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Farm Manager Spotlight: Tony Brunnemann

Where are you from? McAllen, Texas. When did you start becoming interested in agriculture? I started with Rogers Produce as a dispatcher. They needed someone to convert the cabbage line into a cantaloupe line. They wanted someone out in the field with the packing crew. That’s where it all started. How long have you worked […]

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HoneySweet Key to J&D Onion Program Success

J&D Produce Inc. targets onion lovers with its proprietary, branded HoneySweet onion variety. Jimmy Bassetti, president of J&D, explained that there are people who see onions as a commodity. And then there are onion lovers. For the lovers, “Our HoneySweet onion has been tearless for nearly 15 years and our customers are loving it. The […]

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J&D Produce Wins the Grower Achievement Award

James Bassetti of J&D Produce: Our family has always had a passion for growing fruits and vegetables we can give to our own children.   American Vegetable Grower® magazine is happy to announce that Edinburg, TX-based J&D Produce is the 2019 winner of our prestigious Grower Achievement Award. J&D Produce’s leadership, owners Jimmy and Diane Bassetti […]

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J&D Produce: We Growers Can Change The World

Jimmy (left) and James Bassetti have a passion to transform how the vegetable industry connects with buyers and consumers. American Vegetable Grower named them the 2019 Grower Achievement Award winner due to the many things they’ve accomplished as a result of that passion. Photo by Palacios Photography.   The Bassettis want to change the world through their crops. […]

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