by wtroxell | Aug 26, 2023 | Berry, News
The fourth PVGA twilight meeting for 2023 will be co-sponsored by the PVGA Berry Committee. It will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at Strite’s Orchard, 1000 Strite’s Road, Harrisburg (Dauphin County) from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The Strite family has been farming...
by wtroxell | Aug 26, 2023 | News
The PVGA Board of Directors voted unanimously at a special meeting on May 30, 2023, to contract with Wanner Associates of Harrisburg, to manage the Association and to authorize the Executive Committee to negotiate a final agreement with Wanner. A contract was...
by wtroxell | May 20, 2023 | News
Nearly 79% of the vegetable growers voting in the review referendum on the Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program voted “Yes” to continue the Program for another five-year period. A total of 309 eligible ballots were received with 243 voting “Yes” to...
by wtroxell | Mar 18, 2023 | News
The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association is pleased to be able to offer Rudolph Grob Memorial Scholarships each year to students pursuing higher education. For 2022 five scholarships were given as follows: J. Parker Milton – University of...
by wtroxell | Feb 10, 2023 | News
Attendance at the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, by preliminary counts, exceeded the attendance at the 2022 Convention. Total attendance is estimated at about 2,250. The 2022 attendance was only about 75% of the pre-pandemic 2020 attendance and the...
by wtroxell | Feb 10, 2023 | News
The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association is pleased to award its 2023 Young Grower Award to Kevin and Morgan Bond. The Young Grower Award is given to recognize PVGA members who are 35 years old or younger, who have been successfully growing vegetables, potatoes...
