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 […]
IRVINE, CALIF. (Sept. 29, 2023) - Following the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: "Senator Feinstein’s public service to California will be remembered fondly by people from every region of the state, from urban to rural. For those striving to protect and strengthen California’s farms and the communities…
IRVINE, CALIF. (Sept. 21, 2023) – Members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) will adopt Western Growers' proprietary GreenLink® data sharing platform to collect and analyze food safety data. This landmark movement towards industry cohesion means that the leafy green industry will advance collective learning by utilizing a standardized data collection approach.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Christina Morton, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, [email protected] Ann Donahue, Western Growers, [email protected] Mark Szymanski, National Potato Council, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 14, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop…
Members of Western Growers' Future Volunteer Leaders Class VII visited Idaho and Eastern Oregon last week to expand their knowledge about the best ag practices in neighboring states. Six leaders, including Celeste Alonzo from Junior Enterprises; Krystal Del Bosque from Del Bosque Farms; Briana Giampaoli from Live Oak Farms; Garrett Nishimori from San Miguel Produce; Byron Talley from Talley…
More than 2,000 growers, tech entrepreneurs and students attended the second annual FIRA USA conference in Salinas, Calif. this week, an attendance record for the country’s premiere agtech robotics event. Making the economics of ag robots work was a repeated theme at the event – with VC money hard to come by and growers needing to watch every penny, how can entrepreneurs get enough…
