Posts By: Stephanie Metzinger

WG Educates 50 Students on Careers in Ag

This month, Western Growers brought 50 students from Cal Poly Pomona, UC Davis, Cal State L.A., Fresno State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to agricultural operations throughout Monterey County and Central Valley to educate them on the different career possibilities available in the industry. The tours were part of WG’s Careers in Ag Program, ...

Western Growers Statement on U.S. and Mexico Trade Deal

IRVINE, Calif., (June 10, 2019) — In response to the deal reached by the U.S. and Mexico to avert the addition of five percent tariffs on all Mexican goods, Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif issued the following statement: “We are pleased that this potential impediment to trade between our two countries has been avoided. Mexico ...

Western Growers Statement on the Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act

IRVINE, Calif., (June 21, 2019) — In response to the introduction of the Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act, Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif issued the following statement: “We thank Senators Dianne Feinstein, Cory Gardner, Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema for their bipartisan leadership in addressing water supply and drought resiliency needs…

Western Growers Launches New Technology-Driven Food Safety Risk Management Program

WG’s Supply Chain Risk Management Solution answers FDA’s call to apply technologies to advance and improve food safety to protect public health IRVINE, Calif. (June 27, 2019) – During a Forbes AgTech Summit session today moderated by Frank Yiannas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, Western Growers (WG) ...