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Johanny Castro Chinchilla, a young grower from San José, Costa Rica

2022-04-14T16:58:39-07:00April 14th, 2022|Apples, April 15th 2022 Issue, Diseases, Research, TJ Mullinax, Videos, Young Grower|

Johanny grew up working on a coffee farm and earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in crop protection from the University of Costa Rica. He’s the son of Marea Elisa Chinchilla and Gerardo Castro.

Benjamin Keim, a young grower from Boyertown, Pennsylvania

2022-03-03T16:09:28-08:00March 2nd, 2022|Apples, Irrigation, March 1st 2022 Issue, Stone fruits, Technology and equipment, TJ Mullinax, Videos, Young Grower|

Benjamin is a fifth-generation grower who graduated from Penn State University and is the past president of the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania. He’s the son of Marie and Richard Keim.