New Jersey Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary Alfred Murray was presented with an Honorary American FFA Degree on February 5 at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City. Murray, a resident of Audubon, Camden County, was chosen to receive the award, which is given to individuals who have provided exceptional service to agriculture, agricultural education, at the National FFA Convention last fall but was unable to attend the ceremony. New Jersey State FFA President Kyle Clement and Vice President Delaney Gray made the presentation at the State Agricultural Convention.
(Photo i.d., left to right: Delaney Gray, Al Murray, Kyle Clement)
Scott Fein of C.H. Robinson was presented with the Phillip Alampi Industry Marketing Award by the New Jersey Agricultural Society on February 5 at the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City. Fein was selected to receive the award for his support of Jersey Fresh. He was tasked a few years ago with planning, developing and executing a “locally grown” program that would serve as a national model for the $8 billion, worldwide produce company. Fein convince upper management to pilot the company’s locally grown initiative in New Jersey with the goal to copy the model in other states. He partnered with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s marketing staff and identified New Jersey growers willing to expand their marketing sales to include C.H. Robinson as well as contract grow specific products requested by the company. Since then, C.H. Robinson has been marketing Jersey Fresh produce to its clients. One of those was B.J.’s Wholesale Club which incorporated the Jersey Fresh logo in their Farm to Club campaign. Fein assisted the club chain in creating an Outdoor Farmers Market promotion that emulated a tailgate market, selling all Jersey Fresh produce. Fein is now in charge of implementing the Jersey Fresh model into other states.
(Photo, left to right: Kristina Guttadora, Executive Director of the NJ Agricultural Society; NJ Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher; Scott Fein; Jerry Verrico, Vice President of the NJ Agricultural Society.)
Source: New Jersey Department of Agriculture