Jon Puglisi, from Horsham, Pennsylvania
Good Fruit Grower
Jon is pursuing a Ph.D. in plant pathology, working on gene expression of mold that grows on apples.
Steve Frecon from Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Fruit Growers News
Steve has found that sustainable management of soil health is a key ingredient in Frecon Farms' success.
Roy Slothour from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and Brian Davis, York Springs, Pennsylvania
Good Fruit Grower
Roy Slothour and Brian Davis are testing high-density peach plantings in commercial-scale orchard research with Dr. Jim Schupp, Penn State.
John Paul and Adam Baugher, from Aspers, Pennsylvania
Good Fruit Grower
John Paul and Adam are part of the fifth generation operating their family farm. John Paul went to Penn State University and Adam went to Bloomsburg University. They are the sons of Cindy and Chris Baugher. Adam is co-chair of the Young Grower Alliance.
Sarah Lott Zost, a young grower from Gardners, Pennsylvania
Good Fruit Grower
Sarah is a fourth-generation grower who graduated from Michigan State University and is co-chair of the Mid-Atlantic Young Grower Alliance. She is married to Mitch Zost and is the daughter of Barb and Jim Lott.
Blake Slaybaugh, a young grower from Adams county, Pennsylvania
in Good Fruit Grower
Following an internship in Washington State, Blake has helped his family modernize and mechanize their plantings at a furious pace, forever seeking the overarching goals of higher returns, lower production costs, better packouts and improved fruit quality.
Leighton Rice, a young grower from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
in MorningClips
Leighton Rice made it to the Final Four in the 2022 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge during the 103rd American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Convention, which was held Jan. 7-11 in Atlanta, Ga.
Mark Boyer, a young grower from Fishertown, Pennsylvania
Fruit Grower News
Mark Boyer is a second-generation grower who is exploring FruitScout, a precision crop load management app used on a smartphone to track buds that turn to blooms, and on through fruitlets to full-color fruit at harvest – all in an effort to pinpoint the economically optimum crop load goal.
Eleanor (Ellie) Rice, a young grower from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
in Good Fruit Grower
Ellie Rice is an eighth-generation grower who graduated from Juniata College with a major in community conflict and change, and she now manages her family company’s human resources department and H-2A program.
Benjamin Ben Keim, a young grower from Boyertown, Pennsylvania
in Good Fruit Grower
Ben Keim is a fifth-generation grower who graduated from Penn State and is the past president of the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania.
Kyle R. Benner, a young grower from Fairfield, Pennsylvania
in Good Fruit Grower
Kyle Benner is a fourth-generation grower, packer and shipper who returned to the farm about six years ago.
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