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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Sign Up for the Sterile Insect Technique Field Day Event!
Save the date on January 20, 2023 for the Sterile Insect Technique Field Day event. See a live demonstration of a biological pest control method and presentations of technological advancements designed to serve the evolving needs of agricultural. This event will emphasize the biological pest control approach to dealing with the Codling Moth. The Codling ...
Register for AgTechX Ed: A Special Industry Event with CDFA Secretary Karen Ross
Join Western Growers and California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross for a half-day AgTechX Ed event at Modesto Junior College on Feb. 8, 2023. This event is done in partnership with the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, the CDFA, and Modesto Community College to provide the next generation of ...
Kroger-Albertsons Merger – Western Growers Submits Comment Letter to the FTC
Western Growers joined the California Fresh Fruit Association and Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association to send a letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), opposing the merger between Kroger and Albertsons. With a merger of this size, Western Growers recognizes the importance of combining voices to advocate for shippers and ...
USDA Presents Phase Two of Revenue Loss Assistance for Growers
The USDA Farm Service Agency has opened Phase Two of the Revenue Loss Assistance Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for those who suffered a revenue loss associated with natural disaster-affected crops during the 2020 or 2021 calendar year. According to the USDA press release, “Assistance will be primarily to producers of crops that were not covered ...
USDA Assistance Available for Small Agriculture Business’ Food Safety Expenses
The Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops Program (FSCSC) provides financial assistance to specialty crop operations for costs incurred obtaining or renewing food safety certifications. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is making $200 million available to specialty growers to offset the cost of food safety expenses through the FSCSC program. Applications for the FSCSC ...
Cover Crops: A Leading Strategy for Soil Health & Ag Order 4.0 Compliance Event
Sign up now for the Cover Crops: A Leading Strategy for Soil Health & Ag Order 4.0 Compliance event on February 16. This is a free, seven-hour field day hosted by Sustainable Conservation, Monterey County Farm Bureau and Braga Fresh to cover practical knowledge of cover cropping and regulatory water quality incentives to assist growers ...
VofV Podcast: Simon Pearson from The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology Talks Agtech Solutions on a Global Scale
On this episode of Voices of the Valley, Simon Pearson, Founding Director of The Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology, shares insight into how aiming for lofty heights gives a better perspective on potential solutions to agriculture’s workforce challenges. “We started with the hard problem – a bit like a moonshot – and then as we ...
FDA Enforcement Discretion Period for Harvest and Post-harvest Agricultural Water Requirements Ends Jan. 26, 2023 for Most
The date for the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR) for pre- and post-harvest agricultural water requirements for non-sprout covered produce is set for Jan. 26, 2023 for businesses that don’t fall into the small business or very small business categories, which have a Jan. 26, 2024 and Jan. 26, 2025 ...
Mark Mason from Huntington Farms Kicks Off WGCIT Lunch & Learn Events for 2023
In the first WGCIT Lunch & Learn event of the year, Mark Mason from Huntington Farms shared his thoughts about the future of agriculture, both in terms of workforce development and how to integrate new innovation into existing systems. Mason, who manages Huntington Farms’ location in the Salinas Valley, spoke about the potential for the ...
VofV Podcast: Seana Day on How Farmers Can Use Technology to Make Financially Sound Decisions
In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Seana Day, Partner with Culterra Capital and Venture Partner with Better Food Ventures, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson to share her perspective about the need for digital systems to better utilize farmers’ time, information and resources. “When we think about the role of technology and optimizing ...
Join the California DRIP Collaborative for Drought Planning, Response and Management
The Drought Resilience Interagency and Partners (DRIP) is an opportunity for representatives from a wide range of water-related interested parties to be a part of a standing interagency drought and water shortage task force for the state of California. This task force will facilitate proactive state planning and coordination for pre-drought planning, drought emergency response ...
Western Growers and CA LGMA Co-host Pre-harvest Product Testing Workshop in Yuma
The Pre-harvest Product Testing Workshop in Yuma on Jan. 31, 2023 brought industry experts together to share their guidance and expertise on pre-harvest product sampling and testing programs. The objectives of the Western Growers and CA LGMA event included providing information to help attendees understand ways to develop and implement a pre-harvest testing program and ...
Cal/OSHA Reminds California Employers About Work-Related Injury and Illness Reporting Date
Cal/OSHA is reminding California employers to post their 2022 annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, which includes COVID-19-related illness, by February 1 using Form 300A. In addition, employers in California that meeting one of the following requirements are required to electronically submit Form 300A injury and illness data by March 2, 2023: All establishments ...
VofV Podcast: Belinda Clarke and the Many Ways Science Can Help Growers Adapt
Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-techE, joins Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson on this week’s Voices of the Valley to share her knowledge about the many ways science works with growers to adapt and respond to environmental and political changes. Clarke describes the work that Agri-techE does as creating “an innovation ecosystem for agtech bringing together ...
Upgrade Your Managers’ Toolbox Today
Instilling confidence in management leaders creates a strong, efficient and stable organization. That level of confidence is rooted in having the right tools and knowledge about management techniques and ever-changing employment laws. With a wide array of options, Western Growers University offers educational resources that are dynamic and interactive. These online training courses are designed…
Voices of the Valley: Stuart Woolf – Agtech from Apple Computers to Almonds
In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming Company, shares his interest, knowledge and utilization of agtech, which started in 1982 with his first Apple computer computations. Woolf is the second generation of growers who keeps his feet grounded in the present while looking the future: “One ...
Western Growers Legal Insights Newsletter – Get the Latest Legal News and Information
Staying up to date with legal requirements and regulatory changes is imperative to running a successful organization. The Western Growers Legal Insights Newsletter is a valuable weekly resource highlighting legal and legislative updates and best practices affecting Western Growers’ members. Subscribers of the newsletter receive regular updates on new employment laws and cases, labor bill…
Western Growers’ 2022 Compensation and Benefits Survey Now Available
The Western Growers’ 2022 member-exclusive Compensation and Benefits Survey is now available for purchase. This Compensation Survey is the only compensation survey that’s specific to the California and Arizona specialty crop industry. The survey includes information regarding base pay, bonuses and total compensation data for 90 different job titles. With this data, members have the ...
U.S. Government Upholds Countervailing Duties on Spanish Olives and Protects American Olive Growers
On Jan. 12, 2023, the U.S. Government decided to implement the World Trade Organization’s ruling related to countervailing and antidumping on Spanish olives to account for the affect that European Union subsidies has had on Spanish ripe olive prices. This action from Washington D.C. has safeguarded olive growers in the U.S. and upheld the protective ...
VofV Podcast: Tom Mulholland and the Bottom Line of Agriculture – Productivity
Tom Mulholland sees California agriculture through the wide lens of his multigenerational farm. As a fourth-generation citrus grower, Mulholland knows his lifetime commitment to Mulholland Citrus is one part of the whole that belongs to his family. “Generational pass-downs are remarkable,” Tom says. “The fact of it is that you have to have something that’s ...