Kent Shoemaker

Kent Shoemaker is CEO of Lipman Family Farms. Based in Immokalee, Fla., Lipman is the largest open field tomato grower in North America, providing dependable year-round fresh produce through an integrated network of research & development, farming, processing, and repacking.
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