, athletic fields, and professional grounds operations across Iowa, Nebraska, and northwest Illinois build smarter turf plans with soil data and field-first support.

Before we recommend a single product, we come out and walk it with you. We pull cores, run the diagnostics, and build the season around what the data says, not what a catalog suggests. When every dollar has to earn its place, that’s the kind of help you need.

Soil core sample being pulled from turf during early morning light.
Core Sample ID
IA-772-B
What backs the work

Ana-Lync soil diagnostics

Floratine · Ceres · TurfMend · RightLine

Field-led coverage across IA · NE · NW IL

How We Work

The relationship comes first. The data proves the plan.

Get on the property, read the soil correctly, then stay close enough to adjust the plan when the season turns.

01

I’ll come out and walk it with you.

It starts with a field assessment, not a sales pitch. We pull cores, look at the turf together, and get clear on what your operation is dealing with before we recommend a thing.

We come to you / no cost, no commitment
02

Here’s what the data says.

Ana-Lync benchmarks your soil against 30,000+ regional profiles so we can show what needs attention, what can wait, and what should probably come out.

Ana-Lync / context over guesswork
03

I’m here in July when it matters.

The plan doesn’t end with a report. We stay on the phone, stay on the ground, and adjust when summer stress, budget pressure, or field conditions start changing the job.

All season / not just at the sale
Ana-Lync Proof

Numbers that help you defend the plan.

Standard soil tests give you numbers. Ana-Lync gives you context. The point isn’t to sound technical. The point is to know what to keep, what to cut, and why.

30K+regional soil profiles benchmarked

Regional context

Your results are benchmarked against regional profiles, so the recommendations match the soils and conditions you actually manage.

Budget clarity

When a line item is not pulling its weight, we can show it. That makes the plan easier to explain to a board, owner, or facilities team.

Seasonal adjustments

The data sets the direction, but we still adjust to heat, stress, and what the turf is doing in real time.

System: Ana-Lync v4.2Sample: IA-772-B
PH_WATER6.2 / target 6.5
CEC_MEQ12.4 / medium hold
OM_PERCENT3.2% / stable
CALCIUM58.2% / low for balance
SODIUM2.1% / too high
NEXT STEPShift dollars to calcium correction
What we’d do: Cut the product that isn’t moving the needle, correct the imbalance first, and give you a 90-day plan you can stand behind.
Diagnostic Tools

Got a turf problem right now? Start here.

Start with the symptom or the season plan. Tom organizes the turf context, facility details, and pressure points so the next step is easier to read.

Photo Diagnostic

Upload a turf photo.

See something on your greens, fairways, or fields that doesn’t look right? Upload a photo and Tom will give you a preliminary read, possible identification, likely causes, and a recommended next step.

Prefer to skip the tool? Start directly with a field conversation.

Program Planner

Plan your season.

Tell us what you manage, what the season is asking for, and where the pressure points are. Tom will organize that into a 12-month starting outline you can review right away.

This is a starting framework. The next step is a field-informed review when you want to tighten it up.

Program Fit

Products that fit the property, not the other way around.

We don’t build the season around whatever needs to move this month. The lines below stay in the mix because they earn a place when the data, timing, and pressure on the property all line up.

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Floratine

Foliar nutrition

Foliar, soil, and specialty products selected to support the plan without padding it.

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Ceres Turf

Soil health support

Soil-building inputs and technical resources for programs that need stronger biological support.

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TurfMend

Recovery inputs

Repair-the-bare recovery products for bent surfaces when stress, wear, or damage need a fast answer.

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RightLine USA

Program essentials

Fungicide, growth-regulator, and support products that belong in the program only when conditions justify them.

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Knowledge Hub

Answers before you need to ask.

Pricing, mistakes, comparisons, product guidance, and a clear look at how the relationship works. Start with the question most likely to move the next decision.

01
Pricing

How Much Does a Professional Turf Program Cost in Iowa?

Real ranges by facility type, what drives the total, and where the waste usually hides.

Read the guide
02
Common Mistakes

The 5 Most Expensive Turf Mistakes I See on Iowa Courses Every Year

What shows up on field visits again and again, and what each mistake costs in turf quality and money.

Read the guide
03
Comparison

Professional Turf Program vs. Managing It Yourself: What's the Real Difference?

An honest comparison, including the cases where you may not need us.

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04
Product Guide

The Best Products for Iowa Cool-Season Turf in 2026 - and When to Use Each One

What works, when to use it, and where generics are completely fine.

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05
Our Process

What Working With MidWest Turf Support Actually Looks Like

From first call to in-season follow-through, so there is no mystery about the relationship.

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Field Proof

How the work should feel on the ground.

We needed fewer products, clearer reasoning, and somebody who would stay in it once the weather turned. That part mattered as much as the recommendation.

Superintendent
Municipal golf course

The value was not just the soil report. It was having one person to call, one plan to defend, and fewer line items carrying dead weight through the season.

Grounds manager
Athletic fields
In the field
Field assessment on a turf property.

Real field work, real follow-through, and one contact who stays close to the recommendation once the season gets difficult.

Contact

Real coverage. Direct contact. No guessing who to call.

You should know who covers your ground and who picks up the phone before the first call.

Coverage Snapshot

Who covers what

Tim Sims · Owner

Iowa and Nebraska

Mike Rohwer · Sales Representative

Eastern Iowa and NW Illinois

Coverage footprint
Iowa
Nebraska
NW Illinois
Callback Request

Leave your number. We’ll call.

Use this when the fastest next step is a direct call. Leave the facility, the best number, and a short note about what is under pressure.

Use the form when you want the callback without writing a longer note.

Leave the number and the facility. We will call with the context in hand.

Next Step

Ready to have a real conversation about your turf?

If you need somebody who will come out, look at it with you, and back the recommendations up with data, that’s where every good season starts.

Direct line · 515-493-9077 · tim@midwestturfsupport.com