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 […]
The keynote presentation at the 2021 Organic Grower Summit, presented by Western Growers and OPN, will be moderated by WG President and CEO Dave Puglia and feature panelists Keith Barnard, Senior Vice President of Sales and Sourcing, Mission Produce; Bianca Kaprielian, CEO and Co-owner, Fruit World; Mike Valpredo, President and Co-founder, Country Sweet Produce. “Next ...
The November/December 2021 edition of Western Grower & Shipper magazine is now available both online and in print. Click here for the digital version of the magazine, which features Mark Nickerson of Prime Time on the cover. Additional features in this issue include: The Farmworkers Behind the Greens Western Growers honors the journey of skilled ...
IRVINE, CALIF. (November 3, 2021) – Hands-free access to digital technology is a ubiquitous problem in the agriculture industry, said Bruce Rasa, CEO and Co-founder of AgVoice, and his company’s solution to the issue was just awarded a patent three months ago. AgVoice is the world’s first voice-to-data service that allows farmers and the ag specialists that ...
IRVINE, Calif. (November 6, 2021) – In response to passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: “Western fresh produce growers and indeed farmers throughout the West have reason to celebrate passage of this bipartisan infrastructure bill. The inclusion ...
IRVINE, Calif. (November 8, 2021) – Albert P. Keck II, President of Hadley Date Gardens, Inc., will serve as the Western Growers Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Keck, a third-generation Californian and farmer, is a lifelong native of the Coachella Valley. He is Chairman of the California Date Administrative Committee ...
By Ann Donahue Numbers on a spreadsheet are just that—numbers. Devoid of its bigger context, collecting data can seem like a mind-numbing process without end, aggregating points of information that never develop into a plan of action. This is where artificial intelligence can help integrate domain expertise to mine the data for you—and get you ...
By Ann Donahue Right now, a person having a mental health crisis in California’s Santa Maria Valley will have a difficult journey. In the midst of personal upheaval—be it suicidal ideation, post-partum depression, post-traumatic stress disorder or extreme anxiety—the first stop will be a trip to the emergency room. If the individual requires additional care ...
