Ann Donahue serves as Director, Communications for Western Growers, where she is responsible for external communication efforts and publicizing the Association’s executives, initiatives, and members across all media platforms. Ann spent more than 20 years as an editor and reporter covering entertainment journalism, with bylines at publications including Variety, the L.A. Times, Billboard, IndieWire, and […]
By Tracey Chow Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pennsylvania), chair of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, and Rep. David Valadao will host a listening session Tuesday at the World Ag Expo to gather public feedback on the 2023 Farm Bill. They will be joined by other members of the Committee and the California Congressional delegation to ...
Please join us for a webinar in which Western Growers attorneys will provide a comprehensive review of the new California and Federal employment laws and cases that will impact employers in 2023 and beyond. Jason Resnick, Sr. Vice President & General Counsel, and Teresa McQueen, Corporate Counsel, will be conducting a content-packed webinar to update ...
(Feb. 1, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and other products, has released its recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill. The SCFBA was established to advocate for broad-based Farm Bill policy ...
IRVINE, CALIF. (Feb. 6, 2023) – With the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap designed to identify, prioritize and implement stringent pesticide reductions in California by 2050, Western Growers advocates for science-backed procedures to dictate how this plan is rolled out. Matthew Allen, WG’s Vice President of State Government Affairs, said: “The…
