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Western Growers sells retail insurance brokerage business

CHICAGO and IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial...

5 months ago 4 minute read

New seasonal ag staffing platform manager ‘MiChamba’ launches

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Technology platform H2 Organizer officially launched today with agriculture staffing solution partners throughout...

7 months ago 6 minute read

WG and CPMA partner to develop sustainable produce packaging guidelines

IRVINE, CALIF. and OTTAWA (JUNE 27, 2024) – Western Growers (WG) BB #:144734 and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA)...

9 months ago 4 minute read

Western Growers names board chair, officers

KAUAI (Nov. 13, 2023) – Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing, will serve as Chair of the...

1 year ago 3 minute read

FDA forms food safety coalition

Another step has been taken in the steep uphill climb to getting the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Rod Braga named OGS 2023 Grower of the Year

MONTEREY, CA—October 10, 2023—The Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN will honor longtime organic grower Rod Braga...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Two new ed sessions announced for OGS

Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN MONTEREY, CA—September 28, 2023 – An ed session focused on a...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Organic Grower Summit plans session on regenerative organic

Organic Grower Summit 2023 presented by Western Growers and OPN MONTEREY, CA—September 20, 2023 – “Regenerative agriculture” is a fast-growing...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Specialty crops and soil conservation

WIRED has recently posted an informative article on greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture. “Agriculture is a big source of emissions,”...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Ed session on Strengthening Organic Enforcement rule announced for OGS 2023

MONTEREY, CA—August 30, 2023 – With March 19, 2024, comes full implementation of the National Organic Program’s (NOP) Strengthening Organic...

2 years ago 5 minute read

WGA: growers spend $500,000 per year on automation

The second annual Western Growers Specialty Crop Automation Report reveals a 25 percent increase in average year-over-year agtech investment as...

2 years ago 3 minute read

CA Gov. Newsom issued executive order: floodwater to be used to recharge and store groundwater

As storms continue to hit the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on March 10, 2023 to temporarily...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Western Growers joins other grower groups in opposing Kroger-Albertsons merger

Date: Jan 10, 2023 — Western Growers BB #:144734 joined the California Fresh Fruit Association and Colorado Fruit & Vegetable...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Looking ahead to Organic Grower Summit 2022

MONTEREY, CA — Two days of thought-provoking educational sessions, a sold-out trade show floor, and a variety of networking opportunities...

2 years ago 6 minute read

WGA’s AgSharks awards record amount to Nutjobs

Even Nutjobs can be winners. I am not speaking of your everyday lunatic but a company of that name, which...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Industry organizations call for food czar

Major food organizations, including the International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 and Western Growers BB #:144734, have written to an...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Western Growers issues statement on signing of AB 2183

IRVINE, CALIF. – Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 2183 into law, Western Growers BB #:144734 President and CEO...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Gov. Newsom signs farm worker bill

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation promoted by the United Farm Workers union (UFW) that will make it easier...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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