E: [email protected]/P:949.241.5337 Kara Timmins is the Communications Manager for Western Growers. She has worked in marketing and publishing for over ten years. She has a keen interest in biological evolution and how science can be used to find solutions to human issues. Kara received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of […]
When it comes to creating a path to the future in agriculture, the City of Salinas takes its moniker of The Salad Bowl of the World seriously. In the most recent unfolding iteration of the city’s team of players, the goal is to keep growers a priority by developing and acting on plans to support and advance the farming industry. Lisa Brinton, Director for the City of Salinas Community…
Data are components of a language. Like letters or words, they need to be organized in a specific structure to make sense. They need a context for us to appreciate the power of understanding that they bring. But like a language, the power resides in the ability to convey information to one another in a way that creates understanding and motivates action. In a time when information is at a…
The second year of Western Growers’ Specialty Crop Automation Report reveals an industry on the precipice of dramatic benefits to crops, the environment—and people. Change may be spurred by an individual, but it is driven by the many. Progress is pushed by the cumulative efforts of people coming together, sharing their ideas and combining their actions. The need for adaptation to…
Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, have become a featured topic when it comes to food and food regulation since its introduction to the market in the early 1990s. While the acronym is familiar, many don’t know what it actually means for something to be a genetically modified organism, and fewer still have looked into what it means for them if they consume something that falls within the…
Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia has been reappointed to the Foreign Agricultural Service Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee and Vice President of Federal Government Affairs Dennis Nuxoll has been reappointed to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables by the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) and United States Trade…
Share your well-wishes and congratulations to Award of Honor recipient John D’Arrigo in this year’s Annual Meeting Award of Honor dinner program. The deadline to claim space within the program’s pages is September 1, 2023. John D’Arrigo, CEO/President and Chairman of the Board of D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of California, will receive Western Growers’ highest recognition of achievement…
A new Executive Compensation Calculator will be one of the components offered as part of Western Growers’ 2023 Compensation Report. The report will be available in mid-September 2023 for free to those who contributed data or for purchase for $2,500. The custom-built Executive Compensation Calculator integrates with agriculture-specific executive compensation data and provides an estimated…
In November 2022, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) contracted Crowe LLP to conduct a Regulatory Alignment Study with the goal of streamlining administrative processes and optimizing information collection for evaluating food safety and water quality regulations. To promote stakeholder input, Crowe is offering listening sessions─both group and individual─for the…
The National Hurricane Center today issued a hurricane and tropical storm warning for much of Southern California and Baja California. These areas and other parts of mainland Mexico are expected to experience flooding rains, strong winds and the potential for wildfires between this evening and the start of the week of Aug. 21, 2023. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has…
Western Growers welcomes Priscila Cisneros, SHRM-CP, as the Training and Development Manager for Western Growers University. Priscila brings 15 years of experience in Human Resources, Organizational Development, business administration and community engagement to her new role. She earned her Executive MBA from California Lutheran University and a BA in Chicana/o Studies with a minor in Political…
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced available committee spots on both the Shipping Point Inspection Advisory Committee (SPI) and the Standardization Advisory Committee. Shippers of fruit and vegetables are encouraged to apply to the SPI committee. Members of the SPI provide support to the agricultural industry by giving nationally- and…
Wild Farm Alliance (WFA) is offering support to California farmers to create farm-specific conservation plans. The WFA has received funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to be used to assist California growers to create the following plans: Beneficial Bird Habitat Plan, Pollinator Habitat Plan and Carbon Farm Plan. If interested, growers can submit their…
Western Growers is pleased to welcome Dr. Temple Grandin as the kickoff keynote speaker at the 97th Annual Meeting to be held at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, from Nov. 12-15. Mary Temple Grandin is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a champion of the humane treatment of livestock, autism rights and inclusive neurodiversity by employing her gifted insights from her…
