Western Growers CEO Dave Puglia has been selected to serve on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee to advise the Agriculture Department and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on policies related to new and existing trade agreements.

California’s produce farmers and processors are confused and concerned by a raft of letters from Chinese importers, demanding they provide guarantees in writing that their fruit and vegetables present no risk of spreading COVID-19, something that is not considered a threat by U.S. or international health agencies.

Western Growers has hired De Ann Davis as senior vice president of science and the California Department of Food and Agriculture brings on Lina Nguyen as a senior environmental scientist specialist.

The next World Food Prize Laureate is selected, a new IDB president is nominated and lots of other job changes within key agencies and organizations.