Chris Drew Joins GenNext Growers Advisory Board

Chris DrewChris Drew, production manager for Sea Mist Farms in Castroville, CA, has been named a Founding Member of the Advisory Council of the GenNext Growers™ initiative.

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Sea Mist Farms grows artichokes and other cool season vegetables for Ocean Mist Farms on more than 5,000 acres located in the northern part of the Salinas Valley along the Monterey Bay.

Drew graduated with a B.S. in crop science from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, where he serves at the chairman of the Horticulture and Crop Science Advisory Council. He is also the chairman of the Sea Mist Farms Integrated Pest Management Committee where he and nine other Pest Control Advisors discuss ways to successfully minimize the number of chemical controls applied to a variety of agricultural commodities.

About the GenNext Growers Initiative
The GenNext Growers Initiative was founded in 2013 by American Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower, and Florida Grower magazines as a cross-produce-industry “umbrella” initiative to help identify, inform and inspire the next generation of growers who:

  • Were born after 1970
  • Are preparing to assume, or already have assumed, leadership in a farming enterprise
  • Have a passion to produce high-quality specialty crops: fruits, vegetables, and citrus
  • Seek to be advocates for their industry

The aim of this Initiative is to identify, develop and promote across the industry the best practices of the nation’s most promising up-and-coming specialty crop growers; to help pull together and bring a national voice to the many national, state, and regional young growers programs currently underway; and to ensure a smooth generational transition and the long-term viability of America’s fruit, vegetable and citrus industries.

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For more information about the GenNext Growers Initiative, visit www.GenNextGrowers.com, follow the Initiative on Twitter at @GenNextGrowers, visit the GenNext Growers LinkedIn group and at facebook.com/GenNextGrowers.

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