Western Growers
Drought conditions and tightening regulations on groundwater are putting California’s San Joaquin Valley growers in a vise and forcing them to fallow many acres now, and likely thousands more in the years ahead.
Citing an “acute and critical need” magnified by another all-too-familiar drought, a national coalition urged Senate leaders yesterday to take action to address the shortcomings of aging water infrastructure.
California grower groups applauded the state’s May 10 expansion of emergency drought measures but urged caution in their implementation.
Irvine, Calif.-based Western Growers has teamed with CDFA Secretary Karen Ross to launch a statewide initiative to cultivate a farm workforce that can handling advancing technology.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision in a California case involving labor unions and property rights could affect the entire nation’s agriculture employers and employees.
Out of more than 100 applicants, five agtech start-up companies have been selected to go head-to-head in the Western Growers/S2G Ventures 2021 AgSharks Competition.
On the heels of closing a $10.9 million Series A round of funding, Burro CEO Charlie Andersen said his company is set to meet the needs of growers.
Steve Mangapit has been named the first Chief Operating Officer in Western Growers history.
Western Growers has received a $750,000 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to develop and implement a new Next-Gen Ag Workers curriculum.
A national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, water providers, businesses and communities stressed the importance of Senate passage of bipartisan Infrastructure legislation.
Western Growers (WG) and S2G Ventures are now accepting applications for the 2021 AgSharks Competition.
Western Growers Senior Vice President, Science De Ann Davis, PhD, will serve a second two-year term as a member of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).
Long-term government help to deliver more water to California growers is on its way.
The most recent episode of Voices of the Valley explores global water management innovation with Ethy Levy, Israel CEO and Founder of Bridge Hub.
In response to California State Senator Melissa Hurtado being forced to pull SB 559 after the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee removed all funding provisions, California fresh produce said this:
Western Growers will honor agriculture advocate, educator, philanthropist and trailblazer Carol Chandler with the 2021 Award of Honor.
Hands-free access to digital technology is a ubiquitous problem in the agriculture industry, said Bruce Rasa, CEO of AgVoice, and his company’s solution to the issue was just awarded a patent three months ago.
Albert P. Keck II, President of Hadley Date Gardens, Inc., will serve as the Western Growers Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term.
“Western fresh produce growers and indeed farmers throughout the West have reason to celebrate passage of this bipartisan infrastructure bill.
3Bar Biologics won the Western Growers/S2G Ventures’ AgSharks® Competition, earning a $250,000 equity investment offer to take its microbe technology from development to market.
Hub says the move will enhance its services in the agribusiness industry and better position WGIS for long-term growth through expanded scale and capabilities.
The Western Growers Family of Companies is mourning the death of Hank Giclas, says Dave Puglia, president and CEO.
Drought response funding is needed now, according to the Western Agricultural Coalition.
Western Growers released a new video that calls on the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to ease the industry’s labor shortage and reduce food inflation.
The U.S. FDA will not conduct a broad sampling of leafy greens grown in the Salinas Valley region of California for the 2022 growing season, according to a news release from Western Growers.
Western Growers will honor California agricultural icon John Harris with the 2022 Award of Honor.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation in July that will invest $1.2 billion over three years to fund projects that will bring additional water to the state to secure Arizona’s water future.
Elected by membership, the new slate of directors will serve two-year terms beginning at the 96th Western Growers Annual Meeting.
U.S. growers are losing experienced workers, and immigration and border control policies are leading to chronic labor shortages, Western Growers CEO and President Tom Nassif told members of Congress.