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GREAT LAKES EXPO NEWS
Audience members react to the introduction of the 40 Under 40 award winners at a
Dec. 10 reception held during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO in
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo: Ana Olvera
* Amanda McWhirt, assistant
professor of horticulture,
Extension specialist -
horticulture production,
University of Arkansas.
* Stephen Meyers, assistant
Extension/research professor,
Mississippi State University.
* Jake Milarch, owner, Truly
Michigan Vines.
* Stacey Mullen, orchard
owner and agricultural sales/
consultant, The Berry Farm &
Orchard/Timac Agro.
* Jenna Oesch, global marketing
and customer experience lead/
vegetable seeds, Bayer Crop
Science.
* Kristin Oomen, sales, product
development manager, Bejo
Seeds Inc.
* Justin Oomen, vegetable grower,
Oomen Farms LTD.
* Nancie Oxley, winemaker/vice
president, St. Julian Winery.
* Jason Ruhlig, owner/manager,
Ruhlig Farms.
* Jayesh Samtani, assistant
professor and small fruit
Extension specialist, Virginia
Tech, Hampton Roads
Agricultural Research and
Extension Center.
* James Stahl, partner/farm
manager, Harvest Lane Farm
Market.
Fruit Growers News and Vegetable
Growers News CEO and Publisher
Matt McCallum salutes the 40 Under
40 award winners. Photo: Eric Hadden
Vegetable Growers News Managing Editor Gary
Pullano speaks with Kristin Kubiszak, seated at center,
grower/farm market manager, Brookside Farm, prior
to the awards ceremony. Photo: Eric Hadden
* Ann Swanson, Hendrick House
farm director, Hendrick House.
* Hillary Thomas, research and
technical director, Naturipe
Berry Growers.
* Charlie Thompson, vice president
and director of research, Illinois
Foundation Seeds Inc.
* Brandon Wade, president,
Georgia Blueberry Growers
Association.
* Nicole Ward, owner/
cidermaker, Forgotten Ciders.
* Ben Werling, MSU Extension
educator, Michigan State
University.
* Pat Whitwood, director of
research, Seneca Vegetable
Research Inc.
* Nathan Wilson, farm manager,
Williams Orchards.
* Dale Woolf, co-owner, Woolf Farms.
* Isaiah Wunsch, owner/managing
partner, Wunsch Farms.
The 2019 Fruit + Vegetable 40
Under 40 Awards are sponsored by
Corteva Agriscience, Enza Zaden,
Stokes Seeds, FMC, Proptek and
Marrone Bio Innovations. For more
information about each member of the
Class of 2019, visit fruitgrowersnews.
com/40under40. Nominations for the
Class of 2020 are available online, at
www.fruitgrowersnews.com, with a
nomination deadline of March 15,
2020. VGN
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