FGN/VGN 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 - 1A

THE CLASS OF 2023
Annual awards program recognizes the next generation of leaders
M
eet the individuals who have been selected
as the 2023 Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40
Awards winners. These outstanding individuals
represent the best in the agricultural industry. Join us
in celebrating the Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Class of
2023 in this issue and also in person at the Great Lakes
Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO.
Thank you to the sponsors who supported this year's 40
Under 40 recognition program: Miller Chemical, Stokes
Seeds and AgBiome Innovations.
Learn more about each honoree's accomplishments by visiting
fruitgrowersnews.com/40under40 and vegetablegrowersnews.com/40under40.
Rebekah Alstede Modery
Rebekah Alstede Modery grew up
as a second generation farmer at
Alstede Farms in Chester, New
Jersey. Growing up on a farm,
she has been involved in fruit and
vegetable production on more than 600 acres of New
Jersey farmland. Modery graduated from Delaware
Valley University with agricultural business and
sustainable agriculture degrees. She plans to take over
ownership of her family farm, where she is assistant
production manager.
Justin Ballew
Justin Ballew has been with
Clemson University since 2015,
first as an Extension agent, and
now as an Extension fruit and
vegetable research associate.
He is stationed at Sandhill Research and Education
Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Ballew conducts
research in fruit, vegetable and nut crops to study
pesticide efficacy, varietal differences and the effects of
different management techniques. He mostly works with
brassicas, cucurbits, strawberries and pecans.
Mike Basedow
Mike Basedow is a tree fruit
specialist with Cornell Cooperative
Extension's Eastern New York
Commercial Horticulture Program.
Basedow conducts applied research
and delivers educational programming relevant to
eastern New York orchards. Basedow's primary research
and Extension areas include crop load management,
perennial orchard weed management and the use of
beneficial fungi in establishing new orchard plantings.
Basedow also works with beginning orchardists and
Cornell's hard cider program work team.
Troy Bland
As third-generation CEO of Bland
Farms, Troy Bland has worked on
his family's farm since age 10. He
seeks ways to advance the industry
in growth and sustainability. For
example, Bland Farms' packing facility maintains a
controlled atmosphere from the moment onions come in
from the field until they're loaded for delivery - a first
in the sweet onion industry. His lifelong connection to
the land and environment underscores his influential
contributions to the agricultural world.
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