U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa represents California’s 1st Congressional District, located north of Sacramento in California’s Central Valley. Known as a champion for agriculture, LaMalfa is dedicated to addressing agriculture’s most pressing issues. Meet Doug LaMalfa, a Congressman representing California’s first congressional district who also doubles as a rice farmer. Interestingly,…
The WGIS Let’s Grow Roadshow team is back for 2020 and they are hitting the road for a second time with their very own training team. What is the goal? To bring you not one, but two relevant and exclusive topics – Leave Laws and Food Safety. As previously reported in spotlight, Western Growers Insurance Services kicked off its…
The latest and first 2020 edition of Western Grower & Shipper magazine is now available online and in print. This edition does a deep dive of industry leaders including incoming Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia as well as Western Growers 2020 Chairman of the Board Ryan Talley. Click here to access the electronic version of ...
The Salinas Valley Energy Forum is just a few days away, don’t miss your chance to gain insight into the energy industry. The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) and Concentric Power Inc., an energy technology company deploying power solutions for some of the country’s largest grower-shippers, will co-host the first-ever Salinas Valley Energy Forum to…
All members who participate in the 2020 Western Growers Compensation and HR Practices Survey will be automatically entered for a chance to win a 13″ MacBook Air. At the close of the survey period, on March 31st, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive this amazing laptop, courtesy of Western Growers! WHY ELSE SHOULD ...
Agriculture industry trailblazer and icon, Dr. Frieda Rapoport Caplan, passed away on January 18, 2020, at the age of 96. One of the first women to own and operate a business in the U.S. fresh produce industry, Dr. Caplan was responsible for introducing many new and exotic fruits and vegetables to the American consumer, including ...
Join premiere leaders in the Agriculture and Ag Technology fields of the Salinas and Silicon Valley as we kick off the Seventh Annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit, “Making Ag Tech Work for You.” The Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology will be joining forces with the Agricultural Business and Technology Institute at Hartnell College ...