January 1st 2012 Issue

The time is right

The four brothers who run Rice Fruit Company in Gardners, Pennsylvania, are the 2011 Good Fruit Growers of the Year.

Lunch is often a Rice family affair, as several members work in the office or packing plant. From left are Rita Rice (married to Ben), Emily Rice-Townsend (daughter of David), Ted Rice, David Rice, Ben Rice (David’s son), John Rice, Mark Rice, Daniel Rice (son of Ted). John’s son Leighton was not available the day the picture was taken. (Richard Lehnert/Good Fruit Grower) The Rice family has won prominence in the United States fruit industry in two ways: Family members have been in the right place at the right time, and they have also been in the right place at […]

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January 1, 2012

Apples, People, Richard Lehnert

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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