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HARVESTING/PICKING EQUIPMENT
IRRIGATION
IKE'S WELDING &
MANUFACTURING CO.
50 N. Finn Road
Munger, MI 48747
989-892-2783
Fax: 989-892-4331
Email: ikes@ikeswelding.com
www.ikeswelding.com
Retail and custom designed equipment,
pickle and squash harvesters, conveyors,
washers/flumes, sorters, sizers and more to
meet your needs.
OESCO INC.
Rebecca Ryan
8 Ashfield Road
P.O. Box 540
Conway, MA 01341
Toll Free: 800-634-5557
Fax: 413-369-4431
Email: info@oescoinc.com
www.oescoinc.com
Supplier of professional equipment, tools, parts,
and service for vegetable growers.
AQUASPY
13230 Evening Creek Drive S., Ste. 215
San Diego, CA 92128
858-668-3433
Email: sales@aquaspy.com
www.aquaspy.com
AquaSpy wireless layer by layer root and soil
moisture monitoring.
ZENPORT INDUSTRIES
Randy Killion
15101 S.W. Oregon St.
Sherwood, OR 97140
503-524-7289
Fax: 866-365-9685
Email: sales@zenportindustries.com
www.zenportindustries.com
Manufacturer of pruners, picking bags, saws,
harvest tools and vegetable knives.
EMPIRE DRIP SUPPLY
5951 S. Geneva Road
Sodus, NY 14551
315-812-1871
Fax: 315-904-4265
Email: sales@empiredripsupply.com
www.empiredripsupply.com
Irrigation systems for row crops, greenhouses,
orchards, vineyards and cannabis, and farm
market packaging and grower supplies.
Getting the best out of nature
Positioned right at the start of the food chain as seed breeders,
we apply state-of-the-art techniques to the rich genetic diversity
nature offers us. Together with our partners, we can make our
vegetables tastier, more appealing, easier to prepare and even
more healthy.
For more information, visit:
www.rijkzwaanusa.com
Sharing a healthy future
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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
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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'
December 2023 - 69
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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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