West
Organic Ag Institute begins forming knowledge network, assessing needs
After pioneering the organic movement in the 1970s, California now leads the nation in number of organic farms, total organic acreage and overall organic crop value. Attaining this status was no small feat, and largely... more »
Agencies: Infrastructure bill delivers victory for Western water users
With President Joe Biden’s signature on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Nov. 15, a national coalition representing thousands of Western farmers, ranchers, businesses and rural and urban water providers declared a victory... more »
Sym-Agro and Asfertglobal announce exclusive distributorship
Sym-Agro has announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Asfertglobal, a producer of biostimulants, biocontrol solutions and crop stress management. This agreement allows Sym-Agro the sole rights to sell Asfertglobal’s line of high-quality zero-residue products in... more »
Proposed California ballot initiative seeks new water investments
A proposed California ballot initiative, which could appear before voters in November 2022, seeks greater state investment to increase the annual supply of water in California by 5 million acre-feet. The Water Infrastructure Funding Act... more »
Agricultural microbe product startup wins $250,000 AgSharks Competition
3Bar Biologics walked away from Western Growers/S2G Ventures' AgSharks Competition with a $250,000 equity investment offer to take its microbe technology from development to market. The seed funding was awarded by S2G Ventures after 3Bar... more »
Albert Keck elected new Western Growers chairman
Albert P. Keck II, president of Hadley Date Gardens Inc., will serve as the Western Growers Chairman of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. Keck, a third-generation Californian and farmer, is a lifelong... more »
Vic Smith is Grower of the Year Award; OGS presentation planned
The Organic Grower Summit, presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as the recipient of the fourth annual Organic Grower Summit’s Grower of the Year. Smith,... more »
Bipartisan infrastructure bill delivers major water improvements for West
In response to the Nov. 5 passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued the following statement: ... more »