March 2024 - 18

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL FRUIT & VEGETABLE CONFERENCE
Lawton
Pearson
named
Mr. Peach
Courtney Hamilton Griffin
receives labor award
BY DOUG OHLEMEIER
ASSISTANT EDITOR
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L
awton Pearson, owner of Pearson Farm in Fort
Valley, Georgia, was honored as 2024's Mr. Peach at a
Jan. 6 awards breakfast at the Southeast Regional
Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Georgia.
Pearson's ancestors first planted trees in central
Georgia in 1885. Now the fifth and sixth generations of
Pearsons work on the farm, which includes more than
2,000 acres of peaches and 4,000 acres of pecans.
" This year's recipient could quite possibly be the most
deserving recipient industry has ever had, " Will McGehee,
a Pearson cousin and founding partner of the Genuine
Georgia Group, said. " His peach operation entails a
technologically advanced packinghouse. Nobody is happier
doing what they do for a living than him just farming. "
Pearson Farm plants, harvests and ships peaches and
pecans that are grown on the same land and similar to
how Lawton's forebears farmed. He and his wife Lanier
manage Pearson Farm's production, retail and mailorder
businesses.
" He has a library of notebooks that would make the
Smithsonian jealous, " McGehee said. " He is an encyclopedia
of knowledge to all who call him for ideas and guidance.
Trust me, his phone rings all the time people asking him
advice. His ability to recall that history and learn from it is
one of the most important things a good farmer can do. "

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March 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of March 2024

Editor's Letter
Plant & Soil Health: Scientists study raspberry root rot and wilt
Pest Management: Pest update
Berries: Tech aids Salinas Valley grower
Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference: Lawton Pearson named Mr. Peach
Organic Grower Winter 2024
Business: The surprising challenge
Farm Market & Agritourism: Keeping CSA members engaged and loyal
Ag Labor Review: 60 years of advocating for agricultural employers
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
March 2024 - 1
March 2024 - 2
March 2024 - 3
March 2024 - Editor's Letter
March 2024 - 5
March 2024 - Plant & Soil Health: Scientists study raspberry root rot and wilt
March 2024 - 7
March 2024 - 8
March 2024 - 9
March 2024 - Pest Management: Pest update
March 2024 - 11
March 2024 - Berries: Tech aids Salinas Valley grower
March 2024 - 13
March 2024 - 14
March 2024 - 15
March 2024 - 16
March 2024 - 17
March 2024 - Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference: Lawton Pearson named Mr. Peach
March 2024 - 19
March 2024 - 20
March 2024 - Organic Grower Winter 2024
March 2024 - 22
March 2024 - 23
March 2024 - 24
March 2024 - Business: The surprising challenge
March 2024 - 26
March 2024 - 27
March 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Keeping CSA members engaged and loyal
March 2024 - 29
March 2024 - Ag Labor Review: 60 years of advocating for agricultural employers
March 2024 - 31
March 2024 - Classifieds
March 2024 - 33
March 2024 - Advertiser Index
March 2024 - 35
March 2024 - 36
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