These past few months, our 2022 Florida Watermelon Queen Amber Boykin has had the opportunity to be able to attend some of the state conventions. We would like to thank South Carolina, Mar-Del, and Gulf Coast Watermelon Associations for your hospitality and for allowing us to attend. Congratulations to all the newly crowned 2023 Watermelon Queens during these conventions. A big thank you to our sponsors for sponsoring our attendance at these conventions; Gibson Produce, Sun State Produce, Fresh Pro, Farmwey, and Healthy Harvest.

In the month of December, Queen Amber attended the IFAS Suwanee Valley Watermelon Institute Meeting in Fanning Springs where she spoke about all the things that she has learned this past year in our watermelon industry. Thank you to Bob Hochmuth for inviting us to this wonderful event.