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Nominations Due for USDA Fruit & Vegetable Advisory Committee

USDA is accepting nominations to fill three upcoming vacancies on its Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) next year. The deadline to submit is Thursday, November 21, 2019, with necessary paperwork postmarked by or before this date.

Tracey Chow Nov 19 2019 in

USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program

USDA announced today the second allocation of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments to farmers who have been impacted by the trade wars. The payments will begin the week before Thanksgiving. Producers of MFP-eligible commodities will now be eligible to receive 25% of the total payment expected, in addition to the 50% they have already received from the 2019 MFP. If conditions warrant, the third allotment will be made in January 2020.

Cory Lunde Nov 15 2019 in Agriculture

Upcoming Lunch & Learn Webinar Covers Root Cause Analysis and Produce Safety

It is imperative for the produce industry to identify and understand the cause or causes of food safety system failures during growing, harvesting and post-harvest operations. Root Cause Analysis is a method of evaluating failures and involves a systematic process to determine how and why a failure occurred. This approach is commonly applied to process improvement and it is vital to a produce safety system. This webinar will cover key concepts and tools available to conduct a root cause analysis. In addition, our featured speaker will share a case study to illustrate this process.

Sonia Salas Nov 14 2019 in Food Safety

WG Offers Three More Public Sessions Before Year’s End

Western Growers' HR Learning and Development Manager Anna Bilderbach has been delivering both public and private Management 101: Introduction to Supervision and Harassment Prevention trainings to WG members throughout California.

As previously reported in Spotlight, Senate Bill (SB) 778 California requires employers with five or more employees to provide the following:

Chardae Heim Nov 14 2019 in Agriculture

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