Posts By: Cory Lunde

Member Input Needed for WG Issues Survey

As part of Western Growers’ ongoing effort to better understand and serve our members’ needs, we invite you to participate in the 2017 WG Issues Survey. The results of the survey will help us prioritize our activities and focus on the products and services of most usefulness to our members. By providing your valuable feedback, ...

WG Requests Suspension on Lemons from Argentina Rule

On December 20, 2016, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a final rule that will allow for the importation of fresh lemons from Argentina. In response, Tom Nassif sent a letter to President-elect Trump’s USDA transition team requesting that the incoming Administration suspend the rule, pending review of the flawed underlying science ...

Nassif Congratulates Perdue on Nomination to Head USDA

President-elect Donald Trump announced today his choice for Secretary of Agriculture, naming former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to the post. Following the announcement, Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif released this statement congratulating Governor Perdue on his nomination: “We support the nomination of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture and…

WG Urges Brown to Intervene in Minimum Flow Standards Proposal Process

Western Growers delivered a letter to Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, urging the governor to direct the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) “to begin anew” on a proposal that would update minimum flow standards for the Lower San Joaquin River. In the letter, Western Growers President & CEO Tom Nassif calls for a “collaborative ...