Latest Press Releases

01/17/19 - Western Growers’ Statement on Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
12/11/18 - Western Growers Statement in Response to 2018 Farm Bill Compromise
11/21/18 - Western Growers Statement in Response to Outbreak of E. coli
10/30/18 - Automation Startup Wins Fast Pitch Competition with Game-Changing Tech to Reduce Global Food Gap
10/29/18 - Western Growers Announces Ron Ratto as New Chairman of the Board

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Latest Articles

01/23/19 - Calculating contract compliance when all cartons shipped under a sales contract are not inspected at destination
01/22/19 - FSMA Compliant Grower Course Available in Spanish on February 7 & 27
01/22/19 - Farm Service Agency Offices Open for Additional Services during Shutdown
01/22/19 - Canada No Longer Requiring a Proof of Origin Letter to Import of Romaine
01/17/19 - CPS Launches Innovation Challenge to Advance Food Safety Solutions

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About Us

Founded in 1926, Western Growers represents local and regional family farmers growing fresh produce in California, Arizona and Colorado. Our members and their workers provide over half the nation's fresh fruits, vegetables and tree nuts, including nearly half of America's fresh organic produce.

WG Staff

Our members grow the best medicine in the world. With so much on their plates, they count on Western Growers for needed services unique to their businesses. We provide advocacy in state and federal government, affordable health benefits, international trade support, transportation solutions, legal and human resources guidance and more.

Board of Directors

Western Growers' leadership sets our association apart from the rest. Our executive team has close to 100 years of combined experience, and their direction has helped Western Growers to lead the charge in every facet of specialty crop agriculture.

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Follow us on Twitter to keep up to date on the latest issues and happenings in the fresh produce industry. We tweet about real-time updates relating to everything from water, labor and legislation to agtech, food safety and trade.





Integrated Pest Management -- Using Bugs to Ward Off Other Bugs!

Did you know that since 1998, California farmers have reduced pesticide use by 66%? Will Terry of Terry Berries explains how they ward off bugs that eat their strawberries...with other bugs!

Posted by Western Growers on Monday, March 27, 2017

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Your Media Contacts

Cory Lunde
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Communications
clunde@wga.com
949-885-2264
Stephanie Metzinger
Manager, Communications
smetzinger@wga.com
949-885-2256

Media Assets

We are continually updating our resources available to journalists. Please find the most current Western Growers assets below – press kits, headshots of spokespeople, logos and more. For additional assets, please contact one of our three media contacts above.

Type Title File Updated date
Press Kit WGA Press Kit - 2017 Download press-kit_wga_2017.pdf (1.83 MB) 04/07/17
Press Kit WGCIT Press Kit - 2017 Download press-kit_wgcit_2017.pdf (6.36 MB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Tom Nassif - President & CEO Download tom_nassif_headshot.jpg (3.07 MB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Matthew Allen - Director California Government Affairs Download matthew_allen_headshot.JPG (619.13 KB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Matt McInerney - Sr Executive Vice President Download matt_mcinerney_headshot.jpg (346.62 KB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Ken Barbic - Sr Director Federal Government Affairs Download ken_barbic_headshot.jpg (1.46 MB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Jason Resnick - VP & General Counsel Download jason_resnick_headshot.jpg (1.03 MB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Hank Giclas - SVP Strategic Planning Sci-Tech Download hank_giclas_headshot.jpg (2.4 MB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Dennis Nuxoll - VP Federal Government Affairs Download dennis_nuxoll_headshot.jpg (3.7 MB) 04/06/17
Spokesperson Dave Puglia - Executive Vice President Download dave_puglia_headshot.JPG (4.64 MB) 04/06/17
WG Logo WGA Monochrome Light 800x400 Download logo_wga_mono-light_800x400.png (16.7 KB) 04/06/17
WG Logo WGA Light 800x400 Download logo_wga_light_800x400.png (17.73 KB) 04/06/17
WG Logo WGA Dark 800x400 Download logo_wga_dark_800x400.png (16.95 KB) 04/06/17
WG Logo WGA Full Resolution Vector Download logo_wga_full.pdf (68.91 KB) 04/06/17