Kara Timmins
Western Growers, Communications Manager
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 […]
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U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler and Susan Collins Introduce the Specialty Crops Security Act of 2024
In April, the Specialty Crops Security Act of 2024 (S. 4168) was introduced by U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), which increases funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) and ensures specialty crop farmers have a say in how the funding is spent. According to the press release, this legislation will "increase the United States Department of…
Growers Evolve: Embracing Biological Systems
Farming is all about biology. It always has been. It always will be. With an expanding industry portfolio of biological products going to market, each with the hope that there’s a place for its utility and an industry looking for viable solutions to growing environmental, regulatory and consumer pressures, the movement in biologically cohesive systems is advancing. Growers are navigating…
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Heralds Movement on Farm Bill Progress
Following the release of two separate farm bill frameworks by the chairs of the U.S. House and Senate, the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has commended the progress made by representatives. “The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance commends House Agriculture Committee Chairman Thompson and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Stabenow for their work in moving the 2024 farm bill…
Western Growers Releases First Agtech Financial Case Study
Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (CIT) has released the first of an ongoing series of case studies reporting on financial impacts of different agtech implementation. In this case study, the CIT collaborated with grower operations to share quantifiable data of the financial value of Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder. This case study assesses the cost savings related to variable…