December 2023 - 10

MELONS
In 1965, he started growing and
shipping watermelons and also
planted pecan trees on his father's
farm. Buddy established a buying
point for watermelons and pecans.
In the early 1980s, he helped
establish the National Watermelon
Promotion Board (NWPB), a
research and promotion marketing
order supported by growers.
Now 92, Buddy keeps track of
the business but spends more time
working in his garden and at his
lake home with his wife Marjorie.
Greg's daughter Bailey works
in marketing with Jordan Carter,
director of sales and marketing,
while son Cole is in field operations
working with Will Hinson, vice
president of operations. In 2021,
Carter became the first woman
elected NWPB president. Carter
and Hinson are en route to company
ownership. Bailey and Cole joined
the business after college and
started working at the bottom, like
Will Hinson, Pam Morris, Bailey, Buddy, Greg and Cole Leger, and Jordan
Carter grow and ship watermelons from Georgia and three other states.
their father, who grew up throwing
watermelons into semis for his father.
Greg Leger says he learned a lot
from his dad, who taught him the
value of hard work and not skipping
any steps.
" The harder you work, the
luckier you get, " Greg Leger said.
" He never really gave me anything
but opportunity. What I did with
that was up to me. It's our
generation now.
Zenon YR
Sumo
Teca
Red Tail
STORAGE CABBAGE
LONG DAY ONION
Beautiful stoarge market variety
white cabbage offering growers
protection with its fusarium
resistance and
good yields.
Long day mid-late variety. Bulb
size is the colossal range.
Excellent storage period. Resistant
to Fusarium and basal rot
POBLANO/ANCHO
Excellent fruit quality and high
marketable yields. Stunning
smooth and shiny green fruit.
GREEN BEAN
Broadly adapted and vigorous
with very high yields of tender and
flavlorful beans.
For information on these and other Clifton Seed
varieties, visit our website: www.cliftonseed.com
or call (800) 231-9359 or (866) 342-5893 to
find a sales representative in your area.
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10 | DECEMBER 2023

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December 2023

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of December 2023

Editor's Letter
Watermelon Pressures
Battling food insecurities
40 Under 40 Class of 2023
Michigan Vegetable Council's proactive approach
2023: Year in review
Great Lakes EXPO News: Mastering pest management
Great Lakes EXPO News: Stop the Rot project
2024 Buyers' Guide
Consider automatic irrigation control systems
Autonomous tech invades the 'salad bowl'
Robotic risk
Robots perform field work
Cover crop mixes
Farm Market & Agritourism: Revolutionize customer relationships
Ag Labor Review: DOL's end run
Business: Effective succession planning
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
December 2023 - 1
December 2023 - 2
December 2023 - 3
December 2023 - Editor's Letter
December 2023 - 5
December 2023 - Watermelon Pressures
December 2023 - 7
December 2023 - 8
December 2023 - 9
December 2023 - 10
December 2023 - 11
December 2023 - Battling food insecurities
December 2023 - 13
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December 2023 - 40 Under 40 Class of 2023
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December 2023 - Michigan Vegetable Council's proactive approach
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December 2023 - 2023: Year in review
December 2023 - 35
December 2023 - 36
December 2023 - 37
December 2023 - Great Lakes EXPO News: Mastering pest management
December 2023 - 39
December 2023 - 40
December 2023 - Great Lakes EXPO News: Stop the Rot project
December 2023 - 42
December 2023 - 2024 Buyers' Guide
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December 2023 - Consider automatic irrigation control systems
December 2023 - Autonomous tech invades the 'salad bowl'
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December 2023 - Robotic risk
December 2023 - 73
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December 2023 - Robots perform field work
December 2023 - 77
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December 2023 - 79
December 2023 - Cover crop mixes
December 2023 - 81
December 2023 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Revolutionize customer relationships
December 2023 - 83
December 2023 - Ag Labor Review: DOL's end run
December 2023 - 85
December 2023 - Business: Effective succession planning
December 2023 - 87
December 2023 - Classifieds
December 2023 - 89
December 2023 - Advertiser Index
December 2023 - 91
December 2023 - 92
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