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DEPARTMENTS 4 President’s Notes 6 Director Profile 10 Federal Government Affairs 24 Legislator Profile 26 California Government Affairs 28 Member Welcome & Anniversaries 38 Western Growers Assurance Trust 42 Innovation 44 Update from the WGCIT 46 Western Growers Insurance Services 48 Science 49 Agriculture & the Law 52 Connections 53 Contact Us 54 Inside Western Growers
WESTERN GROWER & SHIPPER Published Since 1929 Volume XCII | Number 5
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