Conservis will lead a Tech Talk webinar on June 7 to discuss how its enterprise ag platform gives tree nut growers more control to make cost, production and investment decisions. The platform provides owners and operators real-time control—from planning, purchasing, planting through harvesting and inventory management. During the Tech Talk, the company will demonstrate how ...
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Administrative Law Judge sided with EPA in a case which could force Bayer to cancel all uses of flubendiamide, or Belt, in the United States. The judge’s initial decision will now be reviewed by the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) and will not be considered final until the EAB issues ...
The second year of the 2015-2016 California legislative session has advanced beyond the June 3rd deadline for bills to be voted out of their house of origin. Several key bills that Western Growers has been actively lobbying are updated below. AB 2405 (Gatto, D-Silver Lake) – Oppose: This bill would have mandated California employers to ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency is hosting two workshops—scheduled for Monday, June 13 (Oxnard, Calif.) and Tuesday, June 14 (Santa Maria, Calif.)—to provide an overview of the strawberry crop insurance program. Growers are invited to participate in discussions regarding the extension and further development of the Strawberry Crop Insurance Program, as well…
The Second Annual Forbes AgTech Summit will bring together over 500 of the brightest minds, from global agriculture and Silicon Valley, to help tackle the world’s most critical challenges in agriculture. The event will showcase the latest innovations for growers, investors and stakeholders, as well as foster lively debate and generate rich networking opportunities. As ...
The Western Governors’ Association unanimously approved a reform resolution this week detailing how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) should be amended to provide clearer recovery goals for listed species and bolster the role of state/local governments in species conservation and ESA implementation. The ESA reform recommendations are the culmination of a yearlong, bipartisan effort to ...
Food waste in the 21st century is difficult to conceive but the issue is becoming more prevalent as the population increases. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, we will need to increase our food supply by 70 percent. Key challenges to accomplishing this include land and water availability and the ...
The Second Annual Forbes AgTech Summit will bring together over 500 of the brightest minds, from global agriculture and Silicon Valley, to help tackle the world’s most critical challenges in agriculture. The event will showcase the latest innovations for growers, investors and stakeholders, as well as foster lively debate and generate rich networking opportunities. As ...
With 60,000 job openings annually in agriculture and only 35,000 graduates available to fill them, Western Growers is helping fill the workforce gap with its newly-launched Careers in Ag Program. This career pathways program introduces college students to the educational pathways—courses, majors, internships—that lead to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers within…
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 ...
Western Growers has revamped its “Produce Price Index” (PPI) website to now easily obtain fresh produce pricing comparisons throughout the nation. In an effort to educate consumers and stakeholders on how much farmers receive for their products, the PPI details the selling price at the farm, the average cost charged at major retail stores and ...
iFoodDecisionSciences, one of 17 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 ...
Western Growers, USDA facilitate two workshops on new strawberry crop insurance program IRVINE, Calif. (June 8, 2016) – Western Growers is working closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency to enhance and improve the current strawberry crop insurance program that was established to protect growers against losses from low yield, low ...
In the last seven years, a new paradigm has arrived: a powerful combination of cloud-based software and proactive customer service to automate, track and optimize all facets of a farmer’s business. It’s called Enterprise Ag Management, and Conservis is leading the way. The Foundation Conservis, led by CEO Pat Christie, was conceived after a ...
At the time of this writing, Senate Bill 1383—a bill opposed by Western Growers that threatens to eliminate emissions reductions incentives and increase costs for farmers—is making its way through the Senate and is likely to be heard in the Assembly this summer. SB 1383, by Senator Ricardo Lara (D – Bell Gardens), would require ...
Food waste in the 21st century is difficult to conceive but the issue is becoming more prevalent as the population increases. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, we will need to increase our food supply by 70 percent. Key challenges to accomplishing this include land and water availability and the ...
Nomination Ballots to elect Western Growers Board of Directors to a two-year term encompassing 2017 and 2018 have been mailed to all regular members. Your nomination ballot should arrive at your office this week. All regular members are encouraged to cast their secret ballots for candidates whom they believe will best represent their geographical area ...
Food waste in the 21st century is difficult to conceive but the issue is becoming more prevalent as the population increases. With the global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, we will need to increase our food supply by 70 percent. Key challenges to accomplishing this include land and water availability and the ...