WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCIV | Number 4
To enhance the competitiveness and profitability of Western Growers members
FEATURES
Dave Puglia President & CEO Western Growers davep@wga.com
20 Getting to Know GMO 28 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE Western Growers’ Specialty Crop Automation Report reveals an industry on the precipice of dramatic benefits 32 GreenLink ® : The Digital, Secure and Confidential Online Platform for Food Safety Data
Editor Ann Donahue 949.302.7600 | adonahue@wga.com Contributors Cory Lunde 949.885.2264 | clunde@wga.com Michelle Rivera 949.885.4778 | mrivera@wga.com Kara Timmins 949.885.4786 | kmtimmins@wga.com Circulation Marketing 949.885.2248 | marketing@wga.com Advertising Sales Dana Davis 302.750.4662 | dana@tygermarketing.com
ARTICLES 24 MEET YOUR FUTURE VOLUNTEER LEADERS Byron Talley 26 MEET YOUR FUTURE VOLUNTEER LEADERS Jose Covarrubias
34 WGCIT SPONSOR
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18 Director Profile 19 Member Profile 22 WG Member Welcome & Anniversaries 36 Updates from the WGCIT 38 WG News You Can Use 41 Contact Us 42 Connections
4 President’s Notes 6 Agriculture & the Law 8 Advocacy | California 10 Science 12 Trade Practices
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