Seen & Heard at OGS 2023 - Part 2Seen & Heard at OGS 2023 - Part 2
December 14, 2023
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Seen and Heard at the 2023 Organic Grower Summit
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Attendees mingle before another day of OGS begins.
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Vernon Peterson, Owner, Abundant Harvest Organics, shares information during an ed session.
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Rod Braga, President and CEO of Braga Fresh, and his loved ones pause for a photo after Braga received his award for Grower of the Year.
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Soil Health Lab offered an interactive booth on the trade show floor, analyzing soil samples for OGS attendees.
"It’s been a really great meeting, and we’ve developed a lot of business today and yesterday." - Mike Cox, CEO, Anaerobe Systems
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Carbon Robotics' LaserWeeder lights up the Ag Tech & Innovation Area on Wednesday night.
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Panelists Paul Mikesell, CEO, Carbon Robotics; Kristin Smith Eshaya, President, JV Smith Companies; and Tom Nunes V, President, The Nunes Company, engage in discussion during the How Organic Growers Are Using Ag Tech: Obstacles and Opportunities panel on Thursday.
"OGS is an opportunity for us to get in touch with organic growers. They are becoming a more and more important part of our overall sales program." - Bob Sutton, Owner, Sutton Ag Enterprises
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Connections made on the OGS trade show floor.
"It's enthusiastic to see the crowd and to see the advancement in the organic product. I go through these aisles, and I see more products. I use a lot of them, and it's just nice to be able to relate to them all and see the new things that are coming." - Melvin Larussa, Owner, Clearview Orchards
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OGS attendees socialize at Wednesday's BBQ reception.
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Walt Duflock (left) moderates the keynote Grower Roundtable discussion on The State of Organic Growing featuring Nishan Moutafian, Vice President of Production, Driscoll's; Joe Pezzini, Senior Director of Ag Operations, Taylor Farms; and Briana Giampaoli, Organic Category Manager, Live Oak Farms
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OGS attendees wound down the week with a closing Happy Hour on Thursday.