The Western Growers 92nd Annual Meeting in Las Vegas concluded on Wednesday. More than 550 attendees enjoyed networking socials, captivating educations breakout sessions and thought-provoking keynote speeches. Highlights from the meeting include: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 2017 WG Chairman Sammy Duda (Duda Farm Fresh Foods) passed the gavel to Craig Reade (Bonipak Produce) to become ...
Celebrate the Global Day of Giving with Western Growers Foundation The Western Growers Foundation is ending the year by participating in #GivingTuesday. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, this special day encourages people to be charitable following the opulent and widely-recognized shopping events known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Kick off the charitable season ...
Western Growers’ AgSharks™ is the first agricultural technology competition to offer real-time investment opportunities and decision-making in front of a live audience IRVINE, Calif. (November 3, 2017) – Hazel Technologies, a start-up company that develops products that extend the shelf life of fresh produce, and AgVoice, the world’s first voice and data management startup that…
Food recalls, product defects, contamination events, oh my. These are just a few examples of the potential food contamination disasters that can detrimentally disrupt the supply chain and quickly become a major financial nightmare for all parties involved. Costs from a product recall or contamination can easily cripple even the most conscientious organizations, and understanding ...
Last year, FieldIn saved specialty crop growers millions of dollars in pest management by monitoring spray applications and providing alerts, in real time, on more than 6,000 application errors. More impressively, this agtech start-up company has only been up and running for three years and it already monitors almost five percent of the almond crops ...
Harvey, Irma, Maria and now Nate. Major hurricanes have ripped through the United States and Caribbean these past months, leaving thousands of people homeless and millions of lives disrupted. Though the full extent of the damage is still unknown, social media has shed light on how victims have been affected and has acted as a ...