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Jesus Andrade Vargas

Grimmway Farms

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PERSONAL INFO

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Class 32

First Name

Jesus

Last Name

Andrade Vargas

COMPANY INFO

Company Name

Grimmway Farms

Title

Farm Manager

MAILING ADDRESS

City

Yuma

State

Arizona

County

Yuma County

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Jesus Andrade came to Yuma, AZ when he was 10 years old from “La 4” Baja
California, Mexico. He graduated from Yuma High School in 2005, and
attended Arizona Western College for 2 years, before transferring to the
University of Arizona to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Crop Production, with an
emphasis in Agronomy. Jesus enjoys spending time with his wife Marisol
Andrade, and their two children, Alicia, and Dario. Jesus currently works as
Farm Manager for Grimmway Farms, a produce company that grows many
organic vegetable crops, including Carrots, Broccoli, Lettuce, Cabbage,
Parsley, Beets, Kales, Potatoes, and Onions.

He serves as President of the Yuma County Ag Producer Scholarship Board, and as Board Member
for The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Board. Jesus is currently working on his
master’s degree in Agriculture Education, and helping to promote Agriculture with an Instagram page
@The_VIP_Farmtour. Jesus is also a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty Yuma.

4341 E Broadway Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
602-827-8227

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