“Founding family and employee partnerships have always been at the core of our success.” – Rick Roth
Roth Farms, Inc. is a diversified sugar cane, vegetable, radish, corn, and rice operation in the Everglades Agricultural Area. Incorporated in 1962. We are family owned and operated for 4 generations now and a founding member of Sugar Cane Growers Co-op.
Roth Farms was incorporated in 1962 by owner Ray R. Roth who started his farming career 20 years prior in 1948. Since then, Roth Farms has expanded crop selections greatly.
Timeline
A chronological summary of our diversification in crop production:
1948 – radishes, leafy vegetables, parsley
1962 – added sugar cane.
1980 – harvested our first crop of rice. Roth was one of the first growers to grow rice as a cover crop.
1987 – harvested our first crop of sod
2000 – harvested our first sweet corn crop in joint venture partnership.
2005 – harvested our first green bean crop in joint venture partnership.
2007 – Opened state of the art packing house, Ray’s Heritage.
2012 – harvested our first crop of celery.
2014 – napa
2015 – bok choy and baby bok choy
2018 – mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens
