Posts By: Tim Linden

Water Issues Top the Charts

Member Profile: Mark Borba President Borba Farms Inc. Riverdale, CA Member Since 2006 It was in the early 1900s that Mark Borba’s ancestors started working the land, near Hardwick in the San Joaquin Valley. His grandparents were dairy farmers. After World War II, the Borba family began to rethink the economics of dairy farming and ...

Concept Clean Energy Targets Solar Solutions

The solar industry has progressed tremendously since Concept Clean Energy Vice President Ryan Park entered the space almost two decades ago. Prices for solar panels have dropped significantly, efficiency has improved tremendously, and the technology continues to advance year after year. “We are now providing targeted solutions for the challenges growers and shippers have, Park ...

Many Career High Points, But Life Brings Her Back to Ag

Director Profile: Alexandra Allen Principal Main Street Produce Santa Maria, CA Member Since 1988  |  Director Since 2019 Alexandra Allen grew up in Salinas and is now married to a grower-shipper, Paul Allen, in Santa Maria. Those two end points suggest a life path much different than the one she took. In between Salinas and ...