Growing Produce serves as a top information source for specialty crop growers seeking information about production techniques, crop protection, farm management, new varieties, and more. Our readers are commercial fruit, vegetable, and citrus growers, as well as other allied professionals in specialty agriculture industry.
GrowingProduce.com is the digital location to find out the latest news and trends in the fruit, vegetable, and citrus sectors. The site features relevant content from integrated, cross-market resources American Fruit Grower, Western Fruit Grower, and American Vegetable Grower brands. Featured videos, useful analysis, and opinion help round out this industry resource.
Growing Produce is part of Meister Media Worldwide’s Horticulture Group. Meister Media’s corporate headquarters are located in Willoughby, OH.
Editorial
Carol Miller
Content Lead, American Vegetable Grower
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Carol Miller heads up content for American Vegetable Grower®. She has reported on the horticultural industry since 1998 and joined MMW in 2011 as the lead editor of Today’s Garden Center®. She then served as group editor for the floriculture magazines before taking up the reins of American Vegetable Grower. Carol studied magazine journalism and literature at the University of Texas in Austin.
Thomas Skernivitz
Senior Content Specialist
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Thomas Skernivitz quarterbacks the print production process for American Fruit Grower® magazine. He has more than 30 years’ experience as a professional journalist and is a graduate of Bowling Green State University.
Paul Rusnak
Senior Multimedia Specialist
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Paul Rusnak oversees all digital content assets for GrowingProduce.com. He joined MMW in 2007 as the Managing Editor of Ornamental Outlook® magazine before taking on Managing Editor duties across multiple brands -- most notably Florida Grower -- over his tenure. He has been leading the charge on digital content creation and ideation across brands for more than 15 years. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from Ohio University and lives in Northeast Florida.
Michele Katsaris
Content Specialist
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Michele Katsaris is the Content Specialist for Meister Media brands American Vegetable Grower and Cotton Grower. She also has served in the same capacity for Meister's AgriBusiness Division. Michele received a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Old Dominion University and has worked on editorial and publishing for the last 10 years.
Sales
Kristina Panter
Group Commercial Lead, Horticulture Group
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Eric Davis
Chief Commercial Officer
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