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Ann Donahue
Western Growers, Director, Marketing and Communications

Ann Donahue serves as Director, Marketing and 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, […]

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July, 2025
Western Growers Announces Groundbreaking Food Safety Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

IRVINE, CALIF. (July 28, 2025) - Western Growers (WG) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve proactive, science-based food safety standards focused on prevention of outbreaks and the protection of public health. The MOU creates a data-sharing pilot project focused on fresh produce food safety data. This project will use…

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New Voices of the Valley: Agtech’s Field of Dreams in Salinas

In this Voices of the Valley episode, Western Growers Senior Vice President, Innovation, Walt Duflock and The Reservoir CEO Danny Bernstein introduce Reservoir Farms, a first-of-its-kind initiative in Salinas, Calif., where agtech startups can work with growers to do field trials of their technologies. In tandem with endeavors from the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology,…

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John Harris, Titan of California Agriculture, Dies at 81 

Harris Farm Group’s John Harris, who changed the face of California agriculture during his six decades in the industry, has died. He was 81.  Harris embodied the diversity of California agribusiness. The Harris Farms Group includes Harris Fresh and the Harris Farms Thoroughbred Division, in addition to the landmark property known to all Californians on I-5.  In 2022, Harris received…

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