Peter Pero of Pero Family Farms says teaching kids the value of farming is a critical step moving forward.

American Vegetable Grower magazine’s annual award was represented at United Fresh’s Washington Conference where childhood nutrition, the drought in the West, and immigration reform were hot topics.

The farm family that runs this Delray Beach-FL based operation develops, produces, packages, and markets its fresh-cut products while continuing to think outside the box.

Robert Sakata of Sakata Farms, the recipient of the 2014 Grower Achievement Award, says it is up to us to propel the industry forward.

[blackoutgallery id=”64755″] Browse this slideshow to view photos from the 2014 United Fresh Washington Public Policy Conference, including pictures […]

When accepting the award at United Fresh’s Washington Public Policy Conference, the Colorado sweet corn and onion grower recalled how his father started the farm in the late 1940s.

Robert Sakata of Sakata Farms says getting agriculture’s message to the masses will be critical to the future of the industry.

Growers in 57 of the state’s 58 counties are eligible for low-interest emergency loans.

The Torreys of Elba, NY, were the recipients of American Vegetable Grower’s 2013 Grower Achievement Award.

Tackling tough issues impacting ag while striving to create efficiencies on the farm are just two reasons the Torreys are the recipients of American Vegetable Grower’s annual Grower Achievement Award.

“It is very gratifying and overwhelming,” said American Vegetable Grower’s 2012 Grower Achievement Award recipient, Steve Lyles of […]

He is just one of those guys that get it done.” Those are the words of Bill Cox, […]

Believe it or not, much of the winter is behind us and many in the North are getting […]

Representatives from TKM Bengard Farms in Belle Glade, FL, were present Wednesday at the United Fresh Washington Public […]

Setting aside the farm’s rich history, TKM Bengard Farms in Belle Glade, FL, is an industry leader because […]

Registration is now open for the Washington Public Policy Conference (WPPC), the annual policy summit of the United […]

Todd Michael, of Michael Farms in Urbana, OH, was elected chairman of the United States Potato Board (USPB) […]

Click here for the online nomination form The Grower Achievement Award program, in partnership with Meister Media Worldwide, […]

There were many reasons that Kurt Alstede of Alstede Farms in Chester, NJ, was named American Vegetable Grower’s […]