Mann Packing Executive Mike Jarrard takes the reins of Western Growers as the new 2012 chairman. Jarrard grew up on a farm in Bakersfield in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. His family grew cotton, alfalfa, wheat and barley.
A program with an eclectic mix of speakers and seminars will offer valuable options for virtually every attendee to the 86th Annual Meeting of Western Growers, which will take place Nov. 6-9, 2011 near San Diego, Calif.
Read about the many services and products Western Growers offers in the July issue of WG&S magazine on everything from the information WG provides through the Spotlight e-newsletter to its valuable advocacy efforts.
When Western Growers embarked on its three-pronged technology initiatives last year, it always knew that the third head of that beast – sustainability – was going to be difficult to define.
Mechanical Harvest: Inroads Continue but Challenges Remain
Mechanically harvesting fruits and vegetables remains a dream for most crops but there have been inroads in recent years, and enough progress to keep the promise alive.
