Articles Tagged with ''California''

Duda expanded the sales team by hiring Roger Moncada as director of western sales and Steve Bindas as director of outside sales. The Northern California Water Association hired Clarissa “Kam” Bezdek as a legislative affairs director. Former Biotechnology Innovation Organization staff member Beth Ellikidis joined Syngenta as director of federal affairs

California energy policy leader Robert Weisenmiller died July 14 after a brief illness. Ryan French joined Scanit Technologies as senior lead for sales and market development. Former Dairy West CEO Karianne Fallow joined AARP as Idaho state director. 

Ocean Mist Farms hired Jeff Fulton as senior director of commodity vegetable sales. He will be responsible for driving profitability, executing sales and marketing strategies. Fulton joins Ocean Mist from Dole Vegetable Co., where he worked for three decades in sales and product management, most recently as vice president of fresh pack sales and product manager. 

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), the Almond Board of California, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture will be hosting a trade delegation from Morocco June 22-28.

Counties that include about one-third of all SNAP recipients in the country are warning that proposed cuts to the feeding program would hinder their ability to reduce food insecurity.

President Donald Trump has his first deal toward his goal of 90 in 90 days. Eighty-nine more to go. And there’s still more work that may be done on the deal announced Thursday with the U.K.

In this opinion piece, Kilimo CEO & Founder Jairo Trad argues that California must modernize its irrigation practices to address severe water scarcity. Despite technological advances, 40% of farmland in the Central Valley still uses inefficient flood irrigation. Trad highlights that water stewardship is becoming a key sustainability strategy, and California is well-positioned to lead.

In this opinion piece, Dave Puglia, the president and CEO of Western Growers, argues that the nation's food production is vulnerable to indiscriminate immigration sweeps amid congressional inaction on H-2A reforms.

In this opinion piece, Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, argues that consumers would benefit from year-round E-15.

Nine California Farm Bureau members graduated from the Leadership Farm Bureau program after a 10-month training on governmental policy, personal development and key issues affecting California farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses.