Posts By: Sonia Salas

Lunch & Learn Webinar — The Intersection of Water Efficiency and Nitrogen Use

An op-ed this week in the LA Times from Dr. Jay Famiglietti of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena stated that California’s drought is so severe that the state’s reservoirs will run out of water in one year.  Enhancing water efficiency is more critical than ever. WG’s Science & Technology Department has previously held webinars ...

Comment Period on Leafy Green Metrics Opens Tomorrow

Western Growers (WG) continues to support the ongoing improvement, enhancement and strengthening of food safety in the production of leafy greens. WG has established a yearly review process to review and update the food safety guidance documents (LGMA metrics) utilized by the Leafy Green Marketing Agreements (LGMAs) in California and Arizona. This year’s review process ...

WG Webinar — The Nexus of Nitrogen and Water Efficiency

An op-ed last week in the LA Times from Dr. Jay Famiglietti of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena stated that California’s drought is so severe that the state’s reservoirs will run out of water in one year.  Enhancing water efficiency is more critical than ever. WG’s Science & Technology Department has previously held webinars ...

Submit LGMA Metrics Comments by April 24 Deadline

Western Growers (WG) continues to support the ongoing improvement, enhancement and strengthening of food safety in the production of leafy greens. WG has established a yearly amendment process to review and update the food safety guidance documents (LGMA metrics) utilized by the Leafy Green Marketing Agreements (LGMAs) in California and Arizona. This year’s review process ...

Is Sustainability Your Way of Life?

Current statistics indicate that the typical American uses 160 gallons of water per day in comparison to people in other countries who have access to only two or three gallons per day.  In the United States 426,000 cell phones are retired (not all broken) every day, one million plastic cups are used in airline flights ...