Western Growers announced Thursday it will host a webinar next week to cover the recently introduced immigration reform legislation. The webinar is designed to help you understand what this important legislation means for you and your business and how it will impact the agriculture industry.
Western Growers Assurance Trust hosted another successful round of executive forums on Health Care Reform– with more than 150 attendees. Next week in the Central Valley marks the next opportunity for members to attend one of these important events.
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced Thursday the FDA intends to extend the comment period on both FDA proposed rules for 120 days. This should extend the deadline for comments to sometime in early September, but official notice and dates are still forthcoming. Hamburg made the announcement Thursday morning during FDA’s budget hearing.
Western Growers leadership is working with federal legislators to provide the agricultural community affordable alternatives and first-dollar coverage for undocumented workers that could emulate previously capped plans.