Mark your calendars for the 2021 Agri-Pulse Food & Ag Policy Summit West on July 12, 2021, at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento. The event will offer participants a full day of presentations and panel discussions that delve into the theme: “How Can California Agriculture Remain Competitive?” Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia and Vice ...
IRVINE, Calif. (June 9, 2021) – Citing an “acute and critical need” magnified by another all-too-familiar drought, a national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, water providers, businesses and communities urged Senate leaders yesterday to take action to address the shortcomings of aging water infrastructure. In a letter to Chairman Joe Manchin and Ranking…
Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia joined Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), and leaders from major farm and farmworker organizations this morning to spur Senate action on the agricultural labor crisis. During the roundtable session, which took place in the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Hearing ...