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    • Cornell hosts fruit tour for Spanish-speaking employees

    Cornell University extension’s Lake Ontario Fruit Team is organizing its first-ever summer tour for Spanish-speaking employees. It will be held in Orleans Country the afternoon of Saturday, August 1. At each of five tour stops, participants will be hosted by a Spanish-speaking owner or manager. “The entire cycle of apple production will be discussed during the tour,” according to Mario Miranda Sazo, the member of the fruit team who specializes in cultural practices. The tour will start at Kast Farms, Albion, New York, then move to nearby Lamont Fruit Farm and then to Perez Farms at Waterport. The tour is […]

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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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