December 2024 - 20

GROWER PROFILE
Hartung Bros. has the ability to store
millions of bushels of fermented
cucumbers in brine tanks to sell to
processors later.
" We pride ourselves in diversified portfolios, " said
Joshua Duley, vice president of the cucumber division.
" We're always growing cucumbers in two or three regions
at the same time, so if weather or adversity hits one area,
there's others that are still in production. Being able
to be vertically integrated helps a lot so that we don't
have to share the value chain with logistics and trucking
companies and growers. We can do it all ourselves and
save a little bit along the way and be more efficient. "
In 1974, 17-year-old twin brothers Dan and Don
Hartung rented 40 acres to grow corn using equipment
borrowed or rented from local farmers. The two
partnered with older brother Robert, younger brother
Randy and sister Gayle Ann Noltner's then-boyfriend, Jim
Nolther. Later, younger brothers Steve and John helped
by picking stones out of the field.
Being able to be vertically
integrated helps a lot so that we don't
have to share the value chain with
logistics and trucking companies and
growers. We can do it all ourselves and
save a little bit along the way and be
more efficient. "
- Joshua Duley, Hartung Bros.
20 | DECEMBER 2024
After a successful harvest in 1975, Hartung Brothers
was incorporated by the siblings and their father Galen.
Other siblings Steve, Tara and James later joined as
shareholders.
Crop changes
For 30 years, Hartung grew green beans for a
contractor - its first vegetable crop - and also grew
other vegetables through agreements, including carrots,
hot peppers and red beets. After canning company
bankruptcies, buyer consolidations and the federal
government ending vegetable purchases, the company
used capital from the discontinued commodities to

December 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of December 2024

Editor’s Letter
Talking Tech
Investing in your plant health
Watermelon tests
From farm to can
Cucumber powerhouse
Maximizing crop yield, sustainability at the Great Lakes EXPO
Introducing the 40 Under 40 Class of 2024
2025 VGN Buyers Guide
Veg Connections
Farm Market & Agritourism
Ag Labor Review
Business
Industry News
Events
Classifieds
Ad Index
December 2024 - 1
December 2024 - 2
December 2024 - 3
December 2024 - Editor’s Letter
December 2024 - 5
December 2024 - Talking Tech
December 2024 - 7
December 2024 - Investing in your plant health
December 2024 - 9
December 2024 - Watermelon tests
December 2024 - 11
December 2024 - 12
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December 2024 - From farm to can
December 2024 - 15
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December 2024 - 17
December 2024 - Cucumber powerhouse
December 2024 - 19
December 2024 - 20
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December 2024 - 22
December 2024 - 23
December 2024 - Maximizing crop yield, sustainability at the Great Lakes EXPO
December 2024 - 25
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December 2024 - Introducing the 40 Under 40 Class of 2024
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December 2024 - 2025 VGN Buyers Guide
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December 2024 - Veg Connections
December 2024 - 55
December 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism
December 2024 - 57
December 2024 - Ag Labor Review
December 2024 - 59
December 2024 - Business
December 2024 - 61
December 2024 - Industry News
December 2024 - Events
December 2024 - Classifieds
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December 2024 - Ad Index
December 2024 - 67
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