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Daybreak: DPR finds few traces of pesticide residues on California produce

10/20/19 9:28 PM By Brad Hooker

Tom Nassif’s exit interview * Closing in on USMCA deal * FDA eyes next steps in food safety

Housing bill points fingers at farmers, while restricting funds

08/21/19 9:30 AM By Spencer Chase

The California Legislature is nearly set to cast the final votes on a bill proposing a new streamlined process for building farmworker housing.

Farm groups: Trade aid is not working for California

06/12/19 5:36 AM By Brad Hooker

Economists and farm groups say the Trump Administration's $16-billion "trade aid" package is designed for Midwestern farmers and the amount that trickles over to California farmers will provide little relief.

State lawmakers attempt to tackle the farmworker housing shortage

05/29/19 1:00 PM By Brad Hooker

A bill proposing a streamlined approval process for housing revives decades-old debates.

Partnership fosters agribusiness in US and New Zealand

09/05/18 6:00 AM By Sandra Cowherd

Western Growers and Agritech New Zealand will partner up to strengthen, share and accelerate the development of agricultural technologies.

President Trump nominates Barbic for Congressional Relations

01/12/18 7:21 PM By Sara Wyant

President Donald Trump nominated Kenneth Barbic to be USDA’s Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations.

‘AgSharks’ to fund key ag innovations at Western Growers event.

09/06/17 6:15 AM By Daniel Enoch

LAS VEGAS, September 6, 2017 - Western Growers is partnering with S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth) to launch AgSharks, a new initiative to identify and help fund key innovations in the fresh produce industry.

Tom Nassif, President and CEO of Western Growers

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Tom Nassif, President and CEO of Western Growers. After nearly 20-years of service to farmers in New Mexico, Colorado, California and Arizona, Nassif is retiring in February 2020. In this interview, Nassif speaks to the need for meaningful immigration reform and the hope that Congress will address the issue yet this year. The Western Growers have made great strides in consumer outreach and implemented meaningful reform in product safety, traceability and sustainability. Nassif remains hopeful that difficult trade negotiations will yield expanded global market access for American farmers and calls for quick action to approve the USMCA.

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