Wedgworth's Inc and Wedgworth Farms

fertilizer house and family farm of the muck

Founded

1932

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Place

Belle Glade, Palm Beach County

District

The Glades

Status as of 12 September 2026

Operating; the fertilizer company serves about 20,000 acres across south Florida and the family farm grows about 10,000 acres of sugarcane.

Connections

5 edges, 5 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.006 (rank 101 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.009 (rank 45) · outside share 0.00

Confidence

High · sources: [WEDGH] [WEDGF] [FPGW] [AGHOFR] (register)

Herman Wedgworth, the first plant pathologist at the Everglades Experiment Station, founds the company with Ruth Wedgworth in 1932, hand mixing fertilizer for the new muck soils; after his death in 1938 Ruth runs and builds the business [WEDGH]. The farm grows winter vegetables before turning to sugarcane in the 1960s, and the family's son George founds the growers cooperative [WEDGF][FPGW].

Connections

Location and lineage

• holdsGeorge Wedgworthjoins the family firm after college and leads Wedgworth Farms1950 to 2013
• unit or member ofSugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Floridafounding member grower1960 to present
• founded byRuth Wedgworthco founder; leads the company from 19381932
• founded byHerman Wedgworthfounds the fertilizer house with Ruth1932
• grew out ofUF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Centerits first plant pathologist leaves the station to found the firm1932