WG&S Magazine has been your trusted source for news and updates about the specialty crop industry for nearly 90 years—and now it is available online through a digital flipbook. In addition to receiving your print edition in the mail, you can now read the entire magazine—cover to cover—online. Click here to access the January/February 2018 ...
Veteran Brings More Than 15 Years of Experience in HR-related training IRVINE, Calif. (January 3, 2018) – Western Growers is pleased to announce the recent hire of Devorah Allen, who will join the human resources team as Human Resources and Learning Development Consultant. In this role, Allen will be responsible for conducting training for Western ...
IRVINE, Calif. (January 4, 2018) – Western Growers has provided financial support for qualification of an initiative to repeal SB 1, the California gas and diesel tax increase enacted last year. Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif issued the following statement: “Western Growers opposed SB 1, the $55 billion gas and diesel tax increase, ...
IRVINE, Calif. (January 31, 2018) — In response to today’s news that the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have finalized the applicability date of the 2015 Clean Water Rule, providing an additional two years for the agencies to reconsider the “Waters of the United States Rule,” Western Growers Vice President of ...
More than 550 attendees enjoyed networking socials, captivating educational breakout sessions and thought-provoking keynote speeches during Western Growers 92nd Annual Meeting in Las Vegas on October 29 – November 1, 2017. During the meeting, Craig Reade, CEO of Bonipak Produce, Santa Maria, CA, was officially inaugurated as the 2018 WG Chairman of the Board of ...
When the clock hit 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, six startup companies fiercely pitched their technologies to a panel of investors and farmers in hopes of receiving generous investment offers and ample acreage to pilot their innovations. Two startups left with monumental offers while others left with partnerships that will be key to ...
In 2017, we saw an astounding increase in the number of companies utilizing social media to tell their brand’s story. Industries such as retail, hospitality and tech captivated their audiences by mastering the art of storytelling on free platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat and Instagram. Take for example Taco Bell, whose Instagram strategy ...