Posts By: Tim Linden

From NASA to the Farm

Director Profile Neill Callis Sales & General Management Turlock Fruit Company Turlock, CA Director Since 2019 | Member Since 1944     New Western Growers Board Member Neill Callis isn’t a rocket scientist, but he rubbed shoulders with plenty of them during a 17-year career at NASA prior to joining Turlock Fruit Company a half ...

Father/Son Team Innovate Potato Category

Bob & Nathan Bender Tasteful Selections Bakersfield, CA Member since 2010   In the 1990s, Bob Bender was a chip potato grower in Nebraska for a major manufacturer. He and his teenage son, Nathan, would often bring home the baby size potatoes that didn’t make grade because of their size. “It was only the large ...

Technology Driving Innovation at RDO

Whether an early adopter or among the last to join in on the latest technology offering, few can argue against the overwhelming benefits it continues to offer the agriculture industry. From the simplest in-cab control upgrades to advanced systems for automation, data management, and remote machine monitoring, technology advancements are constantly coming from one end ...