Les Lyman, Harvey’s son, returned home to the company on a full-time basis in 1974. Already grounded in Harvey’s philosophy of grower service and the importance of valued employees, Les brought a sensible growth mentality to the business. He added innovation and a philosophy of wise investments for continuous service improvement and better pricing into ongoing business operations.
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