Bob Spencer Quotations

What we are trying to do is set up a group that will prevent the organizations that don't take care of their workers from being able to compete with organizations that are taking care of workers and treating them in the right way.

What we will be interested in is the next generation. Some are simply cashing out.

We make it very clear to employees that you are allowed to advance and there is no glass ceiling that prevents them to advance because of their heritage. We have had people go from our fields to our office.

I think Davis is the team to beat.

Our workers understand that we empathize with the immigration issues, but, at the same time, tomatoes need harvesting.

We pride ourselves in being a well-rounded, blue-collar group.

The storms really threw a kink into our growing operations, especially around Immokalee. Some of the yield dropped by 80 percent.

A lot of our workers come from countries where people don't go to work when they get upset with the government and they are tired of that behavior. In America, we can discuss our issues in the appropriate place and still continue with our business.

Davis is going to be very good this year. They've got tough doubles and even tougher singles.

They compete at such an elite level. The jump to the professional ranks is just a huge jump, so to come out here and see people who are truly the best in the world is a treat. I don't know how they do it but they're certainly better than us mortals.

They've got some good singles and doubles players. They could make a serious run for the region championship.