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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Grandfathered Rights Online Applications Now Available Through Arizona Department of Water Resources
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is now accepting applications online for Grandfathered Rights of the Douglas Active Management Area (DAMA) and Irrigation Authorities in the Hualapai Valley Irrigation Non-Expansion Area (HVINA). On Dec. 1, 2022, the Douglas Groundwater Basin was designated a subsequent active management area, so only those lands that were legally irrigated in…
Dave Puglia, Dennis Nuxoll Reappointed to Federal Trade Committees
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…
Last Chance to Purchase a Congratulatory Ad for Award of Honor Recipient John D’Arrigo
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…
New Executive Compensation Calculator Included in Western Growers 2023 Compensation Report Package
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…
CDFA Seeking Stakeholder Input: Streamlining Food Safety and Water Regulations in California
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…
WGCIT Sponsor: How Bayer Sets the Pace of Innovation
“Fruit and vegetable growers need every tool in the toolbox because production is so challenging.” — Dr. Frank Wong, U.S. Industry Affairs Lead at Bayer. The only thing better than having a powerful ally is having an ally that is also dedicated, motivated and smart. Bayer is that ally for the specialty crop industry and Western Growers. Bayer has supported the Western Growers Center for…
WGCIT Resident: Agronova’s Probelte – Providing the Tools for Soil Health to Promote Human Health
With the motto “From soil to health,” Probelte puts its purpose of being a player in the chain of environmental and human health front and center. Hector Rodriguez, the CEO of Agronova—of which Probelte is the biological solutions subsidiary—has a keen eye on the future of biologicals in U.S. agriculture. In the broad framework of the Probelte catalog of products, there are three main…
Salinas Biological Summit Preview: Learn About the Cutting Edge of Soil and Plant Health
For many, standing at the edge of a growing crop—whether it’s a plot of land filled with thick and rustling broccoli leaves or swaying stalks of sweet corn—is a peace that borders on the sublime. The plants move in the breeze, capturing the gust to make sound. The soil is rich with minerals from careful cultivation and plant matter that has been churned into it over and over again. The…
What the Farm Bill Means for Specialty Crop Growers
January 2023 started the year with a dramatic entrance for much of the U.S. West. This new year is just one part of the story of years of unprecedented challenges with climate, pandemic-response regulations and policy changes, to name a few, creating a broad horizon of issues the Agriculture Committee leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have to consider for the…
Disaster Preparedness Resources for the Ag Community for Hurricane Hilary
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…
All in the Family: How The Wonderful Company and Other Ag Industry Leaders Support Their Communities Through Education
As far as the whole story of agriculture goes, farming is just the beginning. The rows of leafy-green heads of lettuce or carrot greens is the scene opener to a much grander narrative. The farm is the start and the wellspring around which communities are created, mirroring the growth of the product that brought the people to the rural regions of the United States. In an industry where many…
WGCIT Sponsor: Netafim USA -Technology Today to Solve Tomorrow’s Problems
Netafim USA has a clear mission: Advance the agricultural industry and help farmers. Navigating challenges like rising input costs, water scarcity and labor shortages is a daily reality for growers, and Netafim has set out to not only remedy strains on production but to increase yields with less. As the world leader in drip irrigation technology, Netafim supplies many industries with smart…
Want an Intern? Western Growers’ Next Gen Ag Workers Program Can Help
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain Last year, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded Western Growers $750,000 to work with two- and four-year universities to build cross-disciplinary programs to help cultivate the next generation of farmworkers. Since receiving the award, Western Growers…
From Seed to STEM: The Need for Science-Minded Employees Grows in Agriculture
Help wanted for agricultural business. Comprehensive understanding of the scientific method required. Would you be surprised if you saw that requirement in a job ad? You shouldn’t be! Agriculture has been the launch point for technological advancements for thousands of years. Finding ways to feed a civilization has long been a driving force in advancement throughout human existence. While…
WGCIT Resident: Agrology – Turning Predictions into Prescriptions
It’s easy for anyone who hears Adam Koeppel—one of the three founders of Agrology—talk about the work he, Tyler Locke, Kevin Kelly and their team are doing to catch the wave of his excitement for the company, the utility it provides and the opportunities still yet to unfold for the future of agriculture. Agrology is a technology platform that applies machine learning and artificial…
A River Runs Through It: How Farmers Have Fought to Save the Colorado
If the history of the Colorado River were to be presented as a work of fiction, the depth of plot and complexity of the story would read like a great American classic. The churning, cutting power of the water that passes through the terrain of the West parallels the complicated human effort that goes into wrangling it. For over 100 years, a growing civilization has utilized the river to…
Join CDFA Secretary Karen Ross at the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit
Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, will be speaking at the Salinas Biological Summit on June 20-21, 2023. “This is an incredibly important and timely Summit that focuses on an area that needs much more attention, planning and coordination of next Gen tools so we can ensure continued bountiful production ...
Entrepreneur Dr. Pamela Marrone to Speak at the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit
Dr. Pamela Marrone will share her extensive experience and expertise as serial entrepreneur in agriculture biotechnology and biological pesticides at the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit on June 20-21. Marrone spent her 30-plus year career focused on biological products for pest management and plant health, having started and led three bioag companies (Entotech, AgraQuest and Marrone ...
Pre-harvest Product Sampling and Testing Workshop in Yuma on January 31 – Save the Date
Sign up now for the in-person Pre-harvest Product Sampling and Testing Workshop taking place on January 31 at the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture (YCEDA). This event will be organized by Western Growers and California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA). The agenda for the event will include topics related to establishing a testing ...
Save the Date for the 2023 Salinas Biological Summit
Listen to keynote speakers, plenary sessions and panel discussions. Experience an exhibition of biological solutions. Meet growers and peers from all over the world. The 2023 Salinas Biological Summit on June 20-21, 2023 is shaping up to be a must-attend event for Western Growers members to connect with startups, corporate players, investors, and regulators and ...