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  • June 2011 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • Varieties that are changing the peach industry

    The New Jersey Peach Festival has been held in July for the past 25 years, at which peach varieties can be tasted and discussed. “We usually have about 20,000 to 30,000 people attend,” said Jerry Frecon, showing the variety display. COURTESY OF JERRY FRECON Jerry Frecon takes pride in the things he has done that changed the peach industry. Encore and Saturn, which he introduced, are now big peach varieties, but he also puts Laurol, John Boy, Lady Nancy, and many others on his résumé. Frecon, whose formal first name is Jerome, has been the Rutgers University agricultural agent serving […]

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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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