After winning the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award,
which recognizes farm management skills, leadership qualities and
service, Gilroy vegetable farmer Pete Aiello will represent
California in a national recognition program for young farmers and
ranchers.
After winning the Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award, which recognizes farm management skills, leadership qualities and service, Gilroy vegetable farmer Pete Aiello will represent California in a national recognition program for young farmers and ranchers.
Aiello will go on to represent California next month in a national recognition program for young farmers and ranchers at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
Aiello co-owns and manages Uesugi Farms at 14485 Monterey Road in Morgan Hill, which grows bell peppers, chili peppers, Napa cabbage, strawberries and bok choy. He also operates a pumpkin patch that supplies what he calls “a wonderful conduit between us and our local community.”
Aiello has designed and overseen several innovations on the farm, including a new packing line for bell peppers, an energy-efficient cold-storage facility and a more efficient filtration system for drip irrigation.
As a winner of the Achievement Award, Aiello will receive use of a Kubota tractor for one year and a cash prize of $4,000.
