Always the Best… For Generations
Our growers have been farming the Arkansas Valley since 1887. For some of us, that’s five, even six generations.
In 2011, we formed the Rocky Ford Growers Association™ to strengthen and protect the reputation of these world famous melons. When you buy Rocky Ford Cantaloupe, Watermelon and Honeydews grown by members of the Rocky Ford Growers Association™, you are buying the best, safest and most delicious melons available.
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A 4th generation Proctor Produce farmer helps prepare the fields during melon planting season. -
3rd generation Proctor Produce farmer Matthew Proctor and 4th generation Hirakata Farms farmer Michael Hirakata inspect their seedlings after a late spring snowstorm. -
A 4th generation farmer from Proctor Produce helps drop seedlings into the transplanter during melon planting season. -
6th generation Hanagan Farms farmers show off their watermelon crop at their farm stand.
“This is what we do. It’s not a job or career, it’s our livelihood. We are family farmers doing what we love: growing sweet, safe, and delicious Rocky Ford melons for your table, and ours.” – Michael Hirakata, President, Rocky Ford Growers Association™
