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Countering the Continued Vilification of Crop Protection
By Jonathan Saragen The issue of pesticide safety continues to be demonized and is frequently raised before the court of law, but it’s in the court of public opinion where we should focus our countering efforts. As we all know, crop protection technologies truly aid in providing a steady, nutritious diet to families across ...
Western Growers Member Directory of Attorneys and Law Firms
Since Western Growers began more than 90 years ago, attorneys specializing in agricultural issues has been part of the association’s landscape. Staff attorneys have long been an integral part of the organization reaching a peak during the 1970s when unionization was a daily concern. Today, Western Growers’ legal staff has a significant presence and gets ...
Fed Raises Interest Rates Again; Caution Advised
In the second week of December 2017, Federal Reserve officials decided to raise interest rates. The Fed funds rate was raised from 1.25 percent to 1.50 percent, and along with this change, officials raised guidance on GDP growth to 2.5 percent, up from 2.1 percent forecasted in the September Fed meeting. Along with this revised ...
Western Growers Member Directory of Attorneys and Law Firms
In the 1970s, Western Growers had about a dozen attorneys on staff mostly handling labor law. Today, agricultural lawyers have gone well beyond labor law and specialize in a wide variety of business decisions from wage & hour concerns to water law and even to issues surrounding cannabis production. Currently there are dozens of law ...
Financial Literacy: Are you prepared for retirement?
By Chris Oerman With low unemployment rates and all-time stock market highs, Americans have many reasons to feel confident in their personal finances. However, according to a recent survey from Financial Engines, America’s largest independent investment advisor, a majority of Americans lack the basic financial knowledge they need to properly prepare for retirement. A ...
Western Growers University: Employee Handbook and Management Essentials Multi-Workshop
The Foundations of Management Workshop is designed to prepare new and current supervisor and manager with essential tools to better perform in their role more efficiently and effectively. In this workshop, participants will learn: 1.What is management, its function and the various roles; and know how to: Improve management efficiencies Help decline…
WGIS Hires Duvall
Western Growers has hired David Duvall, who will join the insurance services team as program development director. In this role, Duvall will be responsible for developing association-based property and casualty solutions for our members. “We are thrilled to bring someone of David’s caliber to the Western Growers’ team,” said Jeff Gullickson, senior vice president of ...
Western Growers University: Leave Laws | Reasonable Accommodations | Interactive Process
Join us for a one-day workshop covering leave law mandates and disability accommodation in the workplace. This unique opportunity is a chance to build and refine human resource management skills around employee leaves laws and the employer’s duty to provide a discrimination free workplace. Those in attendance will first learn how to…
A Blast from the Past
from WG&S December 1999 What Does the Future Hold? (Editor’s Note: As 1999 and the 20th Century were coming to a close, WG&S asked several industry leaders to look down the road and predict the future. This is an abridged version of that article that appeared in the December 1999 edition of WG&S) WG&S: ...
Western Growers University: Everything DiSC: Productive Conflict
Harness the power of conflict by transforming destructive behavior into productive responses. Everything DiSC® Productive Conflict is a training and personalized learning experience that increases self-awareness around conflict behaviors and helps participants effectively respond to the uncomfortable and unavoidable challenges of workplace conflict. Rather than focus on a step-by-step process…
Western Growers University: Leave Laws | Reasonable Accommodations | Interactive Process
Join us for a one-day workshop covering leave law mandates and disability accommodation in the workplace. This unique opportunity is a chance to build and refine human resource management skills around employee leaves laws and the employer’s duty to provide a discrimination free workplace. Those in attendance will first learn how to navigate through the most common…
Western Growers University: Employee Handbook and Management Essentials Multi-Workshop
The Foundations of Management Workshop is designed to prepare new and current supervisor and manager with essential tools to better perform in their role more efficiently and effectively. In this workshop, participants will learn: What is management, its function and the various roles; and know how to: Improve management efficiencies Help decline legal…
Western Growers Science: Pre-Harvest Testing Webinar
On February 15, Western Growers is hosting a webinar to discuss data collection and analysis considerations to implement a pre-harvest product testing program for romaine lettuce. In July 2022, Western Growers submitted a final report to the California Leafy Green Marketing Agreement (CA LGMA) summarizing proposed revisions and comments on potential Pre-harvest Product Testing…
Western Growers University: Harassment Prevention Train-the-Trainer Workshop
California – Senate Bill (SB) 1343 amends the Fair Employment and Housing Act, requiring employers, with five or more employees, to provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct training. This four-hour train-the-trainer workshop is designed to equip qualified individuals with the tools needed to train managers and non-supervisory employees within their organization on all…
AgTechX Ed | Developing the Next Generation of Tech-Savvy Ag Workers
The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, California Department of Food and Agriculture and Woodland Community College have partnered to host AgTechX Ed – a half-day event dedicated to developing the next generation of tech-savvy agricultural workers. The AgTechX Ed Summit at Woodland Community College will be comprised of 3 panels, with several keynote addresses, covering…
Western Growers University: Building Trust in the Workplace
This virtual course discusses the foundation for all relationships - trust. It is the basis for effective employee motivation, teamwork, decision making, accountability, and so much more. Relationships without trust have extremely limited value. You will learn how to develop skills for building, maintaining, and extending trust. Learn how to manage more effectively by cultivating healthy,…
Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: SUPERVISOR (English)
Join Western Growers as we present the managers version of Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, which covers AB-1825, AB-2053, SB-396, SB-400, SB-1343, and SB-188. This anti-harassment virtual course is essential for educating managers on what is acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior. Every employee's responsibility is to speak up and report incidents of harassment and…
Western Growers University: Stop Workplace Bullying Today
Workplace bullying is prevalent and has a costly impact on the entire organization. Employers, managers, and employees all have important roles and responsibilities in preventing and addressing workplace bullying. In this virtual course you will learn what each role should do to prevent and deal with abusive conduct and minimize emotional and physical costs to the employees and your workplace.…
Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: SUPERVISOR (Spanish)
Join Western Growers as we present the managers version of Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, which covers AB-1825, AB-2053, SB-396, SB-400, SB-1343, and SB-188. This Spanish version anti-harassment course is essential for educating managers on what is acceptable and unacceptable workplace behavior. Every employee's responsibility is to speak up and report incidents of harassment and…
Western Growers University: Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: EMPLOYEE (English)
With a $1 million donation, Western Growers has joined dozens of industry organizations