2025 Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under Forty Award Winners
Find out which specialty crop professionals were honored with a selection to the 2025 Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under Forty Class.

Vegetable Growers News and Fruit Growers News recognized the hard work of the Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under Forty Award Class of 2025 during a reception Dec. 9 at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
For photos and bios of the 40 fruit and vegetable industry honorees, see our online special section on the program.
Class of 2025:
- Adam Cortright
- Allan Robinette
- Ashley Leach
- Bobby Hricko
- Camila Rodrigues
- Carrie Spoonemore
- Case Visser
- Chad Geoit
- Chris D’Angelo
- Evan Schiedel
- Garrett Hibbs
- Geoffrey Wager
- Gerardo Nunez
- Jacqui Gordon Nunez
- John Dindia
- Jordan Carter
- Joseph Strippoli
- Joshua Dawson
- Kaitlyn Thornton
- Keith Norman
- Kirsten DeLong
- Logan Janin
- Luke Bakker
- Madison Marsteller
- Madison Rasch
- Madison Schaefer
- Maggie Edwards
- Meghan Kenny
- Molly Christ
- Monique Rivera
- Natalie Hoidal
- Nathan Payne
- Nick Nadai
- Pablo Gómez
- Quincie Gourley
- Rebecca Gulliver
- Ryan Rasch
- Travis Fusilier
- Veronica Yurchak
- Zack Snipes
Feeling nostalgic? Check out these past Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under Forty classes: