WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCV | Number 1
To enhance the competitiveness and profitability of Western Growers members
16 GROWING AG’S VOICE Stuart Woolf Takes Over as Chair of Western Growers 20 New Traceability Regulation: Is Two Years Plenty of Time? 22 A Test is Never Just a Test: The Psychology of Foodborne Pathogen Testing Features
Dave Puglia President & CEO Western Growers davep@wga.com
Editor Ann Donahue 949.302.7600 | adonahue@wga.com Contributors Cory Lunde 949.885.2264 | clunde@wga.com Julia Nellis 949.885.2270 | jnellis@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 Sal Parra, Jr.
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4 President’s Notes 6 Agriculture & the Law 8 Advocacy | California
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10 Human Resources 12 Advocacy | Federal 13 Science 14 Director Profile 18 WG Member Welcome & Anniversaries 26 Updates from the WGCIT 28 WG News You Can Use 30 Connections 31 Contact Us 32 Inside Western Growers 34 Farm Dogs and Barn Cats of Western Growers
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