Dennis Wedgworth (MBA ’77) | December 2024

Wedgworth (MBA 1977) leads Wedgworth Farms and its sister company, Wedgworth’s Inc. The Dennis Wedgworth Family was recently recognized by the Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau as the 2024 Farm Family of the Year, awarded for their outstanding commitment to agriculture and community outreach.

Wedgworth Farms started in 1932 with 320 acres. Today it consists of 10,000 acres of prime muck land in the Glades and 10,000 acres of beautiful “old Florida” ranch land near Yeehaw Junction. Wedgworth’s Inc., the fertilizer mixing blending operation that Wedgworth’s grandfather started in a wheelbarrow, is now the largest fertilizer company in Florida and is highly regarded throughout the industry.

In addition to leading Wedgworth Farms and Wedgworth’s Inc., Wedgworth is on the board of directors of the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative, the board of directors of the Bank of Belle Glade, a former director of Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau and is a former chair of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association.