The commencement of a fresh decade brought with it an unprecedented array of adversity containing a fury of events from Mother Nature herself. The world spent a majority of 2020 operating under the umbrella of a novel virus that upturned normality as we knew it. Despite the numerous effects stemming from these events, Western Growers ...
IRVINE, Calif. (January 12, 2021) – A national coalition of over 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts urged President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leadership today to address aging Western water infrastructure in any potential infrastructure or economic recovery package. The coalition includes organizations from 15 states that collectively represent…
IRVINE, Calif. (January 14, 2021) – To identify and prepare the next generation of Western Growers (WG) members for positions of leadership within the Western fresh produce industry, WG has inaugurated the sixth class of the Future Volunteer Leaders Program (FVLP). This year, for the first time in program history, the FVLP welcomes a future leader ...
IRVINE, Calif. (January 25, 2021) – Pinnacle Claims Management, part of the Western Growers Family of Companies, today announced the launch of rapid COVID-19 testing at employer locations in Arizona and California as well as our Cedar Clinic Health and Wellness Centers in Oxnard, Santa Maria, Salinas and Watsonville. Pinnacle has obtained approval by the Clinical Laboratory ...
IRVINE, Calif. (January 20, 2021) – In response to President Joe Biden’s proposed immigration plan, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: “President Biden’s decision to send Congress an immigration reform bill on his first day in office sends a clear statement about his commitment to resolving ...