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GROWER PROFILE
a business/marketing degree, he
met Megan, who was from Lyons,
which neighbors Aries' hometown of
Vidalia. After Aries sold insurance,
the couple returned to Vidalia
country in 2007 and Aries began
working for his father-in-law Terry
Collins, co-founder of M&T Farms.
Aries began working at the
bottom of Collins' Vidalia growing
operation before advancing to
general manager. In 2020, Aries
and Megan purchased and renamed
the company.
Wanting to keep the family farming
A&M Farms trialed a Carbon Robotics' LaserWeeder similar to this one.
Photo courtesy of Carbon Robotics.
us to be able to fertilize efficiently, to
spray products if we have to, to help
combat the pests and all to buy some
extra weeks worth of time. That tech
is there, but the challenging part of
everything is the weather. And it's
just so unpredictable now and poses
a bigger problem for us. "
At Georgia Southern University
in Statesboro, where Aries earned
tradition going, Aries is trying to
show his teenage daughters the
numerous career opportunities
offered in agriculture.
" If they don't like seeing what I
do, I at least want to get them to
see the other aspects of ag, " he
said. " We need the next generation
of farmers to feed us. We've got to
have food and water to provide us the
essential items we need as a society
to function. "
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of July/August 2024

Editor's Letter
Smart tech wipes out pests
FIRA preview
Labor challenges persist
VGN 2024 Labor Survey results
Vidalia onion robotics
Great Lakes EXPO 2024
Veg Connections
Farm Market & Agritourism
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
July/August 2024 - 1
July/August 2024 - 2
July/August 2024 - 3
July/August 2024 - Editor's Letter
July/August 2024 - 5
July/August 2024 - Smart tech wipes out pests
July/August 2024 - 7
July/August 2024 - 8
July/August 2024 - 9
July/August 2024 - FIRA preview
July/August 2024 - 11
July/August 2024 - Labor challenges persist
July/August 2024 - 13
July/August 2024 - VGN 2024 Labor Survey results
July/August 2024 - 15
July/August 2024 - Vidalia onion robotics
July/August 2024 - 17
July/August 2024 - 18
July/August 2024 - 19
July/August 2024 - 20
July/August 2024 - 21
July/August 2024 - Great Lakes EXPO 2024
July/August 2024 - 23
July/August 2024 - Veg Connections
July/August 2024 - 25
July/August 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism
July/August 2024 - 27
July/August 2024 - Ag Labor Review
July/August 2024 - 29
July/August 2024 - Classifieds
July/August 2024 - Advertiser Index
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