family background / Suzanne’s love of agriculture grew out of her interest in the sciences. She is the daughter of Joe and Marti Niemann, and she is working to apply research to improve fruit from the field to the consumer. grower / Yakima, Washingtonage / 23crops / Apples, cherriesbusiness / Horticultural researcher for Allan Brothers Inc. How did you get your start?I’d always grown up enjoying the science part of nature. I was involved in 4-H, and I was always interested in sustainable agriculture. That’s what I was looking forward to doing in college. I kind of figured that if […]