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Ask an Extension agent from one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions — someone who works with a lot of fruit and nut growers — what makes pistachio grower Joe Coelho different, and she can hardly contain herself. “He’s sort of like an Extension person himself. There are a lot of innovative growers, but he takes it to another level,” Mae Culumber of University of California Cooperative Extension says. “If he has a problem, he’s likely to get a lab analysis. He does his own homework.”
Paul Rusnak is a Senior Online Editor with a focus on local agriculture in the United States, specifically in Florida and South Florida. He writes for publications such as Growing Produce and Greenhouse Growers, covering topics such as plant breeding advancements, specialty crops, gene-edited crops, and the role of women in agriculture.
