Western Growers

New organic enforcement rule topic of Organic Grower Summit session

A session at this year’s Organic Grower Summit (OGS) plans to tackle new challenges coming for growers, distributors and importers due to a rule that follows the March 19, 2024 full implementation o... more »

Bill aims to advance mechanization and automation development

Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), Max Miller (R-Ohio), and Abagail Spanberger (D-Va.) introduced a bill to establish a Specialty Crop Mechanization and Automation Res... more »

Western Growers and S2G Ventures seek 2023 AgSharks Competition applications

At this event, agtech startups pitch innovations in front of an audience of the world’s largest specialty crop producers to win a $250,000 minimum investment. Impact-driven entrepreneurs and startup... more »

Growers increase spending to $500,000 a year on automation

Growers now spend an average of $500,000 a year on automation, according to the Specialty Crop Automation Report that was released and commissioned by Western Growers (WG). The increase in spending is... more »

Funding enhances best-in-class agtech training by Western Growers

Curriculum development begins immediately, will be fully implemented by June 2025, and will assist 2,750 students and specially train 330 professors in California colleges. more »