Posts By: Western Growers

The Packer: Myers TikTok video on lost asparagus field garners millions of views

With a TikTok video that garnered more than 2.4 million views, 460,000 likes and 30,000 comments in two days, Shay Myers aired his frustrations with farm labor shortages and the H-2A guest worker program. FULL ARTICLE: https://www.thepacker.com/news/industry/myers-tiktok-video-lost-asparagus-field-garners-millions-views   

Santa Maria Sun: Labor contractors, farmworker organizations agree that the Farm Workforce Modernization Act is the right step forward

Alexandra Allen, owner of Main Street Produce and Freshway Farms, has operated her Santa Maria-based businesses alongside her husband since the ’70s. But only in the last few years did they begin to use the H-2A program, which allows foreign agricultural workers to labor in the U.S. on a temporary visa. FULL…

Western Growers Welcomes Afreen Malik as Science Programs Director

IRVINE, Calif. (April 5, 2021) – Western Growers is pleased to announce the addition of Afreen Malik as Science Programs Director. Afreen brings over two decades of experience in the management of food safety, quality assurance and sustainability programs at top food and agriculture companies. In her new role, Afreen will be responsible for designing, ...