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Meet our April Rock Star!Shain Kimmons has become an invaluable member, and often leader, of our maintenance and operations teams. Co-workers and managers say his ingenuity and initiative are making key functions more efficient. At our Milton farm, he has taken over the critical process of field prep and tractor work to facilitate the annual planting of the fields.In our industry, a “Whatever it takes” mindset is a huge asset. Shain exemplifies that attitude. Whether the task at hand is

This month, ECG would like to introduce you to two of our Rock Stars. Since our in-house voting resulted in a tie, we decided to award them both!Kim Shultz is a silent superstar and a critical part of order processing. Those who work with Kim know her as reliable, respectable, hard-working, and approachable. Kim promotes a standard of excellence in the ECG office and is certainly deserving of our February Rock Star Award.Gerald “Gerry” Ziegler is a major part of the perennial logistics tea

Emerald Coast Growers would like to introduce you to our first 'Rock Star Award' winner for 2020, Jake Verlinde - our Facilities Manager and project leader. Jake has done an outstanding job of leading his crew to successfully complete project after project, and still managing to keep a smile on his face.When ECG decided to consolidate two ranges to provide better efficiency and improved growing conditions, Jake could have run for the hills. Instead, he organized a team, rolled up his sleeves and