Posts By: Tim Linden

SAMMY DUDA: Ag Work Is All He Ever Wanted to Do

t was not necessarily ordained that Sammy Duda would join the family business when he came of age, “but to be honest, I don’t think I ever thought about doing anything else.  I have such great memories and experiences growing up in the business and interacting with employees and other family members, it is what ...

Sailing His Way to California

California Director Profile Kevin Murphy CEO Driscoll’s Member Since 1972  |  Board Member Since November, 2016   BACKGROUND:  Kevin Murphy was born in South Africa in 1962.  His family was in the farming business when he was growing up, mostly involved in timber.  He went to the University of Natal, which he said is similar ...

NEW FEDERAL WATER LAW: ‘Maximizing Water Supply’ Key Provision of Legislation

After a seemingly interminable length of time, in December of 2016, Congress passed and President Obama signed new federal water legislation that has already had an impact on water supplies in the state of California. While it is not a panacea and much work still needs to be done to better manage the water supplies ...

Speaker of the Arizona House J.D. MESNARD: College Internship Launches Political Career

(Editor’s Note: The questions and answers have been edited and paraphrased for brevity and clarity.) J.D. Mesnard was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 and has been re-elected ever since.  For the 2017 term, he was elected by his peers to be the leader of the majority Republican caucus and Speaker of ...