The March 2015 edition of the WG&S magazine, which features a transportation outlook, is in the mail and should be in your mailbox soon. Many of the stories have been posted online on the Western Growers website. Follow the links below to access these stories. TRANSPORTATION OUTLOOK Low Fuel Rates are a Welcome Sight …But ...
This week, Consumer Reports released a “Buy/Don’t Buy” report on fruits and vegetables intended to provide consumers with information on how to make the “best choices” for their health and the environment. The “Shopper’s Guide” lists dozens of produce items and attaches a pesticide risk level with each. It also stipulates whether the…
California has expanded the quarantine zone in Madera County to protect against the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid after an insect was found east of Madera, in the Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos area. The quarantine expansion adds 79 square miles, bringing the total quarantine area in Madera County to 179 square miles. The quarantine prohibits ...
By A.G. Kawamura (This column was written by Western Growers board member A.G. Kawamura for the July 1998 issue of WG&S. This was before he was WG Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of California Department of Food and Agriculture. Then and now, he is largely a strawberry grower in the firm his family ...
On March 31, Western Growers staff will present a FREE 90-minute PACA training seminar in Salinas, while on the same day, WG Science & Technology department will be hosting a webinar devoted to