On Wednesday, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a decision to once again reduce California workers’ compensation pure premium advisory rates effective September 1, 2021. Rejecting a proposed average rate increase of 2.7%, Commissioner Lara approved an average 3.4% reduction in advisory pure premium workers’ compensation rates across all classification codes. Advisory pure…
By Afreen Malik, Science Programs Director Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a systematic yet flexible approach to problem solving. It helps identify and address the root causes of failures in processes that may lead to defects or problems. One of the most used techniques in RCA is the “5 Whys” which was developed by Sakichi ...
By Greg Gatzke, President, ZAG Technical Services Every Western Growers (WG) member plays a critical role in ensuring the continuity of the supply chain that provides fresh produce for all Americans. Each step in the production process is essential and technology-dependent. Criminals threaten this critical supply chain, and both the agriculture and technology industries must ...
By Laurence Stern, Stern Consulting Since 1973, I have been in involved in transportation management for the produce industry. Transportation is a commodity and commodity pricing is subject to the laws of supply and demand. During my career, I’ve seen a lot of transportation markets with short equipment supplies, high rates and resulting lost sales. ...
The Western Growers Family of Companies is built on the strength of 445 dedicated employees providing expert advocacy and services across multiple business lines. To honor its employees who demonstrate “above and beyond” service, Western Growers recently launched an Employees’ Choice Award Program where employees select and honor fellow team members for their exemplary work and remarkable…
IRVINE, Calif. (July 14, 2021) – A national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, water providers, businesses and communities applauded passage of the Energy Infrastructure Act today by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), and pressed the full Senate to expeditiously take up the bill on the floor. “On behalf of ...