Western Growers Assurance Trust (WGAT) is now providing assistance to the families impacted by the Erskine wildfire located in the Lake Isabella area. If you, your employees or their covered family members are a WGAT participant and affected by the fire, please be aware of the emergency benefits and resources available to you: Emergency Resources: ...
The produce industry has come together to provide a FREE webinar on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rule for Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration. This webinar briefing will be conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new rule is aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended to ...
The Forbes AgTech Summit set to take place next week is officially sold out. Please note that you will no longer be able to purchase tickets. As part of the schedule of events, numerous Western Growers’ members will be showcased and recognized and WG President & CEO Tom Nassif will lead a panel session. For ...
The 2016 Forbes AgTech Summit kicked off yesterday in Salinas, Calif., bringing together 625 of the brightest minds in agriculture, technology and innovation. The two-day affair began yesterday with tours of several groundbreaking facilities, including the Mann Packing and Taylor Farms processing plants and Tanimura & Antle’s Spreckels Crossing employee housing complex. The last stop…
Irrigation water efficiency is a priority for producers in the United States and is impacted by field uniformity, which may result in over-irrigation. However, new technology and science can bring potential solutions to this issue. Please join us for a Lunch & Learn webinar on July 25 featuring two experts who will highlight findings of ...
iFoodDecisionSciences, one of 20 start-up companies currently working out of the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, will lead a Tech Talk seminar on July 26 to explain and demonstrate how its software provides real-time food safety data with a click of a button. iFoodDecisionSciences offers software that helps growers, harvesters, shippers, packers, third-party suppliers…
Irrigation water efficiency is a priority for producers in the United States and is impacted by field uniformity, which may result in over-irrigation. However, new technology and science can bring potential solutions to this issue. Please join us for a Lunch & Learn webinar on July 25 featuring two experts who will highlight findings of a recent ...
iFoodDecisionSciences, one of 20 start-up companies currently working out of the Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology, will lead a Tech Talk webinar on Tuesday, July 26, to explain and demonstrate how its software provides real-time food safety data with a click of a button. iFoodDecisionSciences offers software that helps growers, harvesters, shippers, packers, third-party…
Western Growers recently wrapped up the second leg of its #LostCAwater digital campaign—and the results were tremendous. Nearly 1.9 million people saw the “Other Stressors, Not Pumps, Leading to Delta Smelt Decline” video, which aimed to educate Californians about the regulatory exacerbation of California’s drought and its devastating impact on farmers and rural communities. Released…
Irrigation water efficiency is a priority for producers in the United States and is impacted by field uniformity, which may result in over-irrigation. However, new technology and science can bring potential solutions to this issue. Please join us for a Lunch & Learn webinar on July 25 featuring two experts who will highlight findings of a recent ...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to not implement pesticide buffer zones around schools, parks, daycare centers or anywhere children might congregate was justified. The ruling was part of the Court’s decision to deny the petition filed by the Pesticide ...
Yesterday, two irrigation water experts—Paul McFadden with The Toro Company and Richard Bernier with Simplot—discussed the importance of irrigation uniformity in a detailed Lunch & Learn webinar sponsored by Western Growers (WG). McFadden and Bernier highlighted findings and recommendations of a recent study conducted by WG, The Toro Company and Simplot Company. The study examined…
Western Growers’ members are invited to attend an organizational development workshop on August 2 that will help companies establish innovative and effective training programs. Led by Western Growers’ HR Training Manager Adriana Robles, attendees will learn how to create and design training programs that address the needs of their organization. The workshop will address how ...
IRVINE, Calif. (July 14, 2016) – Western Growers has received a $30,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support start-up companies that are developing technologies to solve agriculture’s most critical challenges. The grant was awarded during the opening reception of the 2016 Forbes AgTech Summit on July 13. The funds will be used to ...
Wipe the dust off that tractor sitting idle on the farm. There is now an online marketplace where farmers can rent out their equipment not currently being used for harvest—and it’s called HarvestPort. HarvestPort helps farmers monetize idle equipment during their off-season. “Agribusinesses are not realizing the millions of dollars that could be earned from ...
The Western Growers 91st Annual Meeting is quickly approaching, and this year’s event at the Grand Hyatt Kauai is one that you will not want to miss. The workshops will prove informative as you learn about the latest on topics ranging from food safety to agtech. Additionally, you will enjoy the headline guests and entertainment, ...