Grower Focused. Family Owned. American Based.
About Summit Nutrients
Summit Nutrients is a grower-focused, family-owned, and American based company dedicated to sustainably improving nutrient performance in the field. Summit Nutrients traces its roots to 1932, when Herman Wedgworth, the first plant pathologist at the University of Florida’s Everglades Experiment Station, founded Wedgworth’s, Inc. in Belle Glade, FL. In 2022, Wedgworth launched Summit Nutrients as a precision-based company focused on innovation and powered by an entrepreneurial spirit to deliver unique customer experiences.
Summit Nutrients partners with agriculture companies that want to differentiate their portfolios with advanced small particle nano technologies. They provide technology licensing, private-label manufacturing, and custom blending and packaging, handling everything from formulation and manufacturing to packaging, logistics, and product customization. Learn more here about our services.
Our portfolio includes proprietary next-generation nutrient delivery for liquid and dry, nanobubble oxygenation, premium chelation, high-efficiency sparging, biostimulants, and more, all designed to maximize nutrient efficiency with ultra-low use rates. Learn more about our technologies.
Our History
Our Mission
Summit Nutrients is on a mission to revolutionize plant nutrition through cutting-edge technologies that redefine possibilities and promote environmental sustainability. We empower growers and partners with innovative solutions that drive mutual prosperity and a greener future.
Our Vision
Drive positive change with sustainable, high-quality, affordable and innovative agronomic solutions that increase stakeholder profitability. Our Commitment to Sustainability What we do today shapes tomorrow. Summit Nutrients designs every solution to maximize efficiency, minimize material per acre, support soil and plant health, and deliver a stronger ROI without compromising stewardship. All technology and products within the Summit Nutrients portfolio are required to maintain the following four sustainability characteristics:
Our Commitment to Sustainability
What we do today shapes tomorrow. Summit Nutrients designs every solution to maximize efficiency, minimize material per acre, support soil and plant health, and deliver a stronger ROI without compromising stewardship.
All technology and products within the Summit Nutrients portfolio are required to maintain the following four sustainability characteristics:
Maximize efficiency with ultra-low use rates- Sustainable and economically viable
- Uniquely formulated and thoroughly tested
- Rooted in science with proven results
Why do business with Summit Nutrients?
Because we’re not a venture-backed company chasing trends—we come from the farm and understand the real challenges retailers and growers face every day. Our mission is to strengthen your relationship with your customers by powering your products with proven, revolutionary technologies that drive efficiency and measurable results. We’re committed to continuous innovation that supports the grower first, integrating advanced delivery systems like LNM and R.A.I.N. Technology to improve product performance and ROI.
At Summit Nutrients, we don’t compete with your brand—we elevate it. Our goal is to make your people and your products the trusted face on the farm.
Our Core Pillars of Research & Development
Solutions powered by science
Research is central to everything we do at Summit Nutrients. Our commitment is to ensure the success of our customers through a rigorous Research and Development program. We reinvest approximately 15% of every dollar back into R&D each year, guided by a clearly defined reinvestment plan to support long-term innovation and continuous improvement.
Rooted in the Legacy of the Wedgworth Family
Summit Nutrients was founded through the vision of the Wedgworth family and the legacy of Herman Wedgworth. Herman began his career as the first plant pathologist at the University of Florida’s Everglades Experiment Station. His passion was helping Florida growers improve crop performance and production practices. He studied the challenges they faced and delivered solutions that reshaped agriculture across the region.
The Wedgworth family continues to honor Herman’s legacy by championing research and innovation. Summit Nutrients was built on that same drive, to support growers from the roots up, improving crop health and productivity while fostering a more sustainable growing environment.
The Research & Development Team
The Summit Nutrients R&D team brings this legacy forward every day. Our mission is to pursue non-traditional research, develop new solutions, and support our customers in achieving stronger returns on investment while advancing their sustainability vision.
Our team collectively represents more than 70 years of industry experience, including specialists in:
- Plant & Soil Chemistry
- Water Science
- Nutrient Dynamics
- Biostimulant Technology
- Data Science
We conduct research across numerous agricultural and turf segments (R&D Blog coming soon), including:
- Vegetable phenotypic trial work
- Active ingredient research
- Row crop nutrient input research
- Sugarcane production research
- Turf, ornamental, and golf course industry research
Our team works seamlessly to ensure customers receive dependable results and full access to the expertise required to overcome challenges in the field. We consider ourselves an extension of our customers’ teams.
We achieve our high standard of delivery because research is not simply a function of our company… it is our foundation.
Research is the Backbone of Our Community's Future
Agriculture has not always benefited proportionally from the exponential growth of research seen in other industries. Much of the historical research has overlooked the practical needs of growers. Summit Nutrients was launched by growers to bring scientific breakthroughs and technical innovations from other industries into agriculture.
Meet Our People
Our team is comprised of highly trained professionals who provide technical, agronomic, and business management support to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction in helping you simplify workloads, meet deadlines, and maintain profitability.
Jeremy Fountain
President
jeremy@summitnutrients.com
Austin Ham
Sales Manager
austin.ham@summitnutrients.com
Thom Chester
Director of Turf & Ornamentals
thom@summitnutrients.com
Julie Stocker
Director of Business Development & Trialing
julie@summitnutrients.com
Pauric McGroary
National Agronomist
pauric@summitnutrients.com
Ben Tubbs
Agronomic Advisor
ben@summitnutrients.com
Olivia Helms
Credit Manager
olivia@summitnutrients.com
Kelly Woofter
National Accounts Manager
kelly@summitnutrients.com
Lori Lane
Packaging Manager
lori.lane@summitnutrients.com
Drew Beno
Innovation Engineer
drew.beno@summitnutrients.com