Western Growers
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired De Ann Davis as senior vice president of science.
More than 30 produce industry organizations are asking Congress for more resources for growers to protect their workforce against COVID-19.
Produce industry associations are revisiting presentations from the 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium.
Almost 1,000 agriculture groups and companies are urging Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, including dozens of specialty crop groups.
Western Growers has launched the Supply Chain Risk Management Solution, a comprehensive program designed to reduce outbreaks, and some leafy greens grower-shippers are testing the software.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Eric Trost as vice president of employee benefits for the Insurance Services group.
As details of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement became known, agricultural associations and produce industry groups have commented on the deal.
Drawing broad bipartisan and industry support, House lawmakers on Oct. 30 introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Calling the phase one trade agreement with China an “encouraging step,” Western Growers’ Tom Nassif issued a statement that encouraged the Trump administration to quickly finalize and implement the deal.
The high-tech ag revolution on produce farms is on the menu at a luncheon sponsored by Western Growers and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act Dec. 11.
Fresh produce industry organizations are urging House members to approve the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, which they are voting on Dec. 11.
Fresh produce industry groups are alerting growers and other PACA licensees about the importance of maintaining the protections afforded by the law as the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 continues.
The fresh produce industry is facing unprecedented losses with the COVID-19 pandemic according to Western Growers, which is asking the USDA to cover all PACA claims to ensure produce sellers are fully protected.
The Packer’s Tom Karst talks on March 26 with Jason Resnick, vice president and general counsel for Western Growers, about the current foodservice crisis tied to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
The Department of State is taking steps to reduce delays in the processing of H-2A workers caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
Drop payments limits to fresh produce growers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, Democratic and Republic Congressional lawmakers told the Trump Administration on April 23.
Thirty-eight agriculture groups want Congress to adjust the Paycheck Protection Program to make it easier to access for growers.
Western Growers is again seeking proposals from ag-tech startups who can compete for a minimum of $250,000 in investment capital through the 2018 AgSharks Competition.
Western Growers Insurance Services, Irvine, Calif., has hired Jodi Martin as director of employee benefits account management.
As leafy greens growers in Arizona and California widen buffer zones between their fields and cattle operations, a web seminar seeks to inform growers about how livestock facilities are managed.
Irvine, Calif.-based Western Growers praised the Japanese Diet’s approval of the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement and urged the U.S. to address additional barriers to trade with Japan.
Western Growers Insurance Services has hired Marlo Reininger as senior account manager.
A company that can take waste and turn it into resins that can be used to make biodegradable polymers earned $500,000 in seed funding at the Western Growers 2019 AgSharks Competition.
The Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit will focus on emerging technologies, including the human aspect, ensuring that workers are prepared to continue innovation in production agriculture.
Western Growers has launched an interactive website that allows the public to participate in discussions relating to leafy greens food safety and the industry to follow the process to strengthen those guidelines.
Bringing into focus some of the California crop losses caused by the 2021 drought, Western Growers has released a series of videos called “No Water = No Crops.”
To identify and prepare the next generation of Western Growers members for positions of leadership within the Western fresh produce industry, WG has inaugurated the sixth class of the Future Volunteer Leaders Program.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Robert Medler as Arizona government affairs manager.
Details of President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan are beginning to surface, even as produce advocates stress industry priorities in any infrastructure legislation.