Awards
2024 Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Award winners honored
This year's class of the Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Award winners has been honored. The Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Award Class of 2024 was recognized during a Dec. 10 reception at... more »
Michigan Vegetable Council honors industry leaders
2024 Master Farmer Awards presented to grower, MSU hort department leader By Madi Schafer, Contributing Writer The Michigan Vegetable Council (MVC) has recognized two leaders whose contributions have advanced Michigan’s agriculture. Vance Baird and Springdale... more »
New York potato supplier honored
A New York potato supplier has received historic recognition. Fourth-generation fresh potato and vegetable supplier Bushwick Commission has been designated a historic business by the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. Bushwick was chosen for... more »
Wisconsin hall of fame inducts hort supply leader Kurt Dramm
Horticultural supply industry leader Kurt Dramm has been inducted into a Wisconsin growers hall of fame. The Commercial Growers of Wisconsin (CGW) honored Dramm with induction into the state industry’s Hall of Fame. Dramm, a... more »
Georgia Plant Protection honored by National Plant Board
Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Plant Protection Division has won recognition from a national plant protection board. The National Plant Board (NPB) bestowed an Outstanding Team Performance award for 2024 to the division. The division,... more »
Female growers to be recognized in 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer
The USDA is releasing how it plans to celebrate, support and promote female growers through the 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer. The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of... more »
World Potato Congress honors Industry Award winners
Nine remarkable individuals were honored at the 12th World Potato Congress in Adelaide, Australia, for their significant contributions to the global potato industry. The awards were presented by Peter VanderZaag, president of World Potato Congress... more »
EFI honors unsung ag heroes of agriculture
Farmworkers who do notable things have been recognized for their work. Maria de Sagrario Iglesias of FirstFruits Farms has been named the winner of the first Grow the Good Farmworker of the Year Award. The... more »
Western Growers holds annual meeting to honor Sonny Rodriguez
At the Western Growers' annual meeting in November, Sonny Rodriguez, president and CEO of The Growers Company, will receive the 2024 Award of Honor. Rodriguez joined The Growers Company in 1975, a third-generation family business... more »
USDA-ARS researchers recognized for achievements
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently recognized researchers for work that includes improving bee health to helping farmers control phosphorus runoff. A total of 12 researchers were honored April 23 for their scientific achievements.... more »