David Peri of Peri & Sons Receives Outstanding Agriculturalist Award
May 22, 2015 David Peri, president of Peri & Sons Farms, has been named the 2015 Nevada Outstanding Agriculturalist Award by the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR).
David Peri, president of Peri & Sons Farms based in Yerington, Nev., receives the 2015 Outstanding Agriculturist Award from Dean Bill Payne of the University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources at the college’s annual awards ceremony.
Initiated in 1967, the Outstanding Agriculturalist Award recognizes individuals who play a significant role in the advancement of agriculture in Nevada.
Peri has been growing vegetables since he was a teenager and his passion for agriculture hasn’t waned in his 30 years of production. He has two farming operations in Yerington: Peri & Sons Farms, which grows more than 350 million pounds of onions annually, and Nevada Fresh Pak, which grows USDA certified organic leafy greens, vegetables, and fruits, and is the state’s largest organic grower.
“His dedication to the industry and the Peri family business has resulted in a thriving company in the Mason Valley community of Yerington, NV, with 10,000 acres under cultivation and the production of more than 40 different vegetable and fruit varieties,” Bill Payne, dean of CABNR, said.
Nevada Fresh Pak follows the environmentally friendly farming practices Peri put in place more than 15 years ago. They proactively look for opportunities to lessen overall environmental impact and improve economic viability. For the last 12 years they have implemented various water-conservation systems, and are always looking for ways to improve irrigation efficiency using the most eco-friendly methods.
Source: University of Nevada news release
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