Posts By: Cory Lunde

Nassif Calls On Congress to Align Dietary Guidelines and Federal Policy

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As in previous versions, the federal guidelines continue to recommend an increase in consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables as part of an overall effort to promote healthy eating patterns and ...

We’re Losing How Much El Nino Water?

Today, the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta released data indicating that 125,000 acre-feet of water has been flushed out to the ocean this week alone as a result of environmental regulations restricting operation of the Delta pumps. And for the month of January?  The total amount of water lost so far is 208,000 acre feet ...

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: Western Growers Celebrates Opening of Salinas Center

By Cory Lunde and Stephanie Thara On December 10, 2015, Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif and a trio of prominent past and present Western Growers chairmen were on hand to formally open the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) housed in the Taylor Farms headquarter building in Salinas, Calif. Attending the ...