Western Growers has launched a digital media campaign aimed at intensifying awareness among urban Californians about the water being lost to the sea this winter and the need for federal and state leaders to exert pressure on water system operators to capture and store those El Niño waters before they are lost. With another blast ...
Last week, the Western Growers Board of Directors met in Sacramento where they engaged with key administration officials and legislative representatives and deliberated on major policy issues facing the membership and broader Western fresh produce industry. The following is a summary of several important points of discussion and significant action taken by the Board: H-2A ...
Yesterday, Governor Brown, select members of the Legislature and labor union leaders announced an agreement to make California the first state in the nation to reach the $15 per hour minimum wage mark. This deal comes on the heels of a 2013 law that raised the minimum wage from $8 to $10 per hour effective ...
IRVINE, Calif. (March 11, 2016) — Statement by Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif regarding Senator Dianne Feinstein’s call for increased pumping to capture the water from recent El Niño storms: “We are extremely pleased that Senator Feinstein has publicly called on federal agencies to increase Delta pumping to the maximum extent allowable under ...
IRVINE, Calif. (March 29, 2016) – Statement by Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif announcing the decision of the Board of Directors to oppose the “Cortopassi Initiative,” which would require statewide voter approval before revenue bonds in excess of $2 billion can be issued to fund public infrastructure projects, including some local projects funded ...