Vintage Nurseries
Rick Burnes and Brad Kroeker
Exciting Times Ahead for Everyone…as Vintage Nurseries welcomes our new Senior Vice President and General Manager Rick Burnes. A veteran of the agricultural industry for over 20 years, Rick sees the potential in Vintage for even greater things ahead. Quite simply, he’s not afraid to shake things up.
Here’s What New GM Rick Burnes Has to Say…
About Challenges – “We’re definitely striving to fight the viruses and provide the cleanest materials in the industry. But we’re also looking at the business through the grower’s lens and understanding the areas where we can…and will…be better.”
About Customers – “It’s so important for us to listen, so that we can know their expectations and get them the right product at the right time. We aren’t stuck on any preconceptions; we’re eager to do whatever it takes to remain relevant with our valued customers.”
About Vision – “We are working on many exciting new projects. Having come from a different part of ag…almonds, pistachios, citrus…I can bring a fresh set of eyes. And I can tell you that we are really stepping up our game. You will see substantial differences in our company over the next 6 to 12 months. And I think you’re really going to like what you see.”
Brad Kroeker Takes Over Quality Control – In keeping with positive change, we welcome Brad Kroeker as Vintage Nurseries’ new Quality Control Manager. Brad has big plans to optimize our production, minimize pathogenic impact and create an overwhelming environment of confidence around every product we offer. Raised on a farm and holding degrees in biology and crop science, Brad lives and breathes this business. He says, “We are totally committed to keeping our plants vigorous, healthy and free of contamination. We will have industry leading quality checks.”
We’re Putting Our New Lab to the Test – One of Brad’s first orders of business will be finalizing the preparations for our new testing lab, which is up and nearly ready to go. This advanced lab enables us to set the very highest standards of quality control.