Paul Hoshiko Jr. began his agriculture career as a member of the Kuner 4-H Club. He began with a steer project and later managed projects in swine, sheep and small grains. Hoshiko nurtured his love of the industry into a thriving commercial feeding operation and a large-scale produce production enterprise. He purchased the Kuner-Empson plant in Greeley and converted it into an onion storage and marketing warehouse. It is now known as the North Weld Produce Company. The company grades and markets 20 million pounds of onions annually. After 20 years as the company's president and general manager, Paul passed away in 1996.