Last week, members of the Western Growers (WG) Future Volunteer Leaders Program (FVLP) joined their counterparts from the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association (FFVA) Emerging Leader Development Program on a three-day tour of Southern Florida produce operations. With generous support from Farm Credit, the two leadership groups had the opportunity to observe leading Florida fruit and vegetable producers and network with peers from other key specialty crop producing regions of the country. The Florida production tour is the first half of a reciprocal exchange between the two leadership programs as members of the FFVA leadership group will travel to California to tour Salinas-area produce operations in June.
