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Michael D’Ottavio was keeping his fingers crossed that the weather would stay as good as it was earlier this season. “With ideal weather conditions for blueberries and blackberries, this year’s crop looks to have better size and much more volume than last season,” said D’Ottavio, president of D’Ottavio Farms in Vineland, NJ. “Our bee habitats and satellite irrigation system really help with pollination and the correct amount of water supply to the plants.”

“This year is shaping up very nicely,” Michael D’Ottavio, president of D’Ottavio Farms, based in Vineland, NJ, said the first week in May. “Even though the weather is a little cooler than normal, everything is growing very nicely this season. I’m seeing a much stronger demand for fruits and vegetables this spring, and we are ready for it.”

Anthony D’Ottavio grew up in a New Jersey farming family and had no doubt, at a very young age, that he would follow the family legacy into the business. “I’m a farm kid,” he said. “I was born on the farm and have been working on it since I was a little kid. I remember sitting at the window every day watching my grandfather pass by on the tractor. I was born and raised in Vineland, NJ, and have no plans on leaving. I love Vineland.”