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Local fruit growers ask county for help promoting Utah-grown produce
Utah County Commission · March 22, 2023
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Summary
A group of Utah County fruit growers told commissioners they are organizing to market locally grown fruit and asked for county-level connections and possible tourism or grant support to keep more product in-state.
During the public-comment portion of the March 22 meeting, Chris Riley — identifying himself as a fruit grower and vice president of the Utah County Farm Bureau — asked the commission for ideas and assistance to help local growers market Utah‑grown fruit.
Riley said much local production is shipped out of state and that growers have formed an ad-hoc group…
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