Brandon Raso, of Atlantic County, New Jersey, has been selected as a national winner in the 2026 National Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Convention (OFA), which will be celebrated the first week of February in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Brandon Raso, recipient of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award, was honored during the 2026 New Jersey State Agricultural Convention for this accomplishment. Brandon was awarded due to his dedication to agriculture as a new generation farmer in the New Jersey blueberry industry, successfully operating an approximate 800 acres of blueberries and producing between 3.5 to 5 million pounds each year.

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