Founded in 1926, Western Growers represents local and regional family farmers growing fresh produce in Arizona, California, Colorado and New Mexico. Western Growers provides a lobbying voice in state and federal government, affordable health benefits, technology and innovation development, transportation solutions, legal and human resources guidance and more. Behind the association are more than…
The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology wants to acknowledge and thank the original eight members of its Food Safety Cohort, who have been working with the center on cutting edge solutions to food safety issues. WGCIT Executive Director Dennis Donohue said each of these companies has invested their time and resources to work ...
Since its inception, the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology has been a credible incubator for ideas in the agtech space with the goal of bringing news from forward-thinking entrepreneurs to WG members. On the food safety front, WGCIT seeks to be more strategic and intentional around the needs of Western Growers members. “The ...
Driscoll’s has long been an innovator in the fresh produce industry as it was among the first grower-shippers to establish a proprietary breeding program. Today it has a robust research and development team affecting all aspects of its company. It still has an innovative crop breeding program, and has brought that same forward-thinking passion to ...
Founded in Ontario, Canada in 2018, IntelliCulture provides equipment management software for farms to provide insights into spray coverage, operational health and labor management. The founders of the company were engineers working in the automobile industry in the autonomous space when they decided to launch their company to apply their learnings to the agricultural world ...
By Matthew Allen, Vice President, State Government Affairs Attending the circus can be a really fun time for your family, especially for the kids. It’s amazing to watch all of the magical acts, animal tricks and acrobatics taking place. It’s fantastical, and that’s exactly the feeling and impression that you are supposed to have. Attending ...
By Tim Linden Sen. Padilla was first elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1999, serving for seven years. He also served in the California State Senate and as California Secretary of State before being appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2021. He was on the November ballot to both complete the current term ...
Ocean Mist Farms Member since 1947 By Tim Linden It is telling that Castroville’s Ocean Mist Farms, which is the leading producer of artichokes in the United States, does not rank that crop on the top of its list in terms of volume. Chris Drew, who was named president and CEO of the company in ...