Matt Boyer Jennifer Talik
⢠Matt Boyer of Boyer Orchards was named the Outstanding Grower of the Year.
Boyer began working in his familyâs orchard when he was young, graduated from Penn State with a horticulture degree in 1979, and returned home to manage the farm in New Paris, Bedford County.
Matt and his brother, Bruce, bought the orchard from their parents in 1989, and they now farm with their sons.
In the last decade, Matt has overseen orchard expansion, the adoption of new varieties and food safety certification, and the shift to H-2A labor.
Boyer was the president of SHAP in 2008 and 2009, is the treasurer of Appalachian Fruit Growers and volunteers at the Pennsylvania Farm Show apple booth. He is a member of several other grower groups.