. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. CCCGA Annual Meeting New Prexy Calls for Grower Action By CAROLYN GILMORE Jeffrey Kapell, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association's president-elect, told growers at August's annual meeting that his goal for his two year term of office is to step up efforts to educate the public about the role of the Massa- chusetts cranberry industry. He said cranberry growers must have an active voice in local and state regulations affecting agriculture. "Some growers are beginning to think this is getting to be a lot less fun," Kapel
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. CCCGA Annual Meeting New Prexy Calls for Grower Action By CAROLYN GILMORE Jeffrey Kapell, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association's president-elect, told growers at August's annual meeting that his goal for his two year term of office is to step up efforts to educate the public about the role of the Massa- chusetts cranberry industry. He said cranberry growers must have an active voice in local and state regulations affecting agriculture. "Some growers are beginning to think this is getting to be a lot less fun," Kapell said. "Unfortunately, the world has changed and you're not going to be left alone ; Stepping off the board of direc- tors were David Mann and Ben- jamin Gilmore II. They were replaced by Wayne Barnes and Kirby Gilmore. The association's annual meet- ing was attended by about 750 growers, guests and families. Dis- plays of tractors, trucks, IPM ser- vices, cranberry paraphernalia and investment services were set up by the Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station. A barbeque was sponsored by the CCCGA. Past Prexy Reflects on Term Douglas R. Beaton, immediate past president of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, reflected on his term of office in the July/August 1989 issue of the CCCGA newsletter. Below are his words: "As you know, I will be stepping down as president of the association later on this month. The last two years have been quite a challenge for the CCCGA, but all in all I would say that we have accomplished a great deal. "First of all, I want to thank the employees and committee members of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association for their hard work; the board of directors, for being patient and productive; but most of all, the membership, for their unyielding sup- port, because, after all, without an active membership, our association would be ineffective. "I first became 'active' in the CCCGA in 1975, when I was elected
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