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WG Offices Closed on NYE
Western Growers offices will be closed tomorrow, December 31, in celebration of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. All WG offices will reopen on Monday, January 3. Western Growers wishes you and your family a safe and happy New Year.
AZ Ag Leadership Program Now Accepting Applications
Applications for Project CENTRL— a 12-month, competitively selected and tuition-free leadership development program for 16 individuals connected to rural Arizona — are now open. Over the course of nine seminars across Arizona, Washington, DC and Sonora, Mexico, Project CENTRL builds personal leadership skills, educates on the issues facing rural Arizona and connects leaders and experts.…
Social Media Workshop: Learn How Use Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to Elevate Your Company
Join us for a WG Women Social Media Training on February 24, where you will learn how to use social media to find and expand your company’s voice. The training will include case studies as well as tangible strategies and tactics that you can implement immediately. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: Strategies for launching and growing social ...
FDA Guidance on Preparing for Voluntary Recalls Now Available
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a guidance document to help companies prepare to quickly and effectively remove violative products from the market. The final guidance, Initiation of Voluntary Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7 – Subpart C, can be downloaded here. The guidance outlines the steps companies should take to develop recall ...
WG Annual Meeting Offering Three Featured Sessions
Delve into the topics of water and agriculture, vertical farming and cutting-edge agricultural technology at the 2021 Western Growers Annual Meeting. From November 7 – 10, Annual Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to attend three educational and exciting featured sessions. Each session will include an all-star panel who will discuss issues most important to ...
On Thursday: AgTechX Food Safety Summit Provides Update on Food Safety Tech
Register today for “AgTechX Food Safety,” a summit where top industry leaders will delve into technological solutions in the prevention and rapid diagnostics arena. AgTechX will be presented virtually, free of charge, this Thursday (April 22). Dr. Rodrigo Nieto Gomez, a geostrategist and defense futurist focused on the consequences of the accelerating pace of change ...
Media Coverage: WG Urges Caution in Implementation of Emergency Drought Proclamation
The Packer: California grower groups respond to California’s emergency drought proclamation California grower groups applauded the state’s May 10 expansion of emergency drought measures but urged caution in their implementation. “Governor Newsom took a measured step in the right direction, but caution is needed in implementation of this proclamation,” Dave Puglia,…
Upcoming Panel: Women Revolutionizing Ag through Tech
Join us as we speak to leading women who are revolutionizing agriculture through technology during our “WGCIT Farms to Incubators Virtual Panel” on Friday, April 30. Hosted by the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology, the event will delve into: burgeoning technologies being implemented on the farm; an insider look at technological development; and ...
Register for March 18-19 Virtual AgTechX Summit
Register today for the Virtual AgTechX/Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit on March 18-19, where leaders in agriculture, technology and academia will share how to best harness emerging technology and emerging markets. This year’s summit, which is co-hosted by Western Growers and Hartnell College, will be free of charge and presented via Zoom. Register at https://www.salinasvalleyagtechsummit.com/.…
Emerging Tech and Markets Analyzed in AgTechX Summit in March
On March 18-19, Western Growers (WG) members will join a cadre of leaders in agriculture, technology and academia at the Virtual AgTechX/Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit to share how to best harness emerging technology and emerging markets. This year’s summit, which is co-hosted by WG and Hartnell College, will be free of charge and presented ...
WG Saddened by Loss of Salinas Mayor Gunter
Western Growers wishes to extend our condolences to family and friends of Joe Gunter, the mayor of Salinas, who passed away Monday evening. Gunter was elected as mayor of Salinas in 2012 and in January was recognized for his more than 50 years of public service. “Western Growers extends our condolences to the family and ...
Podcast: Innovating to Zero COVID Cases & AgTech Musings
The latest episodes of the Voices of the Valley (VOV) podcast feature two prominent thought leaders who speak about innovation as a solution to coronavirus and where the agtech industry is headed. Episode 61 of the VOV podcast interviews Rodrigo Nieto Gómez, a geostrategist and defense futurist focused on the consequences of the accelerating pace ...
Collaboration is Key to Developing Agtech Workforce
More than 150 tech experts, educators, government leaders and agricultural stakeholders gathered during the AgtechX Ed Summit at Reedley College last Wednesday to discuss how to transition the ag workforce to master rapidly developing on-farm technology. The half-day event resulted in new and innovative ideas for upskilling the agricultural workforce to meet critical labor needs, ...
USDA to Demo Detection of Powdery Mildew on Spinach
On Friday, a “USDA Demonstration: RPA Assay Detection of Spinach Downy Mildew in Leaves” webinar where Dr. Steve Klosterman will reveal his findings on powdery mildew will be available for producers to tune in. Downy mildews, which are widespread and very destructive diseases on spinach and lettuce in California, are caused by the obligate oomycete ...
Neal Jack, Innovation Visionary and WG Founding Member, Passes Away
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Neal Jack on December 15, 2020, at 97 years old. Neal was an industry icon, pioneering innovator in the Imperial Valley and a leading force behind Jack Bros., a founding member of Western Growers Association. Neal captained Jack Bros. for nearly four decades, putting ...
WGCIT Automation Initiative to Identify Sentinel Project
Phase II of the Field Harvest Acceleration Initiative has begun. After reviewing the recommendations from the Maestro Consulting Group, the Field Harvest Acceleration Steering Committee has begun implementing the five suggestions on how to best define an acceleration strategy specifically geared toward field harvest automation. Two different subcommittees are meeting to identify a Sentinel…
Wildfire Resources and Insurance Protection
In response to the numerous California wildfires impacting farm operations and communities around the state, Western Growers has compiled a list of resources detailing produce, farm and worker safety in relation to wildfires. The following is a list of resources WG members can utilize: United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service. August 2013. ...
Digital Edition of July/Aug 2019 WG&S Magazine Now Available
It’s all about “agtech” and “disruption on the farm” in the latest edition of Western Grower & Shipper magazine, which is now available online and in print. Click here to access the electronic version of the magazine. Some highlights from this issue: Better Together: Technology Advances in Health Care As technology evolves, the way employees ...
WG and Bayer Partner to Host First AgTechx Summit in Sacramento Area
Western Growers, in collaboration with Bayer Crop Sciences, rolled out the Sacramento area’s inaugural AgTechx event this past Thursday. AgTechx – a summit where farmers and technologists collaborate on new innovations to help sustain the world’s food supply – featured a riveting Junior AgSharks Competition; a “State of the Ag Industry” fireside chat; and in-depth ...
Kale Latest Crop Targeted on EWG’s Dirty Dozen List
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) named kale as one of the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables in their recently-released “Dirty Dozen” list. This list, which is released annually, is designed to make consumers fearful of fresh produce and misleads the public about pesticide residues. The “Dirty Dozen” list has been discredited by scientists repeatedly over the years, ...