Become a Mar-Del Watermelon Association Member!

Why become a member of the Mar-Del Watermelon Association?
Help us, help you promote your Mar-Delicious watermelons grown on your farm and/or supplies. Mar-Del is funded primarily by donations generated by its members and monies raised at the auction during our annual two-day convention which supports the queen program, advertising campaign, development, and scholarships for future agriculture career students.
Educational Seminars
Growers Seminar offer free to paid members during our annual convention. Industry leaders speak on topics such as food safety, research results, disease research, legislative and regulatory issues.
Research & Development
Monies are committed to our local universities to fund industry production research needs, farming and/or growing improvements and value-added research.
Advertising Campaign
Our budget committee allocates funds on advertising through various outlets such as: Radio, Television, Billboards, Beach resort buses & trams, Social Media, Lifeguard Stands, MPT “Farm to Harvest”. Sponsorships may vary year to year.
Mar-Del Watermelon Board of Directors
2024-25 Officers and Directors
President: Doug Tucker
Vice President: Amanda Clougherty
Secretary & Treasurer – Mar-Del Coordinator: Danielle Farace
Queen Coordinator: Terra Eby
Queen: Caroline Allen
Directors:
Jacob Calloway
Amanda Clougherty
Zack Collins
Bo Dickerson
Caitlin Givens
Scot Givens
Chris Hogg
Sudeep Mathew
David Marvel
Jonah Vincent
Executive Council:
Kenny Bennett
Dawn Collins
Mark Collins
Doug Corey
Kevin Evans
Bob Gibson
Dosse Givens
Donald Hales
Will Hales
Jeff Hastings
Travis Hastings
Haley Keenan
Jimmy Lee Goslee
Lewis Lowe
Jay Rider
Jerry Rider
Willis Robinson
Josh Rowe
Clay Vincent
Ray Vincent
Richard Wojciak
Charles Wright IV
Sponsors
The Mar-Del Watermelon Association works very hard to promote our watermelon industry. This year we celebrate 54 years of dedicated growers, brokers, buyers, and industry suppliers. Because of the continued support of the names below, we can continue to crown our 2024 Queen, honor our members, educate our growers, fundraise funds to further promote watermelons. For this, we say Thank You to all our of 2023-2024 Sponsors!
DONORS
CorrChoice
C & S Farms
Dickerson Farms LLC
DMC Farms
Gary Calloway
Gibson Produce
International Paper
Lakeside Farms
Steen Farms
Vincent Farms
BUYERS
Atlantic Produce
Gibson Produce
Jim Rash Inc.
Melon 1
McMelon
Pete Pappas
Tucker Mechanical Services
SPONSORS
AGRIBUSINESS SUCCESSION ADVISORS
CORRCHOICE
DAISEY INSURANCE
M & T BANK
MCCONNELL AGRONOMICS
NATIONAL WATERMELON PROMO
VALDOSTA PLANT CO.
VINCENT FARMS INC.
WILLARD AGRI-SERVICE
HARRIS MORAN SEED CO.
KING CROP INSURANCE
TAYLOR & MESSICK, INC.
ADVISORS
AIR AG LLC
BIOSAFE SYSTEMS
CALLOWAY FARMS
DELAWARE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
DMC FARMS, INC.
ENZA ZADEN
FARM CREDIT
FIRST CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK
GIBSON PRODUCE & WATERMELON SALES
GOWEN SEED COMPANY
GREENWOOD PALLET COMPANY
GROWMARK FS
GULF SEED
HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES
HIGHMARK SEED COMPANY
HOOBER, INC.
INSIGHT AG SCOUTING LLC
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
JIM RASH, INC.
LAKESIDE FARMS, INC.
LAUREL FARMERS AUCTION MARKET
MARYLAND DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
MILLER CHEMICAL & FERTILIZER
NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS – MILFORD, DE
S3S LOGISTICS
SAKATA SEEDS AMERICA
SEEDWAY
SIMPLOT AG SOLUTIONS
SMW SALES
SOLAR SHRINK
STOKES SEEDS, INC.
SUSSEX SANITATION
SWEET MAMA PRODUCE
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION
TORO AG IRRIGATION
TRI-EST AG GROUP
TUCKER MECHANICAL SERVICE
TWIN MAPLE FARMS INC.