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Advisory Board

 

    • Dr. Bob Whitaker, Chief Scientist and Technical Officer, Produce Marketing Association, Newark, DE
    • Mr. Milas Russell Jr., Chairman, California Melon Research Board & President, Savor Fresh Farms, Yuma, AZ
    • Mr. Charles Hall, Executive Director, Eastern Cantaloupe Growers Association, GA
    • Mr. Ryan Richards, Chairman, Southwest Florida Growers Association, Immokalee, FL.
    • Mr. Colin Mellon, President, Mellon Farms, Yuma, AZ
    • Mr. Kyle Stevens, Group Vice President-Fresh, HEB Grocery, San Antonio, TX
    • Mr. Mike Horrall, President, Melon Acres, Inc, Oaktown, IN
    • Mrs. April Martin Nickels, Director, Consumer Affairs, Kroger Food Stores, Coppell, TX
    • Mr. Ton van der Velden, President/CEO, Enza Zaden North America, Inc., Salinas, CA.
    • Mr. Steve Martori, Martori Farms, Scotsdale, AZ
    • Dr. Scott Williams, Cucurbit Breeding Lead, Monsanto Company, Woodland, CA
    • Dr. Alexandre Galea, Melon Breeder, Bayer Crop Science, USA.
    • Mr. J. Michael Dessert, President, Emerald Seed Company, El Centro, CA.
    • Mr. James V. Bassetti, CEO, J&D Produce Inc., Edinburg, TX
    • Mr. Dante Galeazzi, President and CEO, Texas International Produce Association, Mission, TX
    • Mr. Steve Cargil, CEO, Cargil Farms Produce, Uvalde, TX
    • Mr. Jay Carnes, President, Texas Vegetable Association, Mission, TX.
    • Dr. Rakesh Kuma, Breeding Project Lead Syngenta Seeds Inc, CA

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