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PRESS RELEASE: Western Growers Holds Private Ribbon Cutting to Unveil New Headquarters

Jul 28, 2016

IRVINE, Calif. (July 27, 2016) – Western Growers officially unveiled its new headquarters in a private ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday, welcoming members of the Western Growers Board of Directors, spouses and special guests to the company’s new home at 15525 Sand Canyon in Irvine, California. Chairman Larry Cox of Lawrence Cox Ranches [Brawley, Calif.] did the ribbon-cutting honors. Guests and their spouses participated in a building tour, reception and dinner. The event was held in conjunction with Western Growers’ quarterly Board Meeting in Newport Beach.

PRESS RELEASE: Western Growers Awarded $30K from Wells Fargo to Accelerate AgTech Innovation

Jul 12, 2016

In Ag Tech

IRVINE, Calif. (July 14, 2016) – Western Growers has received a $30,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support start-up companies that are developing technologies to solve agriculture’s most critical challenges.

PRESS RELEASE: WG RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DAPA RULING

Jun 23, 2016

In Farm Labor

IRVINE, Calif. (June 23, 2016) -- Statement by Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif in response to yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs:

PRESS RELEASE: New Careers in Ag Program Links STEM Education to Agricultural Workforce

Jun 22, 2016

In an effort to fill the agricultural workforce gap, Western Growers has launched a Careers in Ag Program to encourage college students to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers within the agricultural industry.

PRESS RELEASE: WG Disappointed in U.S. District Court Organic Compost Ruling

Jun 21, 2016

In Agriculture

IRVINE, Calif. (June 21, 2016) -- Western Growers is disappointed with yesterday’s federal court decision that struck down a five-year-old federal Guidance document allowing the use of composted municipal green waste on organic farms in California.

PRESS RELEASE: Western Growers Partners with USDA to Enhance Strawberry Crop Insurance Program

Jun 08, 2016

In Crop Insurance

Western Growers is working closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency to enhance and improve the current strawberry crop insurance program that was established to protect growers against losses from low yield, low price or a combination of both.

PRESS RELEASE: Western Growers Commends House on Passage of Senate Energy Legislation with Water Provisions

May 26, 2016

In Politics

Statement by Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif commending the U.S. House of Representatives on passage of an amendment to the Senate-passed energy bill that includes drought relief legislation introduced by Representative David Valadao (CA-21):

PRESS STATEMENT: WESTERN GROWERS REITERATES SUPPORT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

May 19, 2016

In Crop Protection

IRVINE, Calif. (May 19, 2016) -- Statement by Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif reiterating support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement following the release of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) analysis of its likely impact on the U.S.

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