IRVINE, Calif., (January 17, 2019) — California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Zoe Lofgren introduced a bill today that would provide a path to citizenship for certain farmworkers. In response, Western Growers’ President and CEO Tom Nassif issued the following statement: “We recognize and applaud the efforts of Senator Feinstein and Representative Lofgren, as…
This past October, California’s Coachella Valley hummed with energy from the 500 leading agricultural professionals who flooded the ballrooms of the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa for Western Growers’ (WG) Annual Meeting. The 93rd Annual Meeting offered a host of workshops and events that embodied the theme of “growth.” Guests had the opportunity ...
Augean Robotics is a true testament to the phrase “persistence pays off.” The robotics start-up company—which builds a fully autonomous, vision-based farming robot called “Burro”—returned to the AgSharks® Competition stage this past October for a second shot at winning $250,000 in seed funding. The early-stage company first competed in AgSharks in 2017 during the Western ...
It is no secret that automation, big data and blockchain are disrupting traditional farming models. What may be unclear, however, is how this digitization of ag can be relevant to the specific crops you grow or how new technologies can be used to solve problems faced in the regions you farm. Last year, Western Growers ...
What is brand journalism, and why should you care about it? Because traditional media is dying, and brand journalism offers a way for you to tell your story, the way you want it told. The weekday circulation for daily newspapers—both print and digital—in the United States dropped 8 percent in 2016, marking the 28th consecutive ...