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.

In this opinion piece, Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, discusses why we need to make the Farming to Support States Act happen and make it accessible to all, so that it may provide an extra measure of support for our food supply, and begin true economic recovery for communities still reeling for more than a decade.

Bill Lyons, former CDFA secretary, leaves Gov. Gavin Newsom's staff where he served as the agriculture liaison.

The Western Growers tap Ryan Talley as the new chairman of the board of directors and Church Brothers Farms adds Grace Ho.

The Western Growers Association appoints a new CEO and Governor Gavin Newsom makes new appointments to CDFA.

Pressure to address sustainability and nutrition under a common framework is picking up steam as global stakeholders grapple with what it will take to sustainably produce enough food for healthy eating patterns given global population projections 30 years out.