This week, we featured Javier López Gómez, a farmworker from Chiapas, Mexico, sharing his perspective on working in agriculture in the U.S. We also went into the vineyard with Bart Haycraft of Jackson Family Wines to learn how ants and mealybugs create a unique challenge for wine grape growers and why integrated pest management is an important tool for protecting crops. We also shared a snippet from the latest episode of Voices of the Valley, as Western Growers’ Jeana Cadby spoke with Leigh Prezkop of the World Wildlife Fund about why perfectly edible produce can sometimes be left in the field. The conversation explores food loss on the farm, market signals, buyer specifications and efforts to better utilize the harvest. Check out this week’s posts and listen to the full episode of Voices of the Valley to learn more.
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