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Raina Nelson wanted to become a doctor until she found a shortcut that enabled her to accomplish her goal of saving lives without spending years in medical school.

Ironically, Dick Peixoto, who owns Lakeside Organic Gardens, spent part of his childhood dragging spray hoses through apple orchards with his father, who worked for a fertilizer and pest control company.

The United Fresh Start Foundation is asking for applications for the 2020 Community Innovation Grants Program.

West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., plans to promote its bagged avocado program and the brands that differentiates the company in the industry at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.

At 38, Viraj Puri is aware he is a young, first-time CEO of an agriculture business type that the global, commercial-scale world of fresh produce has only begun to take seriously the past several years.

Twenty-two years ago, Bryant Ambelang was presented with an opportunity to create a business plan for a small tomato company in San Antonio.

Helping companies measure and expand their sustainability efforts is the career hyper-focus of Nikki Rodoni, founder and CEO of Measure to Improve LLC.

In the words of one industry ally, Mark Klompien is a true professional and the consummate industry insider.

Randy Riley started his career with fruits and vegetables as a produce clerk in a Kroger store.

Growing up in the Queens borough New York City, Andrew Marshall was little aware of the workings of the produce industry, such as the nearby sprawling Hunts Point Terminal Market in the Bronx.