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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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March, 2025
Western Growers Board of Directors Meet with Arizona State Officials at Quarterly Board Meeting

As part of its quarterly board meeting, this week the Western Growers Board of Directors met with state leadership in Arizona to advocate for the specialty crop industry. Arizona Department of Agriculture Director Paul Brierley spoke to the group as part of the Opening Luncheon of the Phoenix board meeting; he updated the group on the Arizona’s response to avian flu, pest pressures and…

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Owyhee Produce’s Bailey Myers Reveals How to Start an Agritourism Operation on Your Farm

Sure, sure you can do a farm tour. But how about goat yoga? Festivals? Air BnBs? Bailey Myers, the Director of Marketing at Owyhee Produce in Parma, Idaho, appeared on a recent episode of Western Growers’ Voices of the Valley podcast to discuss how she helps diversify her farm’s revenue stream via agritourism offerings. Ann Donahue, Director of Marketing and Communications at Western…

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Western Growers Urges Trump Administration to Resolve Tariff Dispute, Citing Domestic Food Security and Harm to Rural Economies

IRVINE, CALIF. (March 4, 2025) - In response to President Donald J. Trump's imposition today of tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: "In the last month, the looming threat of these tariffs was enough to prompt some major Canadian grocery chains to either cancel orders from American growers as they pivoted…

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