The Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Awards honor 40 outstanding individuals making their marks in the industry.

These 40 young professionals represent the best in the industry. The Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under 40 Class of 2023 will be honored at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO, and recognized in the October 2023 issues of Fruit Growers News and Vegetable Growers News.

Thank you to the sponsors who support the 40 Under 40 recognition program: AgBiome Innovations, Miller Chemical, Stokes Seeds and Huma.

• Class of 2018
• Class of 2019
• Class of 2020
• Class of 2021
• Class of 2022
• Class of 2023

Class of 2022

Adam Van Dyk

Van Dyk Farms

Amy Birk

Domaine Berrien Cellars

Anne Zwink

Soldier Creek Winery

Aries Haygood

A&M Farms

Caleb Herrygers

Herrygers Farms

Charles Gray

4Corners Farm

Chris Tyson

University of Georgia Vidalia Onion and Vegetable Research Center

Danielle Oomen

Helena Agrienterprise LLC

Hailee Leitz

Leitz Farms LLC

Jacob Wafler

Wafler Nursery

Jacob Williams

University of Georgia Extension

Jennifer Glenister

New Morning Farm

Jerred Nix

Flavor Full Farms

Juliette King-McAvoy

King Orchards

Justin Shealey

University of Georgia

Kaitlin Horst

Re-DiVined

Karl Wyant

Nutrien

Kyle Mead

Van Buren (Michigan) Conservation District

Kyle Rasch

Windy Ridge Orchards

Kylee Zdunic-Rasch

Newaygo Insurance Company

Laura Herrygers

Great Lakes Ag Labor Services, LLC

Laurel Dunn

University of Georgia

Macarena Farcuh

University of Maryland, College Park

Marcus Nolt

Nolt's Produce Supplies LLC

Marisol Magaña-Ibarra

Naturipe Berry Growers

Megan Muehlbauer

Rutgers University Cooperative Extension

Misty DeBoer

Great Lakes Agricultural Labor Services

Nathan & Chelsea McGuire

Royal Farms Farm Market & Winery

Nathan Clarke

Clarke Farms LLC

Rachel Naegele

USDA ARS

Rob Bodtke

Cornerstone Ag Enterprises

Ryan Amberg

FELCO North America

Ryan Dietrich

Ridgeview Orchards

Ryan Wysocki

Endeavor Ag and Energy

Selena Virden

Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc.

Syrah Linsley

Old Orchard Brands

Tom Kon

North Carolina State University

William Augustine

American Dream Produce LLC

Zachary Heiken

Heiken Farms

Zheng Wang

University of California Cooperative Extension