Posts By: Hank Giclas

WG Members Receive Special Discount for 2019 Forbes AgTech Summit

Western Growers, in partnership with Forbes, invites you to attend the 2019 Forbes AgTech Summit, which will be held in Salinas, California, on June 26-27. WG encourages all members to use the following registration link to receive a special discount and be recognized as a WG member: http://bit.ly/AgTechWG (ticket type: Forbes AgTech Summit – Salinas Partner Rate). ...

Glyphosate Verdict in Federal Trial

Yesterday, a California jury ruled in favor of a plaintiff who claimed that his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was caused by long-term exposure to glyphosate. The jury awarded the plaintiff $5 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages. The trial was held in federal district court in San Francisco. Glyphosate is the active ingredient ...

Food Safety Efforts Underway to Create New Water Paradigm

Between 2009 and 2017, FDA and their partners at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified 28 foodborne illness outbreaks of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in the United States with a confirmed or suspected link to leafy greens—an average of more than three outbreaks per year. This eight-year period came on the ...