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Marcio Resende
Marcio Resende is an assistant
professor at the Horticultural
Sciences Department at the University
of Florida. Resende, who received a
doctorate in genetics and genomics
at UF, leads an applied breeding program in sweet corn
and co-leads an effort to establish and develop a potato
breeding program. His research program combines
theoretical and applied genomic research to breed and
develop elite sweet corn and potato germplasm adapted to
Florida and the southeastern U.S.
Amy Rial
A seasoned agronomist with more
than a decade of experience in
horticulture and agriculture, Amy
Rial earned a bachelor's degree in
environmental biology. In February,
she achieved Certified Crop Advisor status, highlighting
her commitment. As senior regenerative agriculture
and data analysis manager at MyLand, Rial promotes
sustainable agricultural practices for farmers. She leads
a team dedicated to creating a healthier planet. Rial's
passion for growers and her team is evident in her work.
Cliff Riner
Cliff Riner, vice president of ag
production and grower relations at
G&R Farms in Glennville, Georgia,
began as a University of Georgia
cooperative Extension agent and a
Vidalia onion specialist. Riner, who earned a master's
degree in agricultural leadership from UGA, is chairman
of the Vidalia Onion Committee and the Vidalia Onion
Business Council and is a Georgia Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Association board member. He also earned a
bachelor's of agriculture education at UGA.
Ethan Rosen
Ethan Rosen owns Pure Line Seeds,
a Warden, Washington, family-owned
vegetable seed company that focuses
on developing and producing highquality
seeds for markets around the
world. Pure Line's main crops are peas and green beans,
and in recent years has expanded its portfolio to include
other vegetable seed crops. Outside of work, Rosen
enjoys being involved with the local community, church
and spending time with family.
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Jeremy Shank
Working with his father, Jeremy
Shank is vice president of his
family's Central Produce Sales, a
grower and broker of snap beans
in southwest Michigan and Indiana.
After graduating from Ferris State University with a
bachelor's degree, Shank worked on his family's farm.
The family has a 100-acre apple orchard and also 120
acres of asparagus that Shank manages. He has served
on the Michigan Apple Committee board.
Jason Stanton
A seventh-generation farmer on
his family's bicentennial farm in
Sherwood, Michigan, Jason Stanton
has always known he wanted to be a
farmer. Stanton has found his niche as
a cabbage producer after giving new life to a dilapidated
processing plant in Athens, Michigan. When time allows,
he enjoys taking his family camping in camper trips.
Joseph Sutton
Joseph Sutton is owner of
Sutton Agricultural Enterprises,
representing the third generation
at the vegetable equipment supply
company based in Salinas, California.
Sutton has had the opportunity to work closely with
leading farm equipment manufacturers from around
the world and helps introduce equipment to growers
throughout the U.S. Sutton's recent work has focused on
addressing rising labor shortages and costs through new
farm equipment technologies.
Anna Testen
Anna Testen is a research plant
pathologist with USDA-ARS in
Wooster, Ohio. Her research program
focuses on developing practical
disease management solutions for
domestic and global protected culture horticultural crop
production. Testen is passionate about frequent grower
engagement to proactively identify plant disease issues.
She completed her doctorate at Ohio State University, her
master's degree at Penn State and bachelor's degree at
the University of Minnesota.
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